VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, 3350 LA JOLLA VILLAGE DRIVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92161

C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES FOR AMBULATORY SURGERY PHASE II DUE 040397 POC Antoinette Gavin, Administrative Contracting Officer, 619-552-7588 Furnish professional A/E services to provide working drawings for Project 664-302, Ambulatory Surgery Phase II. The Scope of Work will include but not be limited to the preparation of concept, preliminary, and working drawings; preliminary design development, specifications, project schedule, phasing and cost estimates. This project will be the second phase in construction of a 5th floor master plan. This project will relocate the Direct Observation Unit(DOU) from 5 North to 5 South. The area on 5 North, Pod D could then be remodeled and would be used for additional ambulatory surgery beds, a recovery room, a phase II recovery area with recliners and a pre-op room along with staff and support. As part of this phase the corridor link connecting 5 West to 5 North will be built for patient transport from the operating rooms to Ambulatory Surgery. Also, the design will remodel the adjacent Pod, Pod A, to complete the wing's overall ambulatory surgery needs by providing a family waiting room and additional staff and support functions. The layout and design will be state of the art and should follow current VA and industry standards. It should include flexibility in terms of the acuity of patients admitted to this area. Phasing and impact issues will be critical for this project and the A/E will be required to develop a detailed phasing plan so as to least impact patient care. The estimated construction range is between 1 million and 5 million. SIC is 8712. A/E selection criteria will include: (1) the professional capacity of the A/E firm to accomplish the project; (2) the professional qualifications of the firm's staff to be assigned to accomplish the project; (3) past Ambulatory Surgical/DOU experience, if any; (4)past Medical/Hospital remodel experience, if any; (5) history of design team partnership; (6) the location of the firm in relation to the VA San Diego Healthcare System -- San Diego (maximum of 120 miles from San Diego); (7) the ability to complete drawings in electronic format for use on the VA'sAccugraph Mountain Top software, which is compatible with Autocad Version 12 .dxf format; and (8) the ability of the A/E to work in an asbestos environment using protective respiratory equipment. All qualified Architect/Engineer firms are invited to submit their completed Standard Forms 254 and 255 to the Contracting Officer at the address provided above (see Note 24 in Monday issues of the CBD for additional information). Responses to this announcement must be received by 4:00 PM (local time) on April 4, 1997. Note: A/E qualifications statements submitted must clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the persons at that location who will work on his VA project. (0058)

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