Cleveland VA Medical Center 90C(B), 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH, 44141

C -- TELEPHONE SITE PREPARATION (W) SOL 541-97-96 DUE 073196 POC Jeanelle Wright, 216-838-6091 A/E services are required for the preparation of complete construction documents (working drawings and specifications), cost estimates, related studies, a construction submittal register and construction period services for project ''Telephone Site Prep (W),'' at the Cleveland VA Medical Center, Wade Park Unit, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. A/E shall have principal qualifications in design and construction; general building remodeling and hospital facilities renovation; experience in designing commercial/hospital telephone systems; building systems including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical and structural, JCAHO requirements, NEC and Life Safety Code. A/E project team to include a certified industrial hygienist (CIH) for asbestos survey and development of abatement/removal plans and/or lead-based paint abatement plans, if necessary, as well as possible monitoring of either type of abatement during construction. The estimated cost of construction is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The duration of the A/E design is approximately 120 calendar days, with construction period services to be pre-negotiated but optional on a case-by-case basis. Joint venture and/or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and evaluated on a demonstrated interdependency of the members to provide a quality design effort. Responses must be received no later than the close of business July 31, 1996. A/E firms which meet the requirements in this announcement are invited to submit a completed SF-254 and SF-255 (total of two each) to the person/address identified above. This is NOT a request for proposal. Selection will be made upon the following factors, respective of the scope identified above: (1) team proposed for this project; (2) previous experience of the team proposed for this project; (3) proposed design approach for this project; (4) location and facilities of working office(s); (5) cost control; (6) estimating effectiveness; (7) schedule control. This acquisition is unrestricted as to business size. SIC 8712 applies. (0149)

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