Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

C -- PROJECT #090-98-QQ, DISD PARKING LOT UPGRADE SOL RFP 549-114-98 DUE 080698 POC Joyce Cadwell, Contracting Officer (90C), PH: 214-302-7535 Provide A/E Services for Project #090-98-QQ, DISD Parking Lot Upgrade, at the VA North TX Health Care System Dallas Facility. Investigative, design and construction period services will be provided for upgrade of existing temporary parking and street areas. Existing temporary parking designated as DISD parking lot and consisting of approximately 3.71 acres will upgrade to a permanent installation and be integrated into existing adjacent VA permanent parking lot. All or portions of existing temporary street (designated as BallPark roadway) adjacent to the DISD lot, will become permanent and integrate into existing permanent adjacent streets. Design is to include all necessary elements for construction of a fully functional parking lot and roadway system and will include but is not limited to, concrete pavement (parking, street and pedestrian), curb and guttering, site lighting (to match existing station fixtures), electrical requirements, storm water drainage requirements, emergency telephone system, signage, accommodation for both regular and RV parking, striping, and shuttle shelters. Project will be constructed on both VA Medical Center and Dallas Independent School District properties. A/E shall perform complete site survey. This contract includes complete site investigations and any necessary geotechnical testing. Design services will require complete design, full construction documents through as-built drawings, scheduling, phasing, detailed construction cost estimating, and construction period services. Design firm shall possess a working knowledge of VA standards and design criteria. All design and construction work (with the exception of specialized or outdated specifications or details) shall conform to VA construction standards and specifications, which are available on the World Wide Web @ www.va.gov. Construction cost range is between $500,000 an $1 million. Design shall be completed within ninety (90) calendar days after negotiated start date, exclusive of Government review time. A pre-proposal site visit will be required of the selected A/E and consultants to familiarize them with the existing area and project expectations. Drawings are to be produced on AutoCAD version 13 for Windows NT and are to be dimensioned in both English and metric. Specifications are to be produced in Microsoft Word 97 for Windows NT. A detailed project activity schedule for purposes of construction contract scheduling and duration will be required on MS Projects 4.0. To be considered for selection, A/E firms must meet minimum requirements before evaluation criteria will be applied. Location of prime A/E and consultants servicing offices within a 50 mile radius of the VANTHCS is required. A working knowledge of VA standards, specs and design criteria is preferred. Upon meeting the minimum requirements, A/E selection will be based on the following criteria and maximum point values are shown to reflect relative importance: 1) Past performance which exhibits specialized experience and technical competence in work to be performed, maximum 50 points; 2) Past performance which exhibits ability to design within budgeted cost limitation and prepare accurate and highly detailed construction cost estimates, max 50 points; 3) Past performance and current work status which exhibits capacity to accomplish work in the required time, max 50 pts; 4) Past performance and current methodology pertaining to quality control methods used to ensure technical accuracy of work, max 40 pts; 5) Professional qualifications of staff and consultants, max 40 pts; 6) Past performance which demonstrates re-use of materials and energy efficiency, max 20 pts. In accordance with P.L. 600-656, this acquisition is NOT restricted to small or emerging-small businesses. Standard Industrial Code 8711, Engineering Services, applies to this acquisition and the small business size determination is NTE $2.5 million in average annual receipts over the preceding three fiscal years. A/E firms which meet the requirements of this announcement, are invited to submit (1) Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and (2) Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, IN FIVE COPIES. Submission should be marked Attn: Joyce Cadwell (90C) at the above address, and are due by 4:30 p.m. local time, 8/6/98. This is not a request for proposals. Posted 07/02/98. (0183)

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