VA Medical Center, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA

C -- FOOD DELIVERY SITE PREP SOL 542-10-97 DUE 010397 POC Joseph Buckley, Contracting Officer, 610-383-0226 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. 542-97-105, Food Delivery Site Prep. This project will include the site preparation and utility services to support the installation of an advanced food preparation and tray delivery system for use by Dietic Service to replace the motorized tray delivery system. The new advanced prep and tray delivery system will consist of a central blast refrigerator in Building 138, tray line relocation from Building 8 to Building 58, tray line holding refrigerator in Building 58 and rethermalization refrigeration units on 12 selected Nursing units located throughout the medical center. All utility services, ventilation requirements and architectural onsiderations will be provided to serve all system components. Electrical utility connections will be from an emergency power source. Contract prints and as-builts must be on Autocadd, Version 13. This advertisement for A/E Services is set-aside for small businesses. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8712, and the Small Business Size Standard is $2.5 million as an average annual revenue during the last three complete years. Interested small businesses that are qualified, and meet this criteria must submit a Standard Form 254 and 255 to the Contracting Officer listed above by close of business (4:30) on January 3, 1997. This request for Standard Form 254's and 255's is restricted to small business 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 restricted area will be returned without consideration. This is not a solicitation for construction bids. This project must be designed to Metric and English measurements. Any submittals regarding this announcement that are received after 4:30 PM on January 3, 1997, 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. (0353)

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