Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Contracting Officer (90C), Acquisition & Material Management Service, One Veterans Plaza, San Juan, PR 00927-5800

C -- UPGRADE CRITICAL ACV SYST, PH II SOL Project no. 672-00-101 DUE 123099 POC Mr Ren G Esteves 787-641-2951 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contracting officer via, rene.esteves@med.va.gov. The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center, 10 Calle Casia, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00921-3201, is soliciting for the services of an Engineering firm, specialized in design and renovation of Hospital HVAC projects, to develop detailed as-built drawings, design & bidding documents, construction cost estimates and construction phasing schedule and provide necessary construction period services for the project titled UPGRADE CRITICAL ACV SYST, PH II; project no. 672-00 101. Project contemplates the upgrade and/or replacement of three HVAC systems as follow: (a) Renovation/upgrade of the largest air handling unit system of building No. 1 which have a capacity of 101,000 cfm. After this unit has been restored, a duct cleaning, decontamination and balancing work has to be done on its ductwork distribution system. The designer shall study the existing ductwork to indicate the maximum amount of air on each diffuse, taking into account the available exhaust systems. Designer shall also indicate thediffusers and dampers that need to be replaced. The air intake of such air handling unit, located at room B-9, shall be raised from the parking level to a suitable height that will not disrupt the appearance of the building, but will avoid the entrance of the fumes of the cars at the parking lots; (b) A new heat transfer package HTP-2 shall be installed to replace damaged original A/C Reheat unit at room B-9. The existing deteriorated reheat system consisting of a heat exchanger; pumps, air separator tank and other auxiliaries shall be demolished. New reheat system's controls shall be connected to the new ECC (energy control center); (c) Two new air-cooled radiators shall be provided to replace the existing generator #1 cooling system. New radiators cooling system shall be designed in coordination with such generator manufacturers' recommendations. The existing cooling towers 10 and 11, which are the main component of such system, shall be demolished including its pumps and piping. Design work shall be performed in accordance with VA design guides, standards and requirements, NFPA, ASHRAE and local and federal codes. The selected firm shall have a comprehensive knowledge, experience, facilities, expertise, personnel, etc. to complete necessary site evaluation, as build drawings, survey work and bidding documents within 120 calendar days (four months) after design project award. THIS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Firms with reference qualifications are invited to submit standard Form 254 and 255 including a design approach for such project to the issuing office of this procurement, not later than Dec-30-99. Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) 1711, and size standard $7.0 are applicable. This procurement is restricted to A/E firms within one hundred miles radius of VAMC, San Juan, Puerto Rico and is subject to the availability of funds. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MAY BE FAXED TO (787) 641-8364 Posted 11/29/99 (W-SN403935). (0333)

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