VA Medical Center, Attn: Contracting (93), P.O. Box 1034, Portland, OR 97207

C -- ADD CRITICAL FUNCTIONS TO EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM DUE 011797 POC Rich Hague, 503-273-5210 The following A/E Design Project 648-97-102, "Add Critical Functions to Emergency Power System" at the Portland Division of the VA Medical Center, Portland, Oregon. This project is set aside for small emerging business concerns only. An emerging small business is one whose average annual receipts for the past 3 years did not exceed 1.25 million dollars. SIC 8711. Provide design services including detailed cost estimates, design development, contract documents and construction period services for the installation of certain energy conservation measures. Drawings are to be done on CAD compatible with AutoCad version 13. A copy of the drawings are to be submitted to the VA on disc at the end of the project and considered property of the VA. Provide Electrical Engineering design service including Load Studies, investigative survey, preliminary & subsequent detailed cost estimates, design development, contract documents and construction period services for the connection of critical patient care functions to our existing emergency power system. Includes life safety circuits and the reconfiguration/reconnection of existing generator sets to handle these new loads. Final design will enable this Medical Center to function more effectively by having more patient care areas and essential care loads on emergency power. Coordination with other related projects is required. The Construction Cost Range is estimated between $250,000 and $500,000. Selection and award is subject to the availability of funds in fiscal year 1997. Firms within the Portland, Oregon/Vancouver, Washington are desiring consideration should submit SF-254 and SF-255 before Close of Business (4:00 p.m.), January 17, 1997. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. (0352)

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