SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Replace Transformers, Related Switchgear and Generators in 3 Wings at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Louisville, US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230
- ZIP Code
- 40202-2230
- Solicitation Number
- W912QR-09-R-0037
- Response Due
- 5/9/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/8/2009
- Point of Contact
- Janet S Crum, 502-315-6185<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This project will consist with two (2) items. Item one (1) will be to Replace Generators and Related Medium and Low Voltage Equipment and Item two (2) will be to Replace Transformers and Switchgear, Building 23 and Building 1, C-Wing. This project is located at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, Indiana. Information for item one is as follows: Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures. Contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, material, labor and supervision necessary to renovate and expand the existing electrical generators and equipment within various buildings at the Medical Center. Work is to include replacement of primary voltage switches, transformers, distribution gear and generators, as well as associated building modifications required to perform the work, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items that will be specified in the solicitation documents. Information for item two is as follows: Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures. Contractor shall provide all tools, equipment, material, labor and supervision necessary to renovate and expand the existing electrical transformers and switchgear equipment within Building 1, C-Wing at the VA Medical Center. The existing substation consists of a selectable primary switch, a 500 kva oil filled transformer, a 1600 amp busway, and a 1600 amp main breaker distribution switchboard. The existing substation primary switch, transformer, busway, and distribution switchboard will be replaced with new components having the same size characteristics as the existing equipment. An existing distribution panel serving emergency loads will also be replaced. The new equipment will also implement an SCADA system for monitoring of the individual circuit breakers and control of the main breaker. The SCADA system utilized will be compatible with the campus Johnson Controls Metasys system. A new 6-ton A/C unit will be installed to cool the switchgear room. Work shall also include associated building modifications required to perform the work, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items that will be specified in the solicitation documents. All employees of the general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access. Prior to commencing work, the general contractor shall provide proof that an OSHA certified competent person (CP) (29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) will maintain a presence at the work site whenever the general contractor or subcontractors are present. All employees of the general contractor or subcontractors shall have the 10-hour OSHA certified Construction Safety course and/or other relevant competency training as determined by VA CP with input from the ICRA team. Training records of all such employees shall be submitted for approval before the start of work. Electrical hot work operations shall be performed and safeguarded in accordance with NFPA 241 and NFPA 51B. Previous documented experience with medium voltage hot work is mandatory. All work shall be accomplished within 365 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Proposals will be evaluated using a Low Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method and will be evaluated on Past Experience, Past Performance and Price. The estimated cost range for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. NOTE: This requirement is Set Aside for Small Business. The NAICS code for this project is 236220. The size standard is$33.5 M. The solicitation has an approximate issue date of 09 April 2009. The proposal due date is approximately 09 May 2009 at 2:00 PM local time. The solicitation will be available on the web only. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments will be available from the FBO website by download only. Downloads are available only through the FBO website. Prior to submission of proposals all contractors must have an active registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. To register or update company information go to http://www.ccr.gov. Questions regarding this project may be addressed to janet.s.crum@usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as the advance notice.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville KY<br />
- Zip Code: 40202-2230<br />
- Zip Code: 40202-2230<br />
- Record
- SN01772925-W 20090321/090319215809-40097720cd6cd9e16b71994cc0575feb (fbodaily.com)
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