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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 12, 2009 FBO #2755
MODIFICATION

Y -- RECOVERY: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENCE FOR THE Dr. A.H. MCCOY FEDERAL BUILDING, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI - Amendment 3

Notice Date

6/10/2009
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
 

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Acquisition Management Division (4PG), 401 West Peachtree Street, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia, 30365
 

ZIP Code

30365
 

Solicitation Number

GS-04P-09-EX-C-0076
 

Archive Date

6/30/2009
 

Point of Contact

Leslie Smalls, Phone: 404-224-2232
 

E-Mail Address

leslie.smalls@gsa.gov
(leslie.smalls@gsa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Amendment 6 Amendment 6 The Request for Proposal under Solicitation Number GS-04P-09-EX-C-0076 hereby amended as follows: Questions and clarifications to this solicitation are no longer accepted. CLARIFICATIONS TO QUESTIONS QUESTION 1. Please explain what is meant by commission. Is it different than overhead and profit? Answer to Question 1 DESIGN PHASE SERVICES: Overhead - Overhead expenses typically are costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Profit - Profit typically is considered the total dollar amount paid to a contractor for performance over and above allowable costs ( Federal Acquisition Institute's Cost Analysis Guide ). Commission - Commission is a fee that is typically paid to contractors for work that is performed under subcontract and completed by forces other than the contractor's own. CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES: Overhead - Overhead expenses typically are costs on the income statement except for direct labor and direct materials. Profit - Profit typically is considered the total dollar amount paid to a contractor for performance over and above allowable costs ( Federal Acquisition Institute's Cost Analysis Guide ). Commission - Commission is a fee that is typically paid to contractors for work that is performed under subcontract and completed by forces other than the contractor's own. QUESTION 2 Subfactor 2c requests we address the way our firm handles construction claims/litigation and to provide information on any claims within the last ten years. This is a single corporation-wide answer, not specific to the projects submitted in 2a. Please confirm. Answer to Questions 2 This is an opportunity to show how as a General Contractor the firm has preferred to handle disputes QUESTION 3 Is there a minimum or maximum "self performed work" percentage on the Project? If so, that is (are) the percentages? Answer to Question 3 Per FAR 52-219-14 the prime contractor must self perform at least 15% of the construction work. "Percent of self-performed work" is calculated by dividing the above defined cost of "self-performed work" by the "total cost of the contract" and multiplying the result by 100 QUESTION 4 If there is a "self performed work" percentage required, what is the GSA definition of what can be considered "self performed work"? Answer to Question 4 "Self-performed work" generally includes costs for: mobilization and utilization of owned or rented plant and equipment to be operated by the contractor's own employees and labor associated with the aforementioned equipment; contractor's own labor to fabricate or to install materials into the finished construction; performance by the contractor's own employees of design work, land surveys and other engineering or technical specialist services required by the contract; supplies to directly support the aforementioned work to be accomplished by the contractor's own employees; and the contractor's own job overhead costs. Contractor markups for profit, general and administrative overhead, bonds, or other indirect costs on "self-performed" or subcontracted work are not "self-performed work" and are to be excluded from "total cost of the contract" for calculation purposes. Rental of plant or equipment for operation by subcontractors is not "self-performed work" but shall be included in the "total cost of the contract" for calculation purposes. Cost of materials to be incorporated into the work and supplies to support other than construction by the contractor's own employees are excluded from the above definition. Do not include these costs in the calculation. QUESTION 5 I understand the design costs will be part of the $60 million budget. How much will the design costs be? (This tells us approximately how much money will be available for the actual construction.) Answer to Question 5 The $60 million includes the cost for design phase and construction phase. QUESTION 6 Describe the management/reporting relationships between the GSA and CM, A/E, and CMc? Answer to Question 6 GSA is the owner, and all parties are agents to GSA. QUESTION 7 Can you confirm the amount of Liquidated damages for substational completion and final completion? QUESTION 8 The response should state "that damages will be assessed in the amount of actual damages the Government incurs for late delivery but will not be less more than $4,300.00 per calendar day." This would be consistent with what is stated in Part 1, Paragraph 2.8.1 of the Request For Proposal. QUESTION 9 In the event of a delay, could the actual damages exceed the liquidated damages of $4,300.00 per calendar day? Is so, what is the actual dollar amount of the liquidated damages that will be assessed for late delivery of this project beyond the contract completion date? Answer to Questions 7, 8, and 9 Liquidated damages will be assessed in the amount of actual damages the Government incurs for late delivery, but will not be MORE than $4,300.00 per calendar day. QUESTION 10 We want to understand what GSA wants to accomplish with the bid bond as our bonding company will ask us specifically. If it is to get assurance of bondability, would not a letter from them indicating our capacity suffice? Answer to Question 10 The function of a bid bond is to provide the government with a financially responsible party who will pay all or a portion of the damages caused if the bidder to whom a contract is awarded refuses to enter into it. QUESTION 11 If the $3M bid bond is required, then under what circumstances could the bond be called upon? Answer to Question 11 If the CMc defaults, the Government (GSA) can call on the bid bond. The bid bond insures that the all costs incurred by the Government associated with the default are paid. QUESTION 12 Would you like us to insert the Bid Bond within our bound submittal, or should we put this in a separate envelope, labeled accordingly? Answer to Question 12 Place the bid bond in the envelope with the cost proposal and label accordingly. QUESTION 13 The requirement for a past performance/experience projects (Factors 1 and 2) to be "completed" means they have to be completed by the end of calendar year 2009. Is that true? Answer to Question 13 ‘Complete' is defined as being substantially complete on or before June 15, 2009. Substantially complete generally occurs when the owner is able to use the project for the purpose intended. QUESTION 14 Can the requirement for the establishment of a GMP be postponed until the design phase services and the actual design are completed and then be offered to the Government as a GMP for acceptance or rejection? QUESTION 15 Can Price Item B-2 on the Attachment B be made an Owner Established Allowance at this stage, to be adjusted to an actual GMP amount once the design is completed? Answer to Question 14 and 15 Postponing the GMP is not possible, the GMP established by the Gov't represents all of the funds budgeted for the Construction. The intent is for the CMc to keep the Design within this amount (Design Phase Services) such that GSA could award the construction. QUESTION 16 We would like to request an extension of the due date to June 22, 2009. Answer to Question 16 Due to the aggressive time frame for this project, an extension cannot be granted. QUESTION 17 Will the interviews be conducted the week of June 15? Have the exact days and times been determined? Will the GSA conduct a formal interview structure that we need to be made aware of? Are there limitations on time for setup, presentation, questions & answers, etc? Will we have access to audio/visual equipment or should we bring our own? Answer to Question 17 All Offerors should be prepared to provide interviews as part of their Stage 2 submittal. However, only Offerors determined to be in the competitive range will be requested for an interview. All Offerors will be notified in writing whether they are in the competitive range prior to interviews. ON THE PROPOSAL COVER LETTER, PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION (Name, Mailing Address, Electronic Mail Address, Office Phone, Cell Phone and Fax Number) FOR TWO PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMPANY THAT CAN RECEIVE SUCH NOTIFICATION. The interviews will be held on the 18th floor of the Peachtree Summit Federal Building, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Atlanta, GA, 30308, on June 17, 18 or 19, 2009. The purpose of the interviews is to augment the written submittals and to provide an opportunity for dialogue among the parties. The dialogue will follow the criteria as set forth in the FAR sections 15.102 and 15.306. The Offerors shall clarify through the interview process their responses to the evaluation factors as specified in the RFP. The presentation shall address both Design Phase Services and Construction Phase Work. The interview will be conducted in a on the spot question type format. The GSA is not specially interested in a PowerPoint type presentation. Questions will not be available prior to the interview session. The Offerors shall be required to include the following personnel in the oral presentations: Corporate Construction Executive or Project Coordinator Project Manager - Design Phase Services Project Manager - Construction Phase Work Construction Superintendent Other staff as necessary to address Design Phase Services including cost estimating, design reviews and quality control Each interview shall be limited to 60 minutes unless agreed upon by the Offeror and the Government at that time. Discussions will be permitted during interviews in accordance with FAR section 15.306(d)(3). Clarification on the number of amendments : With the exception of this amendment, there have been five (5) amendment issued as follows: Amendment # 1 - Issued May 1, 2009, - Clarifications Amendment # 2 - Issued May 15, 2009 - "Notice Update" Stage 1 Viability Amendment # 3 - Issued May 19, 2009 - Building Information Modeling Amendment # 4 - Issued May 21, 2009 - Clarification to Questions Amendment # 5 - Issued June 1, 2009 - Clarification to Questions Please be sure to acknowledge all amendments in block 19 of the Standard Form 1442. Proposals are due no later than Monday, June 15, 2009, 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time to Leslie Smalls, Contracting Officer, General Services Administration, Public Building Services, Acquisition Services Division, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 2500, Atlanta, Georgia 30308. End of Amendment 6
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/4PCA/GS-04P-09-EX-C-0076/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 100 West Capital, Street, Jackson, Mississippi, 39269, United States

Zip Code: 39269
 

Record

SN01840926-W 20090612/090610235032-65425339ffd9f26316d8116630a718cb (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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