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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 15, 2010 FBO #3308
DOCUMENT

C -- 8 WEST RENOVATION - Attachment

Notice Date

12/13/2010
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541310 — Architectural Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Acquisition (460);1601 Kirkwood Hwy.;Wilmington DE 19805
 

ZIP Code

19805
 

Solicitation Number

VA24411RP0057
 

Archive Date

3/13/2011
 

Point of Contact

MIKE WHITE
 

E-Mail Address

L.WHITE9@VA.GOV<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A/E) DESIGN SERVICES: - The Wilmington Veterans Affairs Medical Center (WVAMC) is seeking Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) Architect and Engineer (A&E) firms. The A&E firm must be approved under NAICS Code 541310 Architectural Services, with a small business size standard of $4.5 million capable of preparing all design documentation associated with project #460-11-131, 8 WEST RENOVATION. The selection process will be in two phases. Phase I of the evaluation process will result in a narrowing of offerors to a maximum of 3 to 4 firms by reviewing all submitted compliant Standard Form 330s, ARCHITECT � ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS and utilizing evaluation factors that include: I- Design Team Proposed For This Project; II- Proposed Management Plan; III- Previous Experience Of Proposed Team; IV � Location And Facilities Of Working Offices; V- Proposed Design Approach; See attached A/E INTERVIEW SCORE SHEET. Phase II shall consist of an interview and presentation by firms selected to advance from Phase I. Phase II of the evaluation process will result in a narrowing of one firm based on evaluation factors that include I- Design Team Proposed For This Project; II- Proposed Management Plan; III- Previous Experience Of Proposed Team; IV � Location And Facilities Of Working Offices; V- Proposed Design Approach; VI- Project Control; VII- Estimating Effectiveness; VIII- Miscellaneous Experience & Capabilities; IX-Awards; X � Insurance and Litigation; See attached A/E INTERVIEW SCORE SHEET. Interview date and times will be determined after completion of Phase I and the A/E firms advancing to Phase II shall be notified of the date and time of their interview and presentation. An A/E design package including Statement of Work (SOW) along with a Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to the offeror that is determined to be the best qualified to complete this project. The RFP shall be completed and returned for a price evaluation. PARTIAL SOW � RFP WILL INCLUDE COMPLETE SOW GENERAL: This project is located within the Wilmington VA Medical. It involves all design work and phasing to: 1.Completely renovate the West Wing of the 8th floor and half of the central core area. For preliminary estimating purposes assume 10,000 square feet. SPECIFICS: 1.The west wing of the 8th floor is currently used as office space. It has been over twenty years since the area was renovated. Following renovation, the area will be occupied by the Human Resources Department 2.This project is to be a complete renovation of the space on 8 West, including abatement of all hazardous materials and demolition of all existing utilities and architectural features (including windows). 3.This project will create a new floor plan designed to provide the Human Resources Department with a professional, functional layout from which to conduct business. 4.Sustainable design will be incorporated into the project, with a goal of being able to obtain �certified � status using the U.S. Green Building Council �s, �LEED 2009 for commercial interiors � as a framework. 5.HVAC equipment shall tie into the existing chilled water and steam systems. HVAC controls shall be integrated into the existing Trane Tracer Summit building management system. 6.The A/E is to plan all phasing of construction work in coordination with Hospital staff in order to minimize interruption to operations. 7.Interior design (finish selection) shall be closely coordinated with the VA Environmental Management Service (EMS) located at VAMC Wilmington. 8.The A/E is to design and show all infection control/dust prevention measures required. 9.Construction Waste Management, Specification 01730 is to be included. 10.Fire Safety Peer Review. Architect/Engineer shall utilize the services of the Network 4 contracted Fire and Safety Engineer to conduct a fire and life safety peer review of the project. The architect/engineer shall provide a complete copy of the 75% document submission to the VA Project Engineer to forward for review. The contracted Fire and Safety Engineer will return comments to both the architect/engineer and the VA Project Engineer prior to the corresponding review meeting. No fee will be charged for this service. All designs shall be accomplished in accordance with VA guidelines and specifications, which are available on the Internet at http://www.va.gov/facmgt/standard. The A/E will follow VA design guides and provide revised and improved specifications based on the VA standard specifications. -- Site Investigations -- EXPECTATION: A/E will make site visits as necessary to survey existing conditions. Make site visits as required to determine existing as-built conditions affecting this project. Provide any civil, structural, architectural, electrical, and mechanical investigative work including exterior site work, of both existing and designed systems necessary to insure the accuracy of the design. Prepare any measured drawings of existing systems of facility required to insure the accuracy of the design. Provide a CIH to evaluate the impacted building areas for asbestos. Wilmington VA has an asbestos survey which will need to be verified. Provide a CIH to evaluate the impacted building areas for lead based paint. Exterior window frames have not been tested for lead based paint, but exterior doors have and several did test positive. NOTE: Information including drawings and other documentation provided to the A/E is used as reference only. All additional references and specifications are available in VHA �s Technical Information Library at address http://www.va.gov/facmgt. AutoCAD background drawings will be provided by the VA upon request. The A/E shall field verify all dimensions. A/E shall field verify every aspect that relates to the project. Coordinate site visits with the Project Engineer. Final construction documents shall include multiple bid alternates totaling 20% of the total projected construction cost. The Preliminary Construction cost estimate for this project has been calculated to be SIX MILLION DOLLARS ($6,000,000.00). Interested firms shall be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Vendor Information Pages (VIP), and On Line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) web sites. In addition, interested vendors shall be located close enough to the WVAMC to respond to a site visit request within forty-eight hours after receipt of the request. SF 330 package submissions shall indicate �FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY �. The package shall be clearly marked �STANDARD FORM 330 ARCHITECT � ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS FOR - RFP VA-244-11-RP-0057, 8 WEST RENOVATION (Attention: Mike White) �.Interested vendors shall submit five (5) copies of STANDARD FORM 330 ARCHITECT � ENGINEER QUALIFICATIONS by mail to: WILMINGTON VETARAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER ATTN: MIKE WHITE - ANNEX BUILDING 1601 KIRKWOOD HIGHWAY WILMINGTON, DE 19805. SF330 packages may be hand delivered to: DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS ATTN: MIKE WHITE 20 MONTCHANIN ROAD GREENVILLE, DE 19807-2160 Packages must be received by the WVAMC by mail or hand carried no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January 27, 2011. E-mail and fax SF 330 submissions will NOT be accepted. Questions concerning this posting can be directed to Mike White at Michael.white9@va.gov. Insert VA244-11-RP-0057, 8 WEST RENOVATION in the subject line when sending e-mail.
 

Web Link

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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/WiVAMROC460/WiVAMROC460/VA24411RP0057/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA-244-11-RP-0057 VA-244-11-RP-0057_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=166194&FileName=VA-244-11-RP-0057-000.doc)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=166194&FileName=VA-244-11-RP-0057-000.doc

 

File Name: VA-244-11-RP-0057 SCORING SHEET SHARE WITH CONTRACTORS.XLS (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=166195&FileName=VA-244-11-RP-0057-001.XLS)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=166195&FileName=VA-244-11-RP-0057-001.XLS

 

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