US Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Building 230, Attn: CEPOD-CT, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

C -- DESIGN OF MAUI DISTRICT BUILDING SOL DACA83-99-R-0019 DUE 070299 POC Wendell Awada, (808) 438-0481 WEB: Honolulu Engineer District Contracting Home Page, www.poh.usace.army.mil/pohct. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist, jennifer.ko@usace.army.mil. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Architect-Engineer services are required for the design of Hawaii DOT Project, Maui District Administrative/Maintenance Building and Repair Building/Grounds, Island of Maui, Hawaii. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Request for Proposal No. DACA83-99-R-0019 shall be utilized to solicit a proposal from the firm selected. A firm-fixed price contract will be negotiated. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in November 1999, and design completed by December 2000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Various repairs to five buildings -- District Office, Maintenance Office, Repair Shop, Equipment Shed and Gas Station -- including replacement of metal roofing, siding and structural components as well as deteriorated mechanical/electrical/communications systems and/or equipment; repair of various interior/exterior surfaces, doors, restrooms; painting; reconfiguration of rooms to meet current function; various interior/exterior ADA modifications to include handicapped parking, signage, ramps, restrooms, shower stalls, drinking fountains and accessibility; and other interior and exterior ancillary requirements. Lead containing paint will be removed and disposed of as part of this project. Estimated Construction Cost is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Cost estimates must be prepared using cost estimating systems in standard use by the state of Hawaii DOT. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a through e are primary. Criteria f and g are secondary and will only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. a. Professional qualifications of the firm's staff/consultants to be assigned to the projects (the education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience and longevity with the firm of the offeror's key management and technical personnel). b. Specialized experience in design of repair and renovation of interior/exterior building structures. (1) The evaluation will consider the offeror's specialized experience on projects similar to the work described in paragraph 2. (2) The evaluation will consider the offeror's technical capabilities (such as design quality management procedures, computer aided design and drafting (CADD)) as they relate to the work the offeror expects to do. (3) The evaluation will consider the effectiveness of the offeror's proposed project team, including management structure, coordination of disciplines, offices and/or subcontractors, and prior working relationships among the proposed team. c. The firm's past performance on DoD, local government, and private sector contracts (1) The evaluation will consider the offeror's past history of cost control, quality of work and compliance with any work schedules. (2) The evaluation will consider the relevancy of the offeror's past performance information to the type of work proposed under this announcement and the performing office. (3) The evaluation will consider the currentness of the past performance information. (4) The evaluation will consider whether there have been changes in performance indicated by subsequent evaluations. d. Knowledge of the locality of the projects. (1) The evaluation will consider the offeror's familiarity with site conditions at the Hawaii DOT Maui District Office. (2) The evaluation will consider the offeror's knowledge of geological features, climatic conditions and/or local construction methods that are unusual or unique to the State of Hawaii that would affect the repair project. e. Capacity of the firm to accomplish work in the required time. (1) The evaluation will consider the offeror's experience with similar sized projects. (2) The evaluation will consider the offeror's expected available capacity of key disciplines to perform the work in a timely manner. (3) The evaluation will consider the offeror's current and expected workload (for projects other than the Government's) during the period it may be awarded contracts under this announcement. f. Geographic proximity. The evaluation will consider the firm's location with respect to the geographic location on the Island of Maui. g. Volume of recent DoD work. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms desiring consideration must submit one (1) copy of Standard Form 255 (11/92 edition) no later than 4:00 p.m., Hawaiian Standard Time, by July 2, 1999 or within thirty (30) calendar days from date of this announcement, whichever is later. Should the due date fall on a weekend or holiday, the submittal package will be due the first workday thereafter. All responding firms must also include completed Standard Form 254 (11/92 edition) for themselves and their sub-consultants, if not already on file with the Honolulu Engineer District. Submittals will be sent to U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Building 230, Room 108, ATTN: CEPOH-EC-M, Fort Shafter, Hawaii 96858-5440. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested parties are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum possible extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provision of Public Law 95-507. For further information regarding this proposed acquisition, contact Mr. Wendell Awada at telephone (808) 438-0481. All interested parties are advised that registration in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database is required prior to award of a contract. Failure to be registered in the DoD CCR prior to award may render the interested party ineligible for award. Information about CCR can be found by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. This is not a request for a proposal. Posted 05/27/99 (W-SN336733). (0147)

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