Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BORDER STATION, ROOSVILLE, MT.

Notice Date

February 9, 2001

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Property Development (8PF), Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling Streets, Building 41, Denver, CO, 80225

ZIP Code

80225

Solicitation Number

GS-08P-01-JFC-0008

Response Due

March 14, 2001

Point of Contact

Steve Eckelberg, Contracting Officer, Phone (303) 236-7070 , x260, Fax (303)236-3606, Email steven.eckelberg@gsa.gov -- Steve Eckelberg, Contracting Officer, Phone (303) 236-7070 , x260, Fax (303)236-3606, Email

E-Mail Address

Steve Eckelberg (steven.eckelberg@gsa.gov)

Description

DESCRIPTION OF ACQUISITION: NAICS Code 233320 -- This synopsis is a solicitation for construction of a new border station in Roosville, MT. under a two-step sealed bid selection process. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and $7,500,000. A firm fixed price contract is contemplated. SELECTION PROCESS This procurement will be accomplished using two-step sealed bidding procedures. In the first step of the selection, offerors are invited to submit technical qualification information that will be evaluated by the General Services Administration (GSA) to advise each respondent in writing if their submittal is technically acceptable. No price information is submitted in this step. The submittal must address the technical evaluation factors contained in the solicitation. After the evaluation is complete, discussion of the technical proposals may take place if necessary prior to determining which submittals are technically acceptable. Step two commences with issuance of plans and specifications to firms who have been determined to be technically acceptable in step one, and results in submission of priced sealed bids from those firms. Award will be made to the low price offeror from firms participating in step two. Firms eligible for step two will receive further correspondence regarding dates for issuance and submittal of sealed bids. It is anticipated that this project will be awarded by May 15, 2001. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT: A new port facility will be constructed for the U.S. Customs Service, Immigration Naturalization Service and other inspection agencies at Roosville, MT. Its size is approximately 28,400 gross square feet of building area, including a main port building, commercial inspection building, non-commercial secondary inspection area, agency vehicle garage, three primary inspection lanes, an impoundment lot, and a commercial parking area with spaces for 10 oversized vehicles. The facility will be constructed on 10 acres of land, utilizing the two-acre site of the existing station. Construction must be phased so that the existing facility can remain in use during construction. The project is designed in metric by Lehman-Smith + McCleish Architects, Inc., Washington, DC. RESPONSIBILITIES: The General Construction Contractor will be required to provide construction; supervision/contract management; spare parts/material/equipment; a quality control plan; inspections and tests; manuals (operations and maintenance, shop drawings, etc.); training (building operations for staff, occupants); as indicated in the specifications and drawings. The project must be phased to allow for operation of the existing border station facility until the new facility is fully operational. ROLES: A. Contractor: The General Construction Contractor is solely responsible for the management (planning, supervision, and contract coordination) and construction (including all labor, equipment, materials and inspections as identified in the contract documents as the responsibility of the General Construction Contractor) to meet the requirements set forth in this contract. Additionally it will be the responsibility of this contractor to coordinate with any other contractor that will be on the job site at the same time. Management: The General Construction Contractor shall provide individuals in the capacities of Project Manager, General Superintendent, Project Coordinator, and Environmental/Quality Control Officer. The Contractor Principal(s) shall have legal authority to represent the Contractor. The Project Manager shall be the single point of contact for coordinating with the Government. The General Superintendent shall coordinate all construction work and associated contracts. The Project Coordinator shall be responsible for the project schedule and assure that all subcontractors meet schedule requirements. B. Construction Manager (CM). The Government has contracted with an Architect/Engineering firm to provide construction management services to insure adherence with the plans and specifications and the related terms of the contract and to assist the Government in managing this construction project with an emphasis on meeting goals relating to schedule, budget, scope, and quality. The CM provides management, technical, administrative, and quality control services to assist in achieving these goals. The CM shall have access to all areas of the construction site, including the construction contractor's construction office records, test reports, etc., relating to this contract. The General Construction Contractor shall be expected to interface with this firm during the construction of this project. QUALITY CONTROL PLAN: Based upon the plans and specifications, the General Construction Contractor shall prepare and maintain a Quality Control Plan (QCP) to address all requirements set forth in the plans and specifications. The QCP is intended to document those inspections and tests necessary to assure the Government that product delivery, quality, and performance are as required. Content, parameters, reporting, submissions, etc., shall be as set forth in the specifications. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION: A. Coordination Meetings: In addition to the meetings set forth in the specifications, the General Construction Contractor shall meet regularly with the Government's Contracting Officer's Representative, (COR) and CM to provide a management overview of construction developments. Immediately after award, a Pre-construction meeting shall be conducted to review contract requirements, address scheduling, introduce staff, and resolve questions. B. Contract Coordination: The General Construction Contractor will be required to coordinate with a variety of individuals and firms. The General Construction Contractor shall provide site access for these individuals and firms and provide coordination so as not to impede the execution of their duties. CONTRACTOR'S STAFF: The Government will require that the General Construction Contractor maintain the staff proposed to completion of the project. Any changes to the General Construction Contractor's staff during the construction period shall be required to be approved by the Government. PROPOSAL SUBMITTALS: (1) Proposals will be evaluated using a Two-Step process. Step I: After receipt of technical proposals from all Offerors, a review will be made by the Government to establish the offerors considered to be technically acceptable. The Government may enter into discussions with offerors to correct deficiencies in the proposals and to clarify any ambiguities, before soliciting for price proposals. Step II: Those offerors considered to be within the competitive range will be requested to submit a priced sealed bid. (2) Offerors will be responsible to submit technical proposals that are acceptable without further explanation or information. The Government may make a final decision regarding a proposal's acceptability solely on the basis of the proposal as submitted. The Government may proceed with the request for price proposals without requesting further information from any offeror or conducting discussions; however, the Government may request additional information from offerors of proposals that it considers reasonably susceptible of being made acceptable and conduct discussions, if necessary. (3) Only one technical proposal may be submitted by each offer. Offeror must be a general contractor. Any value engineering changes proposed prior to award will not be considered. (4) THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF TECHNICAL PROPOSALS IS 1:00 P.M. local time, ON MARCH 14, 2001. Proposals must be received prior to the deadline at the following address: General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Property Development, Building 41, Room 252, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25006, 6th and Kipling Streets, Denver, CO 80225-0006, Attention: Steve Eckelberg, Telephone Number: (303) 236-7070 ext. 260, Working Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (5) Late proposals will be handled in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.214-23, entitled "Late Submissions, Modifications, Revisions and Withdrawals of Technical Proposals under Two-Step Sealed Bidding". Facsimile or electronic commerce submittals are not authorized. (6) Proposal Sealing: The contents of each proposal submission are to be placed in sealed envelopes or other sealed enclosure and identified with Offeror's Name, Project Number, solicitation number, and the date and time for receipt of offers. (7) Quantity: The offeror shall submit three (3) complete copies of all proposal documents. Extraneous material not required to be submitted with proposals will be detrimental to the offeror and will not be reviewed or returned. Offeror's not submitting (3) complete copies will not be technically evaluated or considered for any award. (8) Questions: All questions concerning proposal submissions shall be directed to Steve Eckelberg, Contracting Officer, in writing at FAX number 303-236-3606. PROPOSAL ASSEMBLY: Offerors must assemble technical proposals into a proposal package having the content and format indicated in this section. The technical proposal must contain the following components which shall be individually bound or tabbed: 1. Minimum Evaluation Factors: 2. Past Performance of General Construction Contractor; 3. Management/Schedule; 4. Qualification of Key Personnel EVALUATION FACTORS: Offerors must first demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements set forth below. If the minimum requirements are met, then the evaluators will proceed to evaluate the additional evaluation factors. Offers that are unable to demonstrate they meet the minimum requirements will be determined technically unacceptable, and will not be eligible for step 2. A. MINIMUM EVALUATION FACTORS: The following minimum evaluation factors must be addressed in the technical proposal (1) General Contractor must be licensed within the City and State of incorporation. (2) General Contractor's license has not been suspended or revoked within the last 6 years. (3) General Contractor's surety has not been required by owner to complete work since January 1, 1997. (4) Notarized statement from Surety(ies) indicating available performance bonding capacity of at least $7.5 Million. To address these factors: Provide written documentation including a copy of General Contractor's license, notarized statement that license has not been suspended or revoked in last six years (GSA will verify), notarized statement that surety has not been required by owner to complete work since January 1, 1997 (GSA will verify), and notarized statement from the bonding company indicating available bonding capacity of at least $7.5 million. B. ADDITIONAL EVALUATION FACTORS: Additional technical evaluation factors must be addressed in the order listed below. Factors are listed in descending order of importance. (1) Past Performance of General Construction Contractor This factor refers to the General Construction Contractor's successful history of completion of similar projects. Similar projects with respect to cost and size, as well as architectural scope, with similar trades closely related to the scope of this project. The evaluation will consider: (a) the offeror's proficiency on past projects of similar size, complexity and scope; (b) responses regarding customer satisfaction received from list of references for past projects provided by the offeror, and any other references contacted by GSA (c) ability to meet schedule (d) the nature of change orders/claims and associated costs. (e) DOL, OSHA or State Department violations/citations. Reference evaluations will be performed on references provided by offerors as well as any other sources available to the evaluation team. To address this factor: Provide descriptions of not more than (5) of your latest completed projects having similar scope, requirements and/or complexity as the project addressed by this announcement. Projects must have been performed over the past (6) years. Include project location, size, award price, completion schedule time frame and if project was completed on time, within budget, number of change orders, total change order price and types (nature) of change orders. Include names of key contractor personnel working on projects, and references with phone numbers of the owners and/or major tenants. These references (and any other available to the Government) will be verified. Provide list and explanation for any DOL, OSHA or State Department violations/citations (2) Management/Schedule. This factor refers to the merit of the offeror's plan for managing the project and related contract administration. The offeror's management plan is to address cost control, project Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and schedule control, coordination of team trades, quality control, coordination with the owner, and the contractors organizational structure and how it facilitates the accomplishment of project requirements. Primary consideration will be given to the resources available to execute the project, cost control, schedule control, roles of key team members, coordination and communication, and quality control. The offeror's narrative of it's approach to accomplish the required work should be comprehensive and show that the offeror understands what is required and has a reasonable plan for executing it. To address this factor: Provide a narrative describing cost and project scheduling control, coordination of team trades, communication, and quality control methods. Include an Organizational Chart and Lines of Authority. (3) Qualifications of Key Personnel. This factor considers the experience, knowledge, and expertise of key members of the General Construction Contractor's team who will be assigned directly to the project as a team. This factor also considers abilities to produce acceptable work in a timely fashion with quality workmanship. References provided will be contacted and evaluated. Availability and present workloads will also be considered. To address this factor: (a) Submit information in a resume type format for key personnel. Information should include company size, years in business, current workload, and specialty experience. State availability and responsibility to the proposed project. Resumes are to include: currently held position/title, proposed project position/title, education, licensing (if required by the trade), and work experience over the last 10 years. Identify personnel and roles in projects submitted in response to evaluation factor number 1. Offerors are expected to retain key personnel identified in step 1 through award and construction of this project. The government must evaluate and approve any substitutions in key personnel before the substitution is made. (b) Include in resumes: specific tasks performed in previous projects relating to this project. PRICE: Priced sealed bids are not requested as part of step one. Sealed bids will be requested in step two from those offerors whose step one submittal is determined to be technically

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