Department of the Army, US Army Engineer District, Buffalo, 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, New York 14207-3199

C -- DESIGN OF SEWER SYSTEM TO SEPARATE COMBINED SANITARY AND STORM SEWERS, SYRACUSE, ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK SOL Onondaga, NY Sewer System POC Point of Contact -- Contact Point, Barbara Mansfield, Contract Specialist, (716) 879-4256 A/E services are required for site investigation, preliminary design and final design of subject project, including production of complete Plans and Specifications ready for contract award. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in June of 1998 and design completed, including final plans and specifications, by September 1999. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52-219.9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The wages and benefits of service employees performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. The project will involve design of new sanitary sewer systems and modifications to existing combined sewer systems in order to achieve effective sewer separation for up to 13 small and remote combined sewer system basins covering a total area of approximately 185 acres. The estimated construction cost of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Drawings shall be furnished in hard copy F-size and electronic format and be 100% compatible with the District's Intergraph/MicroStation* Version 5.5 (MicroStation* 95) CADD system operating on Microsoft* Windows NT* Workstation version 4.0. Quantity and cost estimates shall be prepared using MCACES software and furnished in electronic format. Specifications shall be 100% compatible with the SPECSINTACT systems and furnished in electronic format. (* refers to patented trade mark name). See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria (a) -- (d) are primary. Criteria (e) -- (g) are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. (a) Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Design of sanitary and storm sewer systems and other underground utility systems. (2) Design of highways and roads. (3) Knowledge of the locality and local procedures, codes, ordinances and laws pertinent to the work being designed in Onondaga County, New York. (4) Construction cost estimating and preparation of estimates using MCACES or similar software. (5) Producing CADD Drawings in a format fully compatible with the District's CADD system. (6) Producing specifications using SPECSTINTACT* software programs. (7) Experience between prime firm and significant subcontractors. (8) Knowledge of Corps of Engineers computer-based design programs. (9) Producing quality designs based on evaluation of a firm's design quality management plan (DQMP). The evaluation will consider the management approach, coordination of disciplines and subcontractors, quality control procedures, and prior experience of the prime firms and any significant contractors on similar projects. (b) Professional Qualifications: (1) Qualified registered professional personnel in the following key disciplines: Project Management, Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering, Surveying and Cost Engineering. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm. (c) Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD) and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules. (d) Capacity to submit the concept design (35% complete) by March 1999 and complete the final design, including plans and specifications, by September 1999. The evaluation will consider the experience of the firm and any consultants in similar size and type of projects, and the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. (e) Extent of participation with Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Women-Owned Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority Institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort. (f) Volume of DOD contracts award in the last 24 months as described in Note 24. (g) Location of the firms office(s) in relation to the work site (Onondaga County, New York). SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities for this work and desiring consideration for selection are invited to submit two copies of a completed SF 254, unless a current copy is on file at the address listed below, and two copies of SF 255, by March 16, 1998, including prime firm and all consultants. Responding firms are requested to state whether they are Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and/or Women-Owned business in block 4 of the SF 254. No other general notification of firms under consideration for this contract will be made, and no further action is required. This is not a Request for Proposal. Responses should make reference to the "Onondaga, NY Sewer System". U. S. Army Engineer District, Buffalo, ATTN: Contracting Division (Mansfield), 1776 Niagara Street, Buffalo, NY 14207-3199 -- SIC CODE: 8711 -- SEE NOTE # 24 (AC0210019-09) (0041)

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