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Q. We have contacted restoration subcontractors and have found that there is a common request that the due date be extended into the following week due this Holiday period that make up most the bidding period. We therefore request a bid extension to some mid-weekday of the week beginning January 13th, 2025.
A. The bid opening is changed to Thursday January 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST.

Q. It was announced at the Pre-Bid Meeting to include sales tax. For the past 9 months on other VA Hospital Projects, we have been instructed not to include sales tax in accordance with the State of Michigan sales tax exemptions provisions. Why is this project different and is taxable?
A. Please follow the note on page 16 of the solicitation item number 3.
Special Notes regarding FAR 52.229-3: Federal, State and Local Taxes:
Offerors are hereby notified that under Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 205 Taxation, Sections 205.54w & 205.54s, Michigan exempts from sales and use taxes personal property purchased by construction contractors that will be affixed to and made a structural part of a non-profit hospital. A non-profit hospital is defined as that portion of a building owned or operated by a governmental unit in which medical attention is provided, as well as that portion of real property necessary and related to a such a building. Therefore, VA has determined that the contractor s purchase of such building and construction materials that will be affixed to or made a structural part of this particular VA construction project is exempt from Michigan Sales or Use Tax. To take advantage of the tax exemption the successful offeror under this solicitation must complete a Michigan Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption and keep on file as required by the Michigan Tax Code.

Notwithstanding FAR 52.229-3, all bids received in response to this solicitation are presumed to reflect any tax benefit that may be realized upon the execution of the exemption certificate.

Link to the Michigan Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption Form: 3372, Michigan Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption

The VA will not field nor respond to any questions regarding the Michigan Sales and Use Tax Certification of Exemption nor any questions regarding Michigan Tax Code.
Q. The Bid Schedule Form wording is confusing as the pricing called for in not the same as the Statement of Bid Items, Paragraph 1.3 on Spec Page 01 00 -1. Please clarify exactly what the various bid pricing is to include. Are we to provide just the deductive amounts or the total bid amount deducting the alternate pricing?
A. The item being deducted will be priced for that bid deduct.

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