April 1, 2024
ADDENDUM #2
to the PLANS and SPECIFICATIONS for the proposed:
Chiller Replacement at:
Franklin Park School & Franklin High School
for the
Franklin Township Board of Education
Somerset County, New Jersey
COMM. NO. 24-8971 & 24-8840
This addendum is issued to all known bidders and consists of 2 Pages and the following:
This addendum is issued for the purpose of amending certain requirements of the Contract Documents, and as noted hereinafter, and is
hereby made an integral part of the Contract Documents for the above referenced project. Statements made herein shall amend, supersede
and take precedence over any made in previously issued documents including previously issued addenda, if any. Unless specifically noted
or specified hereinafter all work shall conform to the applicable provisions of the Contract Documents.
ITEM #1:
NO CHANGE IN BID TIME OR DATE
A. Bids will be received up until 10:30 A.M. prevailing time, on, April 10, 2024 and then opened in the public at the
Board of Education Administration Building – Building #2 at the 2301 Route 27, Somerset, New Jersey.
B. The seven (7) day mandatory black-out period commences with the issuance of this Addendum; therefore, no
further questions will be entertained in that no answers are permitted to be given. Bidders are advised to prepare
their bids in accordance with the Plans, Specifications, and Addenda to date.
ITEM #2:
CLARIFICATIONS TO SPECIFICATIONS
1. 230900.1 – Instrumentation and Control for HVAC
a. Refer to section 1.2.A, revise to read “New controls work shall be an extension of the existing Automated
Logic WebCTRL DDC System for all HVAC controlled equipment and systems within the scope of this
project. ”.
b. Refer to Section 1.2.B, revise to read “The following are approved control system suppliers, manufacturers,
and product lines:
Supplier
Manufacturer
Product Line
Devon Bloss, 551-224-6617
devon.bloss@carrier.com
Automated Logic by
ALC NY/NJ Factory Branch
WebCTRL
Control systems shall comply with the terms of this specification.
ITEM #3:
CLARIFICATIONS TO DRAWINGS – FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
1. M00: Mechanical General Notes and Symbols
a. Refer to Mechanical General Notes, revise note #6 to read “ALL CONTROLS SHALL BE INTEGRATED INTO
THE EXISTING BMS. ALL PROPOSED WORK WILL BE DONE ON THE EXISTING PLATFORM. (OWNER'S
EXISTING CONTROL VENDOR IS AUTOMATED LOGIC, DEVIN BLOSS (551-224-6617).”
b. Refer to Piping Materials / Insulation Schedule, add note #3 to read “WHERE CUT-GROOVE FITTINGS ARE
SPECIFIED, ROLLED-GROOVE FITTINGS ARE ALSO ACCEPTABLE. FOLLOW ALL MANUFACTURER
INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS.”
2. M21: Mechanical Room Mechanical Plan
a. Refer to General Plan Notes, revise note #6 to read “CONNECT ALL NEW WORK TO EXISTING AUTOMATED
LOGIC CONTROLS BMS CONTROL PANEL IN MECHANICAL ROOM.”
b. Refer to Drawing Keyed Notes, revise keyed note #2 to read “REUSE EXISTING AUTOMATED LOGIC
CONTROLS BMS PANEL. UPGRADE CONTROL MODULES AS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE FOR NEW
WORK.”
c. Refer to Detail #1 Boiler Room – Mechanical Plan, revise note to read “EXISTING AUTOMATED LOGIC
CONTROLS BMS PANEL.”
3. M30: Mechanical Detail and Sequence of Operation
a. Refer to Controls Scope of Work, revise to read “CONSULT OWNER'S CONTROL VENDOR PRIOR
TO ANY PURCHASES INCLUDING DDC CONTROLLERS, THERMOSTATS, ETC. COORDINATE WITH
OWNER'S CONTROL VENDOR FOR ALL WORK. BUILDING HAS EXISTING AUTOMATED LOGIC
CONTROLS BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM. PROVIDE CHILLER PLANT DUAL TEMPERATURE
WATER SYSTEM WITH DDC CONTROLLER AND ALL NECESSARY EQUIPMENT, END DEVICES, ETC.
TO ACCOMPLISH THE SEQUENCE OF OPERATIONS OUTLINED ON THIS DWG. PROVIDE
ENCLOSURE AND MODIFY EXISTING CONTROLLER IN MECHANICAL ROOM.
EXISTING OPERATOR WORKSTATION SHALL BE PROVIDED WITH NECESSARY SOFTWARE AND
GRAPHIC DISPLAYS TO READ EQUIPMENT STATUS, TEMPERATURES, ETC. OPERATOR SHALL
HAVE THE ABILITY TO WRITE CHILLER PLANT TEMPERATURE SETPOINT AND ANY AVAILABLE
POINTS (POINTS WITH WRITE CAPABILITY FROM CHILLER AND PUMPING SKID
MANUFACTURER) TO EXISTING CONTROLLER VIA OPERATOR WORKSTATION.”
b. Refer to Detail #4 Network Architecture
i. Revise “existing Honeywell network controller” to read “EXISTING ALC NETWORK
CONTROLLER”
ii. Revise “existing / new DDC Controller” to read “EXISTING DDC CONTROLLER.”
END OF ADDENDUM #2
Respectfully submitted,
SSP Architects
______________________________
Adam Finkle, AIA
Project Manager
c: B. Bonnano, R.Ellis (FTBOE)
S. Mihalick, T. Stouchko (SSP)