MODIFICATION
C -- Architect-Engineer Design ServicesProject Number 528-710Renovate for Inpatient Mental Health
- Notice Date
- 2/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 541310
— Architectural Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs Syracuse;800 Irving Ave;Syracuse NY 13210
- ZIP Code
- 13210
- Solicitation Number
- VA-528-08-RI-0101
- Response Due
- 3/28/2008
- Archive Date
- 5/27/2008
- Point of Contact
- Michael Reed Contracting Officer 315-425-4854
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Contracting Officer
(Michael.Reed2@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- VA intends to award an Architect/Engineer contract for preparation of working drawings and specifications, cost estimates, submittal review, other construction period services for Minor Construction Project Number 528-710 ???Renovate for Inpatient Mental Health??? at the VA Medical Center, Syracuse. It is the intent to complete the design as early as possible in Fiscal Year 2009 and for construction award in early Calendar Year 09. Investigative services shall include review of VA program requirements and project scope to determine the equipment and construction criteria, and to provide preliminary plans, drawings, and estimates. Design services shall include, but not be limited to, providing complete working drawings, specifications, and detailed cost estimates. Services include meeting with various VA employees in order to fully understand the functional needs, carefully reviewing the space selected for this project, preparation of construction cost estimates, designs and construction contract documents as described herein. Design services for asbestos abatement, to be required at any time during the project, shall be required for an additional fee. Asbestos Monitoring services during construction may be required of the A/E as a reimbursable expense if that should occur. Design services shall include infection control design in order to be in compliance with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Environment of Care Standards. Reference documents for this design shall include ???Design Guide for the Build Environment of Behavioral Health Facilities???, by D. Sine & V. Hunt, spring 2007 and ???Mental Health Environment of Care Checklist of Locked Units.xls??? dated 8/27/07 by Peter Mills, PhD, MS. Drawings will be CADD generated demonstrated to be fully compatible with AutoCad 2008. Specifications shall be compiled from VA master specifications which are available on the internet. Short-List Criteria to select the firms for interview will be based on specialized experience and technical competence with projects specializing in design of Acute Inpatient Involuntary Admission Mental Health Facilities, specific experience and qualifications of proposed personnel and consultants along with record of working together as a team, past performance for VA work, geographic location of the firm, success in prescribing the use of recovered materials, waste reduction and energy efficiency, and the inclusion of small business consultants. Special consideration in the evaluation and selection process will be given to Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. Final ranking of interviewed firms will be based on the team proposed for this project, the proposed management plan, previous experience of the team with emphasis on inpatient psychiatric design, geographic location of the firm, proposed design approach, project control, creative and innovative designs, sustainable design, miscellaneous experience & capabilities, ability to mitigate project cost and project risk assessments. The area of consideration is restricted to firms with offices and key personnel to be assigned to the designs located within a 150 mile radius of the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Appropriate data for this project must be submitted to the Contracting Officer on Standard Form 330 no later than March 28, 2008. FIVE COPIES OF EACH (along with any supplemental information) ARE REQUIRED. Submissions should emphasize experience on similar projects, the key personnel to be assigned to this project, and specific VA experience. This is not a request for proposals. NAICS 541310 applies. Construction cost estimate is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. 2-28-08 notice modified to correct NAICS code.
- Place of Performance
- Address: VA Medical Center;800 Irving Avenue;Syracuse, NY
- Zip Code: 13210
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 13210
- Record
- SN01519536-W 20080301/080228224122 (fbodaily.com)
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