7180 highland drive, pittsburgh, pa

C -- RENOVATE CATH LAB SOL rfp 646-25-97 DUE 040497 POC germaine talbot Provide professional A/E (mechanical and electrical) design services of a licensed professional engineer to provide all labor and materials to design project #646-208, "Renovation of the Cath Lab", RFP 646-25-97. Design will accommodate the installation of new equipment in the present Cath Lab located at the University Drive Division, Bldg. 1, 4NE. Services shall include working drawings, specifications, cost estimates, construction period services which include review of submittals, periodic construction review, pre-bid and pre-construction meetings, site visits, and reproduction of drawings. A/E firms shall be within a 100 mile radius of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive "C" Division, Pittsburgh, PA 15240. Estimated construction cost range: $250,000 -- $500,000. SIC is 8712. This is set-aside for emerging small business concerns. An emerging small business concern means a small business concern whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the size standard applicable to the standard industrial classification code (SIC) assigned to this procurement. The size standard applicable is $2.5 million, average annual gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years. A/E will be evaluated based upon the following criteria: 1. Professional qualifications of firm's staff to be assigned to accomplish the project. 2. Professional capacity of A/E firm to accomplish the project in the required time, 3. Past performance on like or similar projects with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules, 4. Previous experience working in a hospital setting, 5. Location of firm, 6. Ability and capacity to work on a fast-track construction project. All interested and responsible small emerging business firms shall submit two copies of SF 252 and SF 254 on or before the close of business 4/4/97 to the attention of the Contracting Officer, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, 7180 Highland Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. Subject to the availability of funds. (0073)

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