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C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING FOLEY FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA SOL GS-09P-99-KTC-0038 DUE 061199 POC Peggy De La Torre (415) 522-3157 This modifies and rescinds previous publicized synopsis and reads as follows: This is a small business set aside. The General Services Administration (GSA) is advertising for a Request-for-Qualification (RFQ) and is inviting firms interested in this project to submit their qualifications for the project described below. The General Services Administration requires Architect-Engineer (A/E) services for renovation of the existing Foley Federal Building & United States Courthouse, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The selected A/E, upon availability of funds and receipt of a Notification-to-Proceed (NTP) from the Government, will be as a minimum: (a) interview tenants and space plan the project; (b) design-engineer the project and produce drawings and specifications for construction; (c) respond to inquiries and requests-for-information, and clarify the design-engineered work for those associated with the project, including construction contractors, vendors, suppliers and consultants; (d) review and approve all construction submittal documents; (e) design-engineer scope changes needed for construction modifications during construction; (f) visit the construction site to make sure construction is in compliance with the design; (g) review all contractor as-built data; (h) inspect and punch-list building deficiencies at completion of construction; and (i) generally provide other design related support during construction, some of which may be treated as modification work. The A/E will start design-engineering services during the second quarter of fiscal year, 2000 (Q2/FY2000). Upon availability of funds, the Government is planning to award the construction work during Q1/FY2002 and, at the latest, finish construction in Q2/FY2004. Within the time frame indicated, offerors are required to submit optimized schedule that includes all elements of project work. GOVERNMENT PROJECT TEAM & POINT OF CONTACT. The project team includes Joseph Shahpar, Project Manager (9PCS) and Peggy De La Torre, Contracting Officer (9PCS), General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Property Development Division / 3rd Floor West, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California 94102-3434. For all solicitation inquiries, Ms. De La Torre, CO, (415) 522-3157. For information only, the order-of-magnitude estimated total construction cost (excluding design-engineering and construction management) of this project will be between $16,000,000 and $21,000,000. A/E SELECTION. The intent of this solicitation is to select a reputable firm to initially provide the proposed Design Services for the project, and afterwards as an option to be exercised by the Government, provide Construction Support Services during the construction phase. The construction phase also includes the construction procurement period. The A/E selection will be completed in three phases. During the First Phase, all A/E firms submitting offers (hereinafter referred to as offerors) will respond to this RFQ and submit qualifications for designing this project. From the total number of offerors, three firms will be short-listed by a Government panel for further consideration, and these will be duly notified. During the Second Phase, the Government may request the short-listed offerors to supplement their qualifications with backup data. The Government may also choose to interview the three short-listed firms. When all Government requirements are met, one firm will be selected to design the project. The selected firm will be given the technical information developed by other consultants for security and seismic aspects of the project, and will be requested to submit a Project Technical and Price Proposal (PT&PP). During the Third Phase, the selected A/E firm will submit its PT&PP to the Government and will enter into negotiations with the Government. Should negotiations prove absolutely unsuccessful, the Government may cease negotiations and instead enter into discussions with one of the other short-listed A/E firms for designing this project. Award of this contract is contingent upon funding approval. This is not a request for fee proposal. The Government reserves the right to refrain from any selection and contract award, should the received offers deem to be non-complying, non-competitive, and unsatisfactory for the project purpose intended. In this case, the procurement cycle will be repeated. The design contract is projected to be awarded prior to December 31, 1999. The A/E will tentatively start work in January 2000, upon receipt of a Notice-to-Proceed (NTP). REGULATIONS. This procurement is made under the Brooks Act and FAR36. This procurement is a strictly small business set aside project (sic code 8711, 2.5 mil.) Please note: (Effective June 14, 1999, Small Business size Standard for 8711 is $4.0 mil.) The A/E firms or joint ventures having qualifications to meet these requirements are invited to submit completed qualification package with a letter of interest (identifying this announcement by solicitation number) not later than close of business 4:30pm on June 11, 1999. WORK SUMMARY. This project is primarily comprised of interior renovation; conversion and upgrading work in existing spaces, with emphasis on making the building aesthetically and ergonomically habitable and pleasing for its tenants. Superb space planning and finishing are important objectives. The building spaces will be finished to comply with the latest requirements of the Initial Space Allocation (ISA) guidelines issued by GSA. In addition, the tenants may request upgrading, which will be added to the scope of project design. The drawings and specifications for this project will be quantified in "soft" metric units, with equivalent British units in brackets following the metric designations. The project design will fully comply with the latest requirements of the American with Disabilities Acts (ADA) and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). The design AE is required to avoid design incongruity resulting from lack of coordination among the specialty design consultants. Lack of design coordination resulting in deficiencies will not be accepted. At any time during the renovation work, approximately between one-fifth to one-fourth of the building will be occupied by tenants. However, these tenants will be rotated as needed to provide suitable access for the construction crew. The rotations will not interfere with the daily operation of these tenants. The Foley FB-CT is constructed of reinforced concrete and a waffle-slab floor system and includes a metal and glass paneled curtain wall system. The existing building was constructed during 1964 and 1965; is four stories high with a rooftop mechanical penthouse for a total building height of 70 feet above grade; and has a full basement. The original drawings show a partial basement with a partially excavated crawl space. The offerors are advised to physically verify the existing configurations and dimensions through a site visit. The building is rectangular in shape and measures approximately 43.5 meters (143 feet) by approximately 92 meters(302 feet). The building area is approximately 18,203 gross square meters (195,932 gross square feet) which equates to approximately 13,354 net square meters (143,737 net square feet). There is surface parking on the south and west sides of the Foley FB-CT site to accommodate 160 vehicles. The Foley FB-CT currently houses the U. S. District and Magistrate courts, chambers, offices and court related agencies. Construction is underway on a new U. S. courthouse across the street from the Foley FB-CT for the U. S. District and Magistrate court functions. Once the new courthouse is complete and the tenants in the Foley FB-CT are relocated to the new courthouse, the Foley FB-CT will be converted into a bankruptcy courthouse, with room for additional court related and non-court related federal executive agencies. The existing courtrooms will be reduced. Some courtrooms will be converted to offices and the remaining will be converted to Bankruptcy courtrooms. The electrical and mechanical systems will be selectivelyupgraded. According to an existing independent study, the building is seismically fit and does not need any seismic retrofit work. However, the building will be structurally enhanced to resist unforeseen breaches in security. All detected asbestos and other hazardous material will be abated. The exterior of the building will be cleaned, repaired and renovated as needed to make the building presentable. An existing feasibility study provides guidelines for upgrading of the building security system to the minimum level required by the GSA Security Design Criteria, 1997 edition. The scope of A/E Services under this proposed design services contract may include, but may not be limited to, programming, site investigation, space planning, complete design services with computer aided design and drafting (CADD), working drawings, specifications (GSA versions of AIA MASTERSPEC or CSI format), cost, estimating (UNIFORMAT Level III/CSI Format), exterior and landscape design, interior design, value engineering services,construction design analysis support, and other required supplemental services. The submission requirements and selection criteria are indicated below SELECTION CRITERIA. The General Services Administration (GSA) expects top-quality design for the Foley renovation project. GSA expects to use the design of this project to open up greater opportunities for emerging talent and small, small disadvantaged, women-owned business. For this, GSA has created Design Excellence Procedure that stresses creativity in design and quality in construction. Selection suitable offerors will be based on the offerors response to this RFQ. Each offeror will submit its qualifications in the format prescribed by the Design Excellence Procedure. Every offeror in response to the opportunity created here, will submit a short portfolio. The submitted portfolio will include Five Sets as follows: Each offeror's submittal will include the following components: (1) A cover letter referencing the CBD announcement and briefly describing the firm and its location, organizational makeup, and noteworthy accomplishments; (2) Standard Form 254 and 255, (3) Organizational Profile & Chart. In approximately three typewritten pages, describe the background, reputation, resources, organization, and the corporate design philosophy of the offeror's firm; Submit an organization chart indicating positions, functions and processes of the offeror's proposed design team including consultants; (4) Past Performance. Documentation of up to five outstanding projects completed within the past ten years. Documentation will include a one-page typewritten description of each project, spelling out design objectives, approach, results, project significance, key features, and awards or peer recognition. Up to three 8 x 10" illustrations (photographs, drawings, computer-generated art) should be submitted for each project. These can be before and after photos, interiors, elevations, or other visual evidence of quality design; (5) A statement of intent by the proposed leaddesigner (maximum of two pages) that conveys his or her design philosophy, understanding of current design issues, and approached and solutions applicable to the Foley project; (6) A lead designer portfolio documenting up to three projects, This should be no more than one typewritten page of narrative and three 8 x 10" illustrations for each project. (7) Management Plan. Submit a three-page management plan describing the offeror's proposed space planning and design approach for this project; SOLICITATION SCHEDULE. In response to this RFQ, the offerors will comply with items (1) through (7), The offeror will provide the following assurances: (a) it has the resources available to handle this project; (b) the proposed design team is sufficiently experienced in designing federal buildings and courthouses; and (c) the design team is familiar with the technology and security aspects of federal buildings and courthouses; and if awarded a contract, it will deliver a finished building that relates to the fabric and aesthetics of the existing building architecture and the surrounding buildings. Geographic restrictions pertaining to this project are as follows: The Design Firm who will have contractual responsibility for the building design must have an active office surrounding the project located in the geographic boundaries as follows: Nevada, California, Arizona, Oregon, or Utah. Posted 05/28/99 (W-SN337259). (0148)

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