MODIFICATION
Y -- Sources Sought Notice - PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS for Langley Hospital Addition and Central Utility Plant Replacement
- Notice Date
- 5/21/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 236220
— Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-1096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-15-R-0034
- Point of Contact
- Joy M. Slater, Phone: 7572017145, Paula M. Beck, Phone: 7572017026
- E-Mail Address
-
joy.m.slater@usace.army.mil, paula.m.beck@usace.army.mil
(joy.m.slater@usace.army.mil, paula.m.beck@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 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. Project Description: This project will provide critical space needed to accommodate the 25% staffing growth (in specialty medicine and surgical staff) at Langley hospital which forced other patient care into modular buildings. The medical staff has grown from 1,000 to over 1,250 personnel. The project replaces the modular buildings/trailers that house Physical Therapy, Mental Health, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). The project replaces the deficient Central Utility Plant (CUP) that is inadequate to meet the needs of the hospital. Due to the constrained Langley hospital site footprint, the hospital addition and CUP forces the demolition/replacement of 4 small out buildings which currently house administrative functions (Systems, RMO, E&T, Tricare, and Patient Administration. Range of Magnitude: Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. Period of Performance is approximately 650 days after Notice to Proceed. Notice to Proceed is anticipated to occur between February 2016 and March 2016. Some of the factors that may be considered regarding PLA use are: a. The involvement of multiple contractors and/or subcontractors working in multiple crafts or trades. b. The complexity of the project c. Shortage of skilled labor in the region d. Completion of the project will require an extended period of time. e. The use of PLA's on other comparable projects in this geographic area. f. The promotion of the Government's long term program interest such as training of skilled workforce for future projects. g. The possibility of labor disputes that threaten timely completion. h. Additional costs form use of PLAs may be cost prohibitive. 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 organization 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 In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs. Of particular interest to the Government are responses to the following questions: 1. Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation. 2. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the referenced project? Are there large scale construction projects in the area (over $25M, within 50 miles of Joint Base Langley Eustis, Hampton, VA) which could impact availability of skilled labor for this project? What is the anticipated volatility in the labor market for the trades required for the execution of the project? Please provide supporting documentation. 3. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would impact the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible. 4. Is the proposed schedule/completion time one which would benefit for a PLA - if so, how? Will a PLA impact the completion time? Would a PLA benefit a project which contains a unique and compelling mission-critical schedule? 5. Are there any concerns regarding labor-management stability related to this project? Will the use of a PLA produce labor-management stability on this project? Have labor disputes or other labor issues contributed to project delays in the local area? Are you aware of examples of labor-management conflicts in the area which could impact the efficiency of this project, which a PLA could positively impact/resolve? 6. Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement. 7. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement. 8. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project. 9. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project. Please provide your comments via e-mail to Ms. Joy Slater at joy.m.slater@usace.army.mil with copy furnished to Ms. Paula Beck at paula.m.beck@usace.army.mil no later than May 27, 2015.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, 23665, United States
- Zip Code: 23665
- Zip Code: 23665
- Record
- SN03738937-W 20150523/150521235138-546387d659d25fe7f746c5fcab6690e0 (fbodaily.com)
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