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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 13, 2005 FBO #1264
SOURCES SOUGHT

C -- A/E Services for Repairs and Alterations, GT Leland Federal Building, Houston, TX

Notice Date

5/11/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Gulf Coast Service Center (7PEG-FW), 819 Taylor Street, Room 12A05, Fort Worth, TX, 76102-6181
 

ZIP Code

76102-6181
 

Solicitation Number

GS-07P-05-URC-5012
 

Response Due

5/18/2005
 

Archive Date

6/2/2005
 

Description

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS only. The purpose of the Sources Sought Synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified small business sources for Design Excellence in public Architectural-Engineering for performance of Architectural-Engineering Design Phase services for the GT Leland Federal Building in Houston, Texas. The GT Leland building is located at 1919 Smith Street in the Central Business District of Houston, Texas. The building was constructed in 1983 as a speculative office building and purchased by the General Service Administration (GSA) in 1986. It contains 496,286 gross square feet and is 22-stories tall with a basement and an adjacent six-story parking structure connected by an outdoor plaza, breezeway and underground tunnel. With an occupancy rate of 98%, the building provides a strong Federal presence to downtown Houston. The building population is currently 841 occupants. In addition to the 373 structured parking spaces are 94 surface parking spaces. GSA proposes to repair the existing plaza, breezeway, electrical vault and garage to correct cracks, utilization, security and drainage issues, replace all window units with new insulated and low-E windows, upgrade the fire protection system, replace chiller valve parts and upgrade air-handling units, complete elevator modernization excluding new controllers, clean and re-caulk building exterior and apply protective sealant, upgrade main entry and building lobby, replace concealed-spline ceilings, replace mercury vapor lighting fixtures, upgrade common area restrooms for ADA compliance, replace drinking fountains, provide ADA compliant van accessible parking space in surface in surface lot, install ADA compliant elevator at breezeway and tunnel connection, and provide ADA modifications in the existing parking garage. GSA Greater Southwest Region, Solicitation No. GS-07P-05-URC-5012. The Estimated Construction Cost Range is $15,000,000 to $25,000,000. The scope of services will require at a minimum: construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates, value engineering services, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD) and post construction contract services (PCCS). The design shall include sustainable features. The design shall also include the GSA design standards for secure facilities. The building will be completely occupied during the entire construction phase. Therefore, the construction shall be phased so that the tenant agencies can complete its routine mission during normal business hours without interruption. In developing the project team, the A-E firms are advised that at least 70% of the level of contract effort must be performed in the State of Texas. The government will not allow payment for travel, living expenses, computer time or hookups for the prime or the consultants. Interested A-E firms must have performed on at least four to six similar repair and alterations projects, completed within the past 10 years and a minimum of three projects must be multi-story buildings (at least 3-stories) with a total construction cost exceeding $5,000,000. The design work for the projects described by responding firms shall have scope which clearly demonstrate competence in engineering design for office spaces, and mechanical, electrical, and architectural handicap accessibility (or ADA) design similar in scope to that identified for the GT Leland Federal Building. Interested parties who meet the above requirements are requested to submit a one-page letter to Carrie Haman, Contracting Officer, no later than May 18, 2005. Letters can be submitted via e-mail to carrie.haman@gsa.gov or by facsimile to (817) 978-7194.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1919 Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002

Zip Code: 77002

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00805142-W 20050513/050511212748 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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