VA MEDICAL CENTER, 3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92161

S -- SUPPLEMENTAL GROUNDS AND BUILDING MAINTENANCE SOL IFB 664-090-96:BN DUE 012297 POC Bruce Nolan, Contracting Officer (619) 552-7406 The VA San Healthcare System, San Diego, CA has a requirement for supplemental grounds and building maintenance. The successful bidder will provide two supervised work teams (exterior and interior services) of a minimum of 10 people each and shall work an eight (8) hour shift each Saturday between the hours of 7:00am and 3:30pm. Contractor shall provide the following exterior services on a weekly basis: Weed Abatement Program for all medical center grounds, remove debris and broom sweep (or use blower) on all parking lot areas; remove debris from gunite slopes; sweep and mop outside main entrance, bus stop and Emergency Room entrance; sweep curbs; wash trash and linen carts; scrub B194 (Cold Storage Room for "red bag" medical waste) by hand; clean bicycle racks/lockers in front of building. Contractor shall provide the following interior services on a weekly basis: All Stairwells -- Damp dust handrails, broom sweep debris, mop floor, and spot clean walls if needed; Patios (Qty 3): Broom sweep debris, mop floors & water plants; Smoking Areas (Qty 3): Broom sweep debris, and mop floors. All Balconies (Inner and Outer -- all floors) -- Broom sweep debris and spot mop floors. Additional tasks shall be performed as needed or at the direction of the Grounds Supervisor or his designee and may include the following: remove debris on west bank, spread wood chips, wash exterior rugs, wash walls in loading dock areas, paint safety lines (supplies to be provided by VAMC), trim ivy and ice plant, make circles around trees (trimming and spading), trim and clean SCI patio front and back areas, prune hedges, minor tree trimming, repair or remove signs, dig trenches for irrigation, assist with laying PVC pipe (supplies to be provided by VAMC), dig out areas for PVC pipe to be repaired (supplies to be provided by VAMC), paint irrigation boxes (supplies to be provided by VAMC), remove discarded furniture from loading docks, dig holes for trees and other plants and shrubs, transplant trees and other plants, transport non regulated medical waste to compactor or to rolloff. This service is not a commercial item. The resulting contract will be for a period of a base year and four option years. Approximate issue date is December 18, 1996. Requests for the solicitation must be received by January 2, 1997. Requests must be in writing, reference IFB 664-090-97:BN, and, and include the requester's name, company name, address, telephone number, and FAX number. Requests for the solicitation may be faxed to (619) 552-7483. (0338)

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