DVA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

R -- DESIGN DEVELOPMENT FOR FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM SOL 539-70-95 DUE 081495 POC Contact Point, Wanda Perdomo, (513)559-5062, Contracting Officer, Mary M. Boyd, (513)559-5619, Additional Contact, Judy Blasingame, (513)559-5036 Provide Architectural-Engineering Services for design development and construction documents for a project to install a sprinkler system and replace the fire alarm system at the VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. The work may involve design, drafting, planning, studies, site investigation, and construction phase services associated with this type of project. The proposed services will be procured by a negotiated fixed-price contract. Estimated design start date is October 1995. The estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Interested firms are invited to submit a completed Standard Form 254 and Standard Form 255 to this office by 4:30 P.M., August 14, 1995. Only firms within a 150 mile radius of Cincinnati, Ohio will be considered. Those firms having the capability to provide the services shall address the following evaluation criteria: (I) Team proposed for this project: Background of the personnel (1. Project manager, 2. Other key personnel, 3. Consultants); (II) Proposed management plan: Team organization (1. Design phase, 2. Construction phase); (III) Previous experience of team proposed for this project: Describe projects; (IV) Location and facilities of working offices: A. Prime firm, B. Consultants; (V) Present proposed design approach for this project: A. Describe proposed design philosophy. B. What problems do you anticipate and how do you propose to solve them? C. Describe possible energy applications. D. Describe innovative approaches in production and design.; (VI) Cost Control: A. What control techniques are planned? B. Who will be responsible for cost control? C. Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project cost target, and any additional construction costs caused by design deficiences.; (VII) Estimating effectiveness: Review ten most recently bid projects to demonstrate estimating effectiveness; (VIII) Schedule Control: A. What techniques are planned to assure that schedule will be met? B. Who will be responsible to assure that schedule will be met? C. Review recent projects to demonstrate ability to meet project schedules.; (IX) Describe your experience and capabilities in the following areas: A. Specialized experience for this project, B. Computer aided design and drafting, C. Other computer applications; (X) Miscellaneous: A. Describe awards received for design excellence. B. Describe circumstance and outcome of any litigation you have been involved in over the past five years. C. Indicate type and amount of liability insurance you carry. This is not a Request For Proposal. The Standard Industrial Code is 8712, with an average annual sales or receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not to exceed $2.5 million. See Note 24. (0192)

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