Contracting Officer (90C), VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320

Z -- FIRE &ETY IMPROVEMENTS, VARIOUS BUILDINGS SOL 542-8-97 DUE 010397 POC Point of Contact -- John Cox, Contracting Officer, 610-383-0203 This VA Medical Center is seeking a professional Architect Engineering firm for the development of complete working drawings, specifications, cost estimates and Construction Period Services for Project No 542-97-104, Fire and Safety Improvements in Various Buildings. This project will include the adding of sprinklers in the telephone closets of 15 buildings, the sealing of all wall penetrations in smoke and fire barriers, replacing existing 1/2 hour rated fire doors and frames with 2 hour rated doors in 12 different buildings and replace fusible links in air conditioning ducts at fire barriers in 10 buildings. The project will include all necessary demolition, clean-up, painting, caulking and meet all applicable VA criteria and codes. The contract will include weekly site visits, providing contract prints and as-builts on Autocadd, Versions R12 or R13. This advertisement for A/E Services is set aside for small bussinesses. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8712, and the Small BusinessSize Standard is $2.5 million as an average annual revenue during the last three complete years. Interested qualified small businesses, that meet this criteria must submit Standard Forms 254 and 255 to the Contracting Officer listed above by close of business (4:30) on January 3, 1997. This request for these Standard Forms is restricted to A/E firms located within a 150 mile radius of Coatesville, PA. Submittals from firms not meeting the small business criteria or firms located outside the 150 mile limit will be returned without consideration. This is not a solicitation for construction bids. Any submittals regarding this announcement that are not received by the designated date and time will be returned without consideration. The cost range for this A/E contract is $25,000 to $100,000. The cost range for the construction phase is $250,000 to $500,000. cvamc7@ worldaxes.com Contact this E-mail address for inquires. (0348)

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