Engineering Services -- Dallas, 1301 Young Street, Room 1071, Dallas, Texas 75202-5433

Y -- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FORT DEFIANCE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, FORT DEFIANCE, ARIZONA SOL RFP/161-99-0014 DUE 041599 POC Tommy Bowman, R.A., Project Manager (214) 767-3317; Barry J. Prince, Contracting Officer (214) 767-3492 Y -- The Indian Health Service (IHS), Engineering Services -- Dallas, is requesting proposals for furnishing Construction Management Services in connection with the construction of the New Fort Defiance Comprehensive Health Care Facility to be constructed at Fort Defiance, Arizona. The new facility is to be approximately 22,908 gross square meters. The estimated construction dollar magnitude is between $55 -- $65 million. After the selection of the (best qualified) Construction Manager (CM), the CM will be issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) with specifications and drawings. The Construction Manager system will be used in which the CM performs professional management services, but generally does not perform with his own force any of the construction work with the exception of General Condition items. The CM shall be responsible for development of a cost estimate and recommendations for value engineering, construction coordination and scheduling, and direction of all construction activities. Procurement of the Construction Management services will be awarded in two parts hereinafter called PART A (base contract) and PART B (options). Scope of Work for PART A (base contract) will include: (a) Consultation related to value engineering, breakdown of bid packages, and scheduling of the advertisements for bids; (b) Preparation of cost estimates; (c) Pre-qualification of prospective subcontractors; and (d) Development of an acceptable Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP). Scope of Work for PART B (options) will include: (a) Bid and award of subcontracts; (b) The management and general supervision of the entire construction work; (c) The performance of General Condition items; and (d) The assumption of the responsibility for completing the project within the Guaranteed Maximum Price. Funding for this construction project will be over a three year period of time. The estimated construction period is three years. A Performance Bond (100%) and Payment Bond ($2.5 million) will be required of the CM prior to the award of the GMP Contract. This requirement will be procured using Source Selection procedures. Consideration for selection will be based on assessment of prior experience and qualifications using the following evaluation criteria items which are listed in descending order of preference with items 2 and 3 being of equal point value, and items 4,5, and 6 being of equal point value: (1) Construction Management Experience, as described above; (2) Construction experience in the last five years on similar size and scope of this project, I.E., health centers, hospitals, and other health facilities; (3) Experience of the Construction Manager's professional staff for this project; (4) Cost Management and critical path scheduling experience; (5) Construction contracting experience with Indian organizations, Tribes, and agencies, i.e., IHS and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); and (6) Management Plan as applied to this project. The Techical Review Committee reserves the right to select the CM based on the initial proposal (interviews may not be conducted). THIS PROJECT IS SET-ASIDE FOR INDIAN OWNED FIRMS THAT ARE AT A MINIMUM 51 PERCENT INDIAN OWNED, CONTROLLED, AND OPERATED. In accordance with Public Health Service Acquisition Regulation (PHSAR), Paragraph 380.503(E), under a 51 percent Buy Indian Set-aside, not more than 50 percent of the work to be performed under a prime prime contract awarded pursuant to the Buy Indian Act shall be subcontracted to other than Indian firms. For this purpose, the work to be performed does not include the provision of materials, supplies, or equipment. In order for an Indian firm to prove they meet the qualifications requirement of the Buy Indian Set-aside restriction, i.e., offerors who are currently certified by IHS or BIA as an "Indian Firm", they need to submit their certification (Tribal Affilation and Degree of Indian Blood) with their proposal. Offerors who are NOT currently certified by IHS or BIA are required to submit proof of ownership and eligibility for an Indian preference underthe Buy Indian Act." Joint Ventures will be considered as long as the Indian firm is the managing entity (proposal must state this). Proposals (expanded resumes) shall be received by the Contracting Officer by no later than 4:30 pm CST, Thursday, April 15, 1999. Proposals shall be mailed to: Barry J. Prince, Contracting Officer, Indian Health Service, Engineering Services -- Dallas, 1301 Young Street, Suite 1071, Dallas, Texas 75202-5433. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Technical questions should addressed to Tommy Bowman, R.A., Project Manager, at (214) 767-3317. Posted 03/15/99 (W-SN308586). (0074)

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