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

C -- RENOVATE/REPLACE PRIMARY CARE MODULES DUE 032498 POC LAURA SILGUERO, Contracting Officer, (414)902-5412 E-MAIL: Great Lakes Healthcare System Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, WI, SILGUERO.LAURA@MED.VA.GOV. Provide professional engineering services to prepare the design development program submission, preliminary drawings, working drawings, specifications, including the cost estimates, and construction period services to facilitate award of construction contract to Renovate/Replace Primary Care Modules -- Phase I. This project is to Renovate VAH Hines, IL -- Building 200 second floor approximately half of the floor sections "A & D" areas which is approximately 30,000 sq. ft.. This project includes renovating the existing floor into outpatient primary care clinics along with all supporting and testing services. The existing on-going primary care 4 modules are located in building #1 of this complex. These will be relocated to the renovated building #200. The Design of the Primary Care Module includes but not limited to examination rooms, doctors offices, conference rooms, social service and voluntary services, toilets, administration and waiting spaces. Estimated construction cost is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 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 documentation by close of business March 24, 1998. Selection criteria will be based on (1) Past performance on similiar 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. No bid packages are available. The Engineer is Kailash Mathur at (708)343-7200. This is not a Request for Proposal. SIC 8711 applies. Award is subject to the availability of funds. (0063)

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