Contracting Office (90C), VA Medical Center, 5901 East Seventh Street, Long Beach Ca.

C -- C-OPEN-END A/E SERVICES-ARCHITECTURE SOL RFP 600-020-96 DUE 062496 POC Peter M. Coronado Open-End Architectural Services for various projects at the VA Medical Center Long Beach, CA. This contract will be for a period of one year (1) with an option to award two (2) additional years or until a total cumulative amount of $500,000 is reached, whichever occurs first. No individual project award will exceed $50,000. One (1) A/E firm will be selected to provide these services. The work consists of providing all field investigations, site visits, preliminary designs, working drawings, specifications, engineering designs, construction cost estimates, construction estimates, construction period services, etc., on an as-needed basis under a firm-fixed price contract awarded for each project. All work to be done will be in accordance with VA Master Specifications, VA Planning Criteria, and all applicable VA/National Codes and Regulations. The Engineering consultant must provide written certification from a Certified Industrial Hygienist as to mitigation of asbestos contamination (if any) for each project awarded throughout the term of this contact, Significant selection criteria includes: (a) Specialized architectural experience in acute care hospital remodel and renovation projects. (b) Knowledge of mechanical, structural, electrical, and civil engineering design. (c) Professional capacity to accomplish the work in the required time frame; actual schedules of at least three (3) previous hospital projects shall be provided. Firms must provide rapid response for site and field work and related design services. (d) In-house capabilities to provide investigations and related design services. (e) Adequacy and qualifications of consultants and/or subcontractors to simultaneously produce additional work. (f) Satisfactorily demonstrate past performance on related contracts with hospitals or Government agencies or private industries in terms of cost control, quality or work, and compliance with performance schedules. (g) Demonstrate design quality control practices and techniques. (h) Must be located within a 50 mile radius of this VA Medical Center. Projects tentatively scheduled for A/E services include approved non-recurring maintenance projects and any additional interim projects requiring A/E services. Firms meeting the minimum requirements described in this announcement may submit SF-254 and SF-255 by COB June 24, 1996. Respond to attention of Peter M. Coronado, Contracting Officer (310)494-5539. (0143)

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