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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 26, 2014 FBO #4780
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Y -- PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLA) SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Design-Build Construction Project Phase 4 New Bed Tower VAMC, Tampa, FL - Attachment

Notice Date

12/24/2014
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Office of Construction and;Facilities Management (003C4C);8380 Colesville Rd, Suite 420;Silver Spring, MD 20910
 

ZIP Code

20910
 

Solicitation Number

VA10115N0055
 

Response Due

1/19/2015
 

Archive Date

4/19/2015
 

Point of Contact

John Ezell
 

E-Mail Address

zell@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS (PLA) Sources Sought NOTICE FOR Phase 4 New Bed Tower The Department of Veteran Affairs, Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM), Eastern Regional Office, Silver Spring, MD is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for a large scale construction project (exceeding $25 Million) within the Tampa, Florida area. This procurement is identified as Phase 4, Design-Build, New Bed Tower. A synopsis of the effort is captures below. The new hospital bed tower will consist of approximately a 220,000 gross square foot structure rising between four and six stories tall. The new bed tower will feature approximately 100 medical surgical single patient rooms, an intensive care unit and post operation acute care unit spaces. The new tower will be located immediately east of the existing building 1, Main Hospital, and just south of Building 30, Community Living Center & Inpatient Mental Health. It will be on land currently comprised of a surface parking lot and temporary building T-74, housing the Geriatric Clinic. As part of this project, the entry to Building 30 will be reconfigured and Building T-74 will be removed. The existing pedestrian bridge between James A Haley Veterans Hospital (JAHVH) and the University of South Florida will be partially demolished, with a new connection made to the tower. The tower is expected to have various bridge connections to Building 1 as necessary to accommodate departmental adjacency requirements to be determined during development of the RFP documents. The scope also includes constructing a satellite chiller plant and underground connections to provide chilled water to the tower. The tower shall meet all VA requirements for new construction including Physical Security Critical Care facilities. The project will be designed and certified as LEED Silver. Major New Construction Projects must be certified using a green building rating system. Designers may use either the Green Building Initiative's Green Globes or the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating systems. Projects must meet the mandatory credits and point levels indicated in the Guiding A PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C 158(f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Policy: (a) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects. (b) An agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will (1) Advance the Federal Government's interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters; and (2) Be consistent with law. Reference: Provision: 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement Clause 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement. Responses shall be submitted via email to: John.Ezell@va.gov and copied to ed.nicholson@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM EST on January 19, 2015 and in the subject line state "PLA Phase 4, DB Bed Tower, Tampa, FL and [Company Name]". Please be aware that a Sources Sought seeking contractors interested in performing this work is also available through FBO. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to both. CFM anticipates the solicitation will be issued around February 2015, and will be posted only on the Federal Business Opportunities website (https://www.fbo.gov). At this time no solicitation exists, therefore, DO NOT REQUEST A SOLICITATION package. This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to this labor market survey will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this survey. Please provide the below requested information on projects completed in the last 2-5 years: Project Name / Location Detailed Project DescriptionInitial Cost Est. / Actual final costWas the project completed on-time?Number of craft trades present on the project PLA (Y/N)Were there any challenges experienced during project? (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.) 1) 2) 3) Requested are responses to the following: (1) Category of Construction (residential, commercial, highway, heavy industrial) (2) Estimated cost, duration, deadline and complexity (3) Which trades are expected to be employed on the projects? a.Are you likely to need some union skilled trades for at least part of this project? (4) What market share does union labor have in the geographic area for this project or type of construction? (5) Does the local market contain the sufficient number of available skilled workers for this project? a.Are the other projects in the vicinity going to limit the pool of skill labor available for your project? (6) Has a project like this been done before in the local market? (7) What investments have been made to support registered apprenticeship programs? (8) Will the completion of the project require an extended period of time or have sensitive deadlines? (9) Have PLAs been used on comparable projects undertaken by the public or private sector in this geographic region? Have PLAs been used on this type of project in other regions? (10) Which CBAs are likely to expire during the course of the project under consideration that might cause delays? (local building trades and contractors can provide information) (11) How do prevailing wage rates in the local market compare to Davis Bacon rates? a.What impact does unionization in the local market have on wages? (12) Could a PLA contribute to cost savings in any of the following ways? a. Harmonization of shifts and holidays between the trades to cut labor costs? b. Minimizing disruptions that may arise due expiration of CBA? c. Availability of trained, registered apprentices, efficient for highly skilled workforce? d. Allowing for changes in apprentice to journeyman ratio. e. Serving as a management tool that ensures highly skilled workers from multiple trades are coordinated in the most efficient way? f. Other? (13) Could a PLA minimize risk and contribute to greater efficiency in any of the following ways? a. Mechanisms to avoid delays b. Complying with labor standards, safety rules and EEO laws. c. Ensuring a steady supply of skilled labor in markets with low supply or high competition for workers. (14) Are there ways in which a PLA might increase costs on this particular project?
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/vacoofmae/vacoofmae/VA10115N0055/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA101-15-N-0055 VA101-15-N-0055.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1790190&FileName=VA101-15-N-0055-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=1790190&FileName=VA101-15-N-0055-000.docx

 

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Place of Performance

Address: James A. aley Medical Center;13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd;Tampa, Florida

Zip Code: 33612
 

Record

SN03604594-W 20141226/141224233725-b6561311680c8820f45dcf952a5334b0 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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