SOURCES SOUGHT
C--C -- Surgery Retrofit
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2006
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Attn: Department of Veterans Affairs Business Office, Purchasing & Contracting, Tres Rios Building - San Patricio, 27 Ave. J Gonzalez Giusti, Suite 600, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00968
- ZIP Code
- 00968
- Solicitation Number
- 672-598-06
- Response Due
- 4/27/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, San Juan, Puerto Rico VA Healthcare System is looking for Architect-Engineer small business firms to provide professional services with experience in the design work for renovation of an existing medical facility for a project titled SURGERY RETROFIT. This requirement is being procured in accordance with F AR Part 36: Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts and an award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 15: Contracting by Negotiation. The project scope is to provide professional design services to develop detailed construction documents, construction cost estimates, construction phasing schedule, construction services, and as-built drawings for the project titled SURGERY RETROFIT. Provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and design services necessary for the proper execution and completion of this project. Work includes the furnishing of all professional architectural & engineering (A&E) design work; specialized construction supervision work; as required by this contract, specifications and/or conceptual lay-out drawings. In addition, these services may include: associated environmental documentation and permits, pre-design services such as facility assessments, development of design programs, schematic designs, construction documents, technical studies, standards and specifications, and/or reports. A third party Fire Protection/Life Safety review is required as part of the Design documents. The project will include 18,000 ft2 of renovated area of which 11,700 ft2 require asbestos removal. The entire project does not add Operating Room capacity. It renovates the existing Operating Room Suites to make them code compliant. The project requires extensive and detailed planning and phasing in order to keep the Operating Rooms working at all times. Only two Operating Rooms can be closed at a given time for renovation and multiple system cutoffs and certifications need to be made in the process of each phase of the renovation. The renovated Surgery facilities shall include four (4) General Operating Rooms, one (1) Orthopedic Operating Room and two (2) Cardiac/Neurology Operating Rooms that shall comply with critical codes in accordance with current clinical practices. However, all seven (7) suites shall accommodate any particular surgery in case of an emergency (multipurpose).Project considers the demolition of all acoustical ceiling, floor tiles, and other unnecessary architectural features. In addition, power, medical gases, telephone/communications, sanitary, plumbing, and other utilities will be demolished. All these systems will be renovated. Project area shall have bathrooms, lounge areas, clean, soiled, SPD and storage rooms, and janitorial closets. In addition, provide administrative areas with doctors, and head nurse private offices. Provide appropriate windows, doors, and door locks. Provide to each surgery room the appropriate medical gases (oxygen, medical air, and vacuum) and medical equipment monitors. Provide the appropriate utilities for the surgery facilities such as, but not limiting to telephone/data lines, lighting, patient monitoring system, nurse call system with code blue, wireless communication antennas, and CCTV. In addition, provide the proper electrical power system, plumbing/sanitary systems, fire alarm system, sprinkler system, medical gases system with isolation valves and alarms, and HVAC system monitored and controlled by our graphic control center. Existing DDC system is TRACER SUMMIT from Trane and new controls shall be able to communicate with this system. HVAC renovation shall include a new Air Handling Unit (AHU) to serve as a back-up for the existing AHU. In addition, all ductwork shall be replaced for new one. TECHNICAL EVALUATION FACTORS: The A/E selection criteria are listed in order of importance or merit. The purpose of this section is to provide technical evaluation factors that will be considered for the Design contract award decision: (1) PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE OF PROPOSED TEAM (HOSPITALS): (a) Hospital Environment _ The selected A/E firm shall have direct experience in hospital facilities construction/operation, and must be able to adjust their operating hours to minimize impact to the VAMC operations; (b) Medical Facilities Design _ The A/E firm must be familiar in medical facilities design, and shall have experience in the function of medical equipments/systems used at surgery rooms; (c) Medical Gases/Plumbing/Electrical Power _ The selected A/E firm shall have direct experience in medical gases infrastructure operation in a hospital environment. The selected A/E firm shall have direct experience in electrical power connection/distribution in a hospital environment. (2) TEAM PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT _ BACKGROUND OF THE PERSONNEL (a) Project Manager; (b) Other key personnel; (c) Consultants. (3) PROPOSED DESIGN APPROACH FOR THIS PROJECT: (a) Proposed design philosophy; (b) Anticipated problems (Phasing) and potential solutions (4) OTHER CAPABILITIES: (a) Interior Design; (b) CAD & Other Computer Applications; (c) Value Engineering & life Cycle Cost Analysis; (d) Energy Conservation; (e) CPM & Fast Track Construction (5) PROPOSED MANAGEMENT PLAN _ TEAM ORGANIZATION (a) Design phase; (b) Construction Phase. (6) PROJECT CONTROL: (a) Techniques planned to control the schedule and costs; (b) Personnel responsible for schedule and cost control. (7) ESTIMATING EFFECTIVENESS: (a) Ten most recently bid projects. (8) Awards & Past Performance (a) Awards received for design excellence and/or letters of commendation. (9) INSURANCE AND LITIGATION: (a) Type and amount of liability insurance carried; (b) Litigation involvement over the last five years & its outcome. (10) SUSTAINABLE DESIGN: (a) Team design philosophy and method of implementing. Interested firms must submit (3) three copies of SF 330 Architect Engineer Qualifications, Part I and II along with appropriate documentation to the Contracting Officer no later than (NLT) 3:30pm (Puerto Rico Local Time), April 27, 2006. The SF 330 should be mailed to: Tres Rios Building, #27 Ave. J. Gonzalez Giusti, Suite 600 _ Contracting, Guaynabo, PR 00968. Attention to: Ana G. Alvarado, CO. The applicable NAICS 541330. Award of contract is dependent upon the availability of funds. This is not a Request for Proposal. SF330 can be obtained at the following website:http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/formslibrary.do?formType=SF. This procurement is set-aside 100% for small business concerns. See numbered notes 1 & 24.
- Place of Performance
- Address: SAN JUAN VA CARIBBEAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
- Zip Code: 00921
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 00921
- Record
- SN01019039-W 20060402/060331212035 (fbodaily.com)
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