Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

R -- ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL 539-10-97 DUE 112296 POC Contact Point, Judy Blasingame, (513)475-6341, Contracting Officer, Sandra Lopes, (513)475-6336, Additional Contact, Wanda Mims, (513)475-6339 Provide Architectural-Engineering (A-E) Services for design development and construction documents for a project to expand the current emergency room (ER) space into the current ambulance dock area to accommodate new holding areas, cardiac emergency space, admitting, and other support functions of the ER. The project will also include renovation of the existing ER space to tie the existing and new areas together at the VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. Only firms within a 150 mile radius of Cincinnati, Ohio will be considered. 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 January 1997. 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 ''Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire,'' and Standard Form 255 ''Architect- Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project,'' to this office on or before 4:30 P.M., November 22, 1996. 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 deficiencies - not program changes.; (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. This is an unrestricted procurement. See Note 24. (0292)

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