GSA New River Realty SVCA District (3pn), The Wanamaker Building Room 621, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3396

Z -- MORGANTOWN, WV IWV96579 SOL GS-03P-97-DWC- 1021 DUE 052697 POC Lucretia Perry, Contract Specialist (215) 656-6155 REQUEST FOR PHASE I TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION PROPOSALS: The GSA is soliciting proposals from design build firms, partnerships, or joint ventures for the delivery of a new Chiller Plant for the Harley Staggers Federal Building, 75 High St., Morgantown, WV 26505. The project consists of the replacement of two (2) existing 100 tons reciprocating chillers with two (2) new R-134a chillers. The project includes the replacement of the two existing chilled water pumps with new, replacement of associated valves, piping, and control components and their interface with existing equipment. Existing R-22 refrigerant is to be recaptured and turned over to the Government. All new work is to be designed and constructed using the Metric System. The project is advertised as a two-phase design build procurement and is being conducted under full and open competition under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The first phase will consist of the submission of bidders past experience and individual technical qualifications (firm, workers, and design professionals). PHASE I SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: The Phase I proposal is to address each of the following criteria. The evaluation criteria (Personnel Qualifications, Contract Qualifications, Prior Working Experience) are listed in descending order of importance, with Personnel Qualifications being more important than the other two (2). 1. PERSONNEL QUALIFICAITONS: The Lead Designer shall be licensed to practice Engineering in the State of West Virginia and shall have a minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in the design of HVAC systems. Within the past 5 years, the Lead Designer shall have successfully completed the design of 3 chiller projects of a similar scope to this project. Provide a contact person, representing the owner, for each of the project references provided. The designer shall also provide a resume identifying his/her education (BS,MS, etc); any other certificates, licenses, and/or awards held; anda listing of five additional typical projects that the designer has acted in the lead design role on in the past five years. The designer shall have the ability to produce drawings in Autocad release 12 for design submission. The Project Manager/Coordinator shall have at least 5 years of experience in construction project management/coordination. The Contractor shall provide a resume identifying his past experience and 5 typical projects that the PM/Coordinator has managed in the past 5 years. The Project Superintendent shall have at least 5 years of experience acting in the capacity of Superintendent. The Contractor shall provide a resume identifying his past experience and 5 typical projects that the Superintendent has managed in the past 5 years. The Refrigerant Technician shall be licensed in the removal, containment and transfer of refrigerants and shall have at least 5 years of experience acting in that capacity. The Contractor shall provide a resume identifying his past experience and 5 typical projects that the Refrigerant Technician has worked on the past 5 years. 2. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS The Contractor shall list a maximum of 5 previous D/B projects that they have worked on. The Contractor shall also demonstrate the successful completion of 3 chiller installations, constructed in the past 5 years. Provide a brief description of the scope of the project, construction award amount, and provide the name and phone number of the owners representative for each project submitted. The Contractor shall be licensed to build projects similar to this project in their home state. 3. PRIOR WORKING RELATIONSHIP Bonus points will be provided for design build teams (contractor and designer) that have worked together on previous projects, in the same roles planned for this project. TECHNICAL PROPOSALS SHALL NOT INCLUDE PRICES OR PRICING INFORMATION. REQUEST FOR PHASE II-COST PROPOSALS: The five (5) most highly qualified Phase I Offerors will be requested to submit cost proposals for Phase II. Award of this contract is contingent upon funding approval. Offerors will not be reimbursed for expenses or efforts under Phase I or Phase II submissions. The SIC Code for this project is 1711. The project control number is IWV96579. The estimated cost range of the project is between $250,000-$500,000. Copies of the solicitation will be available upon written request on or about May 26, 1997. Request should be sent to Ms. Stacey Tankle at the referenced address OR fax request to 215-656-7424. Questions may be directed to Ms. Lucretia Perry at 215-656-6155. A pre-proposal site visit will be held at the project site on or about June 10, 1997. Those wishing to attend must notify Rick Hensley, Building Manager at 304-636-7405. This announcement constitutes the synopsis of the pre-solicitation notice and represents the Governments official information on this project. Any information taken from other publications is used at the sole risk of the offeror. The procuring office cannot guarantee the accuracy contained in other publications. (0133)

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