Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, A&MMS 90C, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

C -- DESIGN ICU SUITE ADDITION SOL RFP 539-15-98 DUE 050498 POC Peggy A. Doxtater, 513-475-6339, Contracting Officer, Other Points of Contact: Judy Blasingame, 513-475-6336; Betty J. Dessauer, 513-475-6340 The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, requires Architectural-Engineering Services for programming, preliminary design, construction documents and construction period services for an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Suite Addition. The work may involve design, drafting, specification writing, planning, studies, site investigation, and construction phase services associated with this type of project. Estimated design start date is 6/15/98. Interested firms are invited to submit a completed Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255 to this office by 4:30 pm on May 4, 1998. Only firms within a 100 mile radius of Cincinnati, Ohio, will be considered. Those firms having the capability to provide the services shall address the following evaluation criteria: (I) Team Proposed for this Project: Background of the personnel (a. Project Manager, b. Other Key Personnel, c. Consultants); (II) Proposed Management Plan: Team organization for: (a) the design phase, and (b) the construction phase; (III) Previous Experience of Team Proposed for this Project: describe projects; (IV) Location and Facilities of Working Offices: (a) prime firm, and (b) consultants; (V) Present Proposed Design Approach for this Project: (a) Describe proposed design philosophy, (b) What problems do you anticipate and how do you propose to solve them? (c) Describe possible energy applications, (d) Describe innovative approaches in production and design; (VI) Cost and Cost Control: (a) What control techniques are planned? (b) Who will be responsible for cost control? (c) Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project cost target and any addditional construction costs caused by design deficiencies; (VII) Estimating Effectiveness: review ten most recently bid projects to demonstrate estimating effectiveness; (VIII) Schedule Control: (a) What techniques are planned to assure that schedule will be met? (b) Who will be responsible to assure that schedule will be met? (c) Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project schedules; (IX) Describe your Experience and Capabilities in the Following Areas: (a) Specialized experience for this project; (b) Computer aided design and drafting, (c) Other computer applications; (X) Miscellaneous: (a) Describe awards received for design excellence. (b) Describe circumstances and outcome of any litigation you have been involved in over the past five years. (c) Indicate type and amount of liability insurance you carry. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The Standard Industrial Code is 8712, with an average annual sales or receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not to exceed $2.5 million. (0077)

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