Bid 2002 DC Fast Charging Stations Addendum 1

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ADDENDUM TO BID NO. 2002 GARDEN GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTIRCT Purchasing Department 10331 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove, Ca 92840 (714) 663-6340 Date: September 16, 2020 Project: DC Fast Charging Stations From: Emily Hughes, Purchasing Addendum Number: 1 You are hereby notified of the following changes, additions or deletions to the Documents for the above titled Project. Take careful note of the addendum so that proper allowance may be made. Questions per verbatim: Q. On the Bid Form, the first sentence in the DC Fast Charging Stations, Bid No. 2002 section states: All in strict conformity with the Project Documents, including Addenda Nos. (blank) and (blank). We are not sure if we need to put in those blanks Addenda Numbers. Can you explain if we need to put something there? A. The blanks are there for you to fill in if there is an official addendum that is posted for this bid. If one is posted, you would indicate the addendum number (1, 2, 3, etc.) to acknowledge that you have seen this change. If no addendum is posted then you can leave this area blank. Q. Will the final contractor who actually wins the bid be in charge of the cost of the installation, and the permit from the city government? If yes, should this additional price estimation be part of the quotation or the district will be paying for each installation and permit separately during each installation? Please advise this part. A. The answer is no. GGUSD is responsible for the cost of city permits. Q. What is the grid integration mentioned in the price matrix? It looks like the demand response feature which to be able to curtail the load of each charger based on utility's command. what's the difference between your expectation of Grid integration and the OpenADR communication protocol? A. This is the load demand management requirement from the utility company. Q. Can bids be electronically signed? It’s hard to get ink signed bids with COVID. A. Yes, electronic signature is OK. Q. Why is the ABB DCFC brand asked for in the Bid Pricing Form? How do we bid our own products? Or are you only accepting ABB chargers? A. We are using the ABB Chargers for our EV buses. Please bid on the specified item listed on the bid form pricing matrix OR EQUAL. Additional information on this can be found at section 18, Preference for Materials and Substitutions in the Instructions for Bidders. Q. When is GGUSD expecting the first unit to be delivered? A.