Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

C -- RENOVATE PATHOLOGY AND LABORATORY SERVICE DUE 032197 POC Carolyn Thomas, Contracting Officer, (414) 384-2000, ext. 6921 Provide professional engineering services to prepare the design development program submission, preliminary drawings, working drawings, specifications, including the cost estimates, and construction period services for the renovation of 3,000 existing square feet of Pathology and Laboratory Service in Building 200 at VA Medical Center, Hines, IL. The renovation shall be in the areas of Histology, Microbiology and Electron Microscopy, which shall involve demolition of existing conditions inclusive of asbestos removal, providing new modular casework, lighting and other fixtures. The project design should upgrade and provide efficiency to laboratory operation. Design shall meet all applicable codes with OSHA and VA criteria. Estimated construction cost is between $100,000.00 and $250,000. Area of consideration is restricted to 100 miles of the Hines VA Hospital, Hines, IL. Submit two (2) copies of SF 254 and SF 255 with appropriate data. Selection criteria will be based on (1) past performance on similar projects, maintaining project schedules and project budgets; (2) Overall design experience and capability with Architectural, mechanical and electrical renovation projects; (3) Qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be utilized; (4) Knowledge in design and construction requirements; (5) Cost control effectiveness; (6) Ability to produce specifications on a 3.5 disk for WordPerfect 5.1, ability to produce specifications on a CAD system fully compatible with Auto CAD Release 13. Ability to produce cost estimates on Excel 5.0, Lotus 1-2-3, or Means Database. No bid packages are available Project Engineer is Kailash Mathur at (708) 343-7200, ext. 4017. This announcement is set aside for emerging small business. This is not a Request for Proposal. No bid package is available. SIC 8711 applies. Requests for SF 254/255 must be submitted in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted. Requests may be faxed to (414) 382-5383, Attn Patti Bigelow. (0045)

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