Department of Veterans Affairs 662/90C, 4150 Clement St., San Francisco, CA 94121

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL RFP 662-46-98 DUE 060998 POC Daryl L. Hanson (415) 750-2172 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer., Daryl.Hanson@med.va.gov. A/E services to include but not limited to preparation of design, plans, specifications, estimates, record drawings, reports, surveys, and construction inspections to replace the maintenance building including service yard, site improvement, and parking area at the Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, California. The building area is approximately 9,600 square feet. The total construction area consists of approximately 54,000 square feet. All drawings shall be in CADD. Work shall include but not limited to demolition, civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work in conformance with VA, federal, state, and local codes and regulations. The A/E selection criteria shall include the following elements (a) through (m), in addition to selection criteria in Note 24 of the CBD (not necessarily listed in order of importance or merit): (a) Professional qualifications of the team proposed for this project necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; (b) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required; (c) Specific previous experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for this project, including project description; (d) Proposed management plan and team organization during the design and construction phases; (e) Proposed design approach for this project. Describe design philosophy, any problems anticipated to accomplish work, how to solve them and innovative approaches in production and design; (f) Cost control to include what techniques to be utilized, and who is responsible. Discuss recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project cost target; (g) Estimating effectiveness. Review the ten most recently bid projects to demonstrate estimating effectiveness; (h) Schedule control to include techniques utilized to assure schedules will be met, who is responsible for them and discuss recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project schedules; (i) Geographic locations and facilities of working offices of prime and all consultants/subcontractors; (j) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time; (k) Past performance on Government and private industry contracts to show cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules; (l) Describe experience and capabilities in the following areas: Value Engineering, Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA), Critical Path Method, Fast-Track Construction, Energy Conservation, New Energy Resources, Environmental Assessment, Specialized Experience, Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD), and other computer applications; (m) Describe awards received for excellence. Describe litigation the firm has been involved in within the last five years. Indicate type and amount of liability insurance. Estimated contraction costs is $1,000,000 to $2,000,000. The sucessful A/E firm must establish a field office within commuting distance of the DVA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, California. All firms meeting or exceeding the stated requirements described in this announcement may submit current SF-254 and SF-255. All requests for information should be in writing and faxed to my attention, Daryl Hanson, at (415) 750-2170. See NOTE #24 (0120)

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