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Z -- DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES FOR THE REPAIR AND ALTERNATION OF THE SANTA ANA FEDERAL BUILDING, 34 CIVIC CENTER DR. SANTA ANA, CA SOL GS-09P-00-KTC-0086 DUE 092900 POC Peggy De La Torre (415) 522-3157 E-MAIL: Contact the Contracting Officer via email, peggy.delatorre@gsa.gov. The General Services Administration (GSA) announces an opportunity to provide design-build services for the renovation of the Santa Ana Federal Building at 34 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, California. The funding for this project is subject to congressional approval and availability prior to the end of year 2000. The building to be renovated is a 9-story high cast-in-place reinforced concrete frame structure with a subterranean parking and service level. The gross area of the building including the basement level is approximately 259,000 GSF. The building exterior is made of pre-cast concrete cladding and insulated bronze tinted glass. The heating system is steam based and the air conditioning system is chilled water based, both externally generated and sold to GSA on a regular basis. Electricity is provided through transformers fed into a Walker Duct system of distribution on all floors. The building is currently partially occupied and upon completion of construction will be fully occupied by FederalExecutive agencies, notably the IRS, INS, SSA and DOD. The building was previously occupied by the U.S. Court system and housed courtrooms and court related services. The building will be renovated for office building use. The building requires substantial seismic retrofit work and interior space realignment. The proposed improvements consist of structural seismic upgrading, non-structural bracing, hazardous material abatement, elevator upgrading, fire door upgrading, heating-ventilating-air conditioning work, building systems renovation, accessibility code compliance, interior space realignment, and energy conservation. The building will be designed in English system of measurement with equivalent soft Metric dimensions indicated in brackets. The estimated total construction cost is in the range of $18-$20 million with anticipated contract award by December 2000. The building will be partially occupied during the construction phase, therefore effective logistical planning of swing space within the building for the tenants, with minimum disruption to their daily operation, is of paramount importance. The noise and dust levels must be kept within manageable limits. The building occupancy is planned for mid-2004 calendar year. The design of the project is tentatively scheduled to start in January 2001 with a completion scheduled for mid-2004. However, the selected Offeror will be required to establish the optimum duration of the design-build project. The scope of the Design-Build Services includes, but is not limited to, the following: (1) Preparation of the design and construction documents; (2) Procurement and staging of construction material and equipment; (3) Construction of the project including supervision, labor, materials and equipment. The Design-Build Contractor for this project will be selected in two phases (see below). The acquisition process will comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), subparts 15.3 (Source Selection) and 36.3 (Two-Phase Design-Build Selection). Phase One: Phase One will identify those firms, which are most highly qualified. Highly qualified includes their background, technical and managerial qualifications, resources and capabilities. Each offering firm will be evaluated for the quality and thoroughness of its response to the GSA Request-for-Qualification (RFQ). Three (3) firms, unless the Contracting Officer determines that a number greater than three is in the Government's interest, will be selected for consideration for Phase Two. A project selection board, formed for this project by GSA, will evaluate and short-list the offering candidates. Offerors shall be required to submit four (4) copies of the following: 1. A letter of intent for the advertised project; 2. Pertinent description, performance record, pictures and references for three to five projects carried out by the offeror in the past seven years, projects that were roughly comparable to the advertised project in purpose, size, scope and cost; 3. Four sets of completed 254 forms for the personnel proposed to design and construct the advertised project; 4. Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the owner representatives for each project previously completed by the offeror; 5. Explanation for delays and liquidated damages in any of the previous projects; 6. Resumes of the proposed key design and construction personnel; 7. Offeror's management plan (maximum two pages) for the advertised project; 8. Proof of offeror's financial stability; 9. Proof of offeror's bonding capacity with a notarized statement to that effect; 10. Release forms authorizing GSA to obtain information on the previously completed projects; 11. A resource-loaded bar chart schedule for the advertised project, delineating design, procurement and construction phases and overlaps. The SF254's can be obtained through the website of www.gsa.gov/forms. Upon completion of Phase One short listing, the Government will inform the short-listed firms of the Phase Two proceedings including interviews, interview schedules and the final selection criteria. This procurement is being made under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Phase Two: The Phase Two submission is the basis of making the final selection. Those short listed firms included in Phase Two will be required to prepare fully developed technical and price proposals. The Government does not allow providing any stipend for the preparation of proposals by the offerors. The offeror for this project can be a joint venture, partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity with collective contractual responsibility to perform the project. If the offeror is an entity comprised of more than one firm, the identity and credentials of the firms will be evaluated separately and as a whole. Selecting an offeror is not restricted to any specific geographic area. However, a five- percent advantage over others will be given to firms located in Arizona, Nevada and Oregon, because of their proximity to the job site. Every offeror will be evaluated in the following categories: I. Past Performance (35%): Evaluates: (a) similarity between this project and other projects performed by the offeror; (b) quality of previous work; (c) budget and schedule compliance; and (d) working relationship with owner representatives. Any comparable project indicated by the offeror, must be at least 50% complete in order for it to be considered for this evaluation. II. Organization (25%): Evaluates: (a) the offeror's organization and track record, organizational credentials, management philosophy; (b) credentials, experiences and assigned responsibilities of the corporate managers; (c) general corporate ability to complete projects on time and within budget; (d) current workload; and (e) the proposed management plan for this project. III. Proposed Project Design and Construction Teams (40%): Evaluates: (a) the proposed project team; (b) background, credentials and experiences of the design and construction consultants and contractors, the design leader, the project managers, and other team members; (c) experience of team members with projects similar to this project; (d) proposed geographic location (s) of the project team; (e) time line of the project team's involvement throughout the project duration; and (e) availability of the project team members for work, when indicated. Prior to the award of contract, the firms not qualifying as Small-Business-Concern will be required to present their subcontracting plans to the Government in accordance with Public Law 95-507. Small Businesses and Small Disadvantaged Businesses are encouraged to participate as prime contractor, or as members of subcontracting teams with small and/or small disadvantaged businesses to the maximum practical extent in accordance with Public Law 95-507. Although this procurement is open to large business, small and small disadvantaged firms are strongly encouraged to participate. A pre-solicitation meeting is scheduled on Thursday, September 7, 2000 @ 10AM -- 12PM at the Ronald Reagan U.S. Courthouse, 411 W. 4th Street, Room 3053, 3rd Floor Santa Ana, CA. This meeting will also provide opportunities for small businesses to meet with other contractors for contracting opportunities on this project. At the conclusion of this meeting, a walk-thru on the project will be conducted at Santa Ana Federal Building, 34 Civic Center, Santa Ana with the prospective offerors. Please contact Peggy De La Torre if you plan to attend and the number of attendees no later than August 30, 2000. Firms interested in receiving the RFQ should submit a letter of interest by FAX (415) 522-3136, or email peggy.delatorre@gsa.gov, or Mail to: Attention Peggy De La Torre, Contracting Officer, GSA, Property Development Division (9PCS) 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 3rd Floor West, San Francisco, CA 94102-3434. A Request for Qualification (RFQ) will be issued on August 18, 2000. Closing date and time of submittal of qualifications is 4PM (San Francisco local time), September 29, 2000. This is not a request for FEE PROPOSAL. For more information, please contact Ms. Peggy De La Torre (415) 522-3157. Posted 08/04/00 (W-SN482794). (0217)

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