MODIFICATION
Y -- Capitol Visitor Center
- Notice Date
- 12/6/2001
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Chesapeake Realty Services District (3PC), The Wanamaker Building 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA, 19107-3396
- ZIP Code
- 19107-3396
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-GS-03P-02-AOC-0001
- Response Due
- 1/9/2002
- Archive Date
- 1/24/2002
- Point of Contact
- Daniel Correnti, Contracting Officer, Phone (215) 656-6152, Fax (215) 656-5839
- E-Mail Address
-
dan.correnti@gsa.gov
- Description
- In conjunction with the General Services Administration, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) announces an opportunity for Construction Excellence in Public Buildings and the intent to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) Construction Services for the United States Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) and related work in and around the Capitol Building, Washington, DC. The CVC will greatly enhance the experience of visiting the U.S. Capitol Building. Not only will it provide new educational opportunities for visitors but it will also improve security, accessibility and visitor comfort. As designed, the CVC will compliment the Capitol Building and its surroundings and will become a seamless addition to the Capitol complex. The CVC will be located underground on the East Front of the Capitol, so as to enhance rather than detract from the appearance of the Capitol and its historic Frederick Law Olmsted landscaping. When completed, the CVC will contain approximately 580,000 square feet on three levels, requiring approximately a 196,000 square-foot excavation, or "footprint," on the East Front of the Capitol. The CVC will include space for exhibits, visitor comfort, food service, two orientation theaters, an auditorium, gift shops, security, connections to existing buildings, service tunnels for underground vehicle access to the Capitol, loading docks, mechanical facilities, and storage. The CVC will preserve and maximize public access to the Capitol while greatly enhancing the experience for the millions who walk its historic corridors and experience its monumental spaces every year. This solicitation will address only a portion of the work required to complete the CVC, as noted below. The Architect of the Capitol will utilize a "best value" source selection process to enable selection from among high quality contractors for this procurement. The project will be constructed in sequences and requires extensive coordination between this contractor and contractors of prior and subsequent sequences of the work as well as with contractors performing other AOC projects in the immediate vicinity of the project. This advertisement is for sequence I of the project which encludes, but not limited to, Miscellaneous Site Demolition, Slurry Wall Construction, Excavation and, Installation of Load Bearing Elements (including Caissons with imbedded Steel Columns). The estimated construction cost for Sequence I is in the range of $30 to $45 million. Contractor must provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and equipment (except as otherwise provided), and must plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective performance of all construction to meet AOC requirements. The Contractor will perform the construction in accordance with the design specifications, drawings, and the provisions of the contract. The solicitation for Sequence I will be issued in two (2) parts. Part A will be for technical proposals and will include a set of draft specifications and drawings. It will be available on or about 11/26/2001. Under this part the government will evaluate past performance, technical and management capabilities in order to establish a list of pre-qualifed offerors. Only those offerors determined to be technical qualified under Part A will participate and advance to Part B. Under Part B, the qualified offerors will be requested to submit pricing proposals based upon completed specifications and drawings. Part B of the solicitation will be issued approximately 45 days after receipt of proposals for Part A. The government will award a fixed-price contract after evaluation of Part A and Part B proposals resulting from this solicitation to the responsive and responsible offeror determined by the government to be the "best value" to the government. Under this solicitation, pricing and technical merit will be given approximatley equal weight in the evaluation. The contract documents will also specify the methodology for negotiating change orders. Competitive formal source selection procedures will be used in accordance with FAR 15. Offerers are advised an award may be made without discussions or any contact concerning the proposals received. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award; to negotiate with any or all offerors; to award the contract to other than the offeror submitting the lowest total price; and to award to the offeror submitting the proposal determined by the Government to be the most advantageous. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms. NOTE: Firms submitting technical and pricing proposals will not be compensated for proposal preparation costs. To be considered for final award, potential offerors must submit proposals per the RFP to BOTH the Technical/Management and Price on the due dates established. A pre-proposal meeting and site visit will be held in early December at the Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) project field office. The RFP Part A will be issued by the Contract Specialist at GSA, Mid-Atlantic Region in Philadelphia, PA and posted electronically on the www.fedbizops.gov website. Hard copies or CD's of the draft specifications and drawings and RFP Part B, Technical Sepcificaitons and Drawings, will be issued by the AOC, Washington, DC. In order for potential offerors to be placed on the bidders list for hard copies or CD's, respondents must submit a written request via fax to Cal Durgin, (202) 228-2073 or e-mailed to cdurgin@aoc.gov. Requests for prime contractors must include a letter from the surety stating their capacity for bonding in amounts covering the estimated prices cited above. Any quesitons regarding this synopsis may be directed to Cal Durgin, CVC Contract Specialist, at (202) 228-2370 or Dan Correnti, GSA Contract Specialist, at (215) 656-6152. This procurement is being conducted under full and open competition on an unrestricted basis under NAIC code 233320.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20515
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20515
- Record
- SN20011206/00001435-011207191211 (fbodaily.com)
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