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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 FBO #2857
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Y -- RECOVERY: Solicitation Notice of the Design-Build for the Modernization of the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Office Building, Denver, Colorado

Notice Date

9/18/2009
 

Notice Type

Presolicitation
 

NAICS

236220 — Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
 

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Colorado Service Center (8PC), P.O. Box 25546, Building 41, Room 246, DFC, Denver, Colorado, 80225-0546
 

ZIP Code

80225-0546
 

Solicitation Number

GS08JB12972
 

Archive Date

10/20/2009
 

Point of Contact

Tracy D Troncosa-maes, Phone: 303-236-8000ext2263, Deborah Godshall, Phone: 303-236-8000ext2421
 

E-Mail Address

tracy.troncosa-maes@gsa.gov, deborah.godshall@gsa.gov
(tracy.troncosa-maes@gsa.gov, deborah.godshall@gsa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

RECOVERY: Design-Build for the Modernization of the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Office Building, Denver, Colorado BUILDING TYPE: Federal Office Building CLIENT AGENCY: General Services Administration Region 8 SIZE: 306,250 gross square feet (GSF) including the parking structure PARKING SPACES: 377 BUDGET: Estimated Construction Cost between $15,000,000 - $25,000,000 GSA announces an opportunity for Design Excellence in public architecture for performance of Architectural-Engineering Integrated Design in accordance with GSA quality standards and requirements. This high performance green building project will continue the legacy of outstanding public architecture that was initiated with the founding of the nation through the preservation and modernization of a historic federal building. In accord with this tradition, the General Services Administration (GSA) Design Excellence Program commissions our nation’s most talented architects, engineers, landscape architects, and interior designers to prepare our historic federal buildings for the next 50 – 100 years of service. GSA Design Excellence projects demonstrate the merit of integrated design that balances historic significance with current needs, aesthetics, cost, constructability, and reliability; create environmentally responsible and superior workplaces for civilian Federal employees; and give public expression to our democratic values. As required by law, all Federal facilities must meet Federal energy and water conservation goals and security requirements outlined in the Guiding Principles for Sustainable New Construction and Major Renovations of Executive Order 13423; achieve fossil fuel reductions, renewable energy and water conservation goals of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; conform with the Interagency Security Council (ISC) and GSA design standards for secure facilities; conform to GSA’s P-100 (Facility Standards for Public Buildings); and comply with the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS). This GSA project has a goal to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating. Projects in or affecting historic properties must comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. This facility must be designed in metric units. This project will be delivered through the Design-Build delivery method. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project consists of a modernization upgrade project including exterior curtain wall replacement for the Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building and a parking garage replacement project for the adjacent parking structure. This work is performed under the direction of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Rocky Mountain Region, Public Buildings Service (PBS). It is an existing multi-tenant professional office building with 10 stories. The building contains 306,250 gross square feet (GSF) including the parking structure, 179,375 rentable square feet (RSF), and 147,156 usable square feet (USF). The parking structure will be vacated prior to demolition and the building will be fully occupied throughout the modernization project. Agencies located in the federal building are the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, Department of Agriculture, Department of Justice, Government Accounting Office, Department of Education, Federal Child Care Facility, and the General Services Administration. The building is located at 1244 Speer Blvd, Denver, Colorado, 80204. The building and parking structure are long-term GSA-held assets situated in a prime location near downtown with public transportation within the central business district. Project goals and objectives for the federal building are to provide a pleasant, secure, and safe environment for the staff and visitors consistent with guidelines for Federal facilities and specifically the GSA PBS P-100; satisfy current and projected special-use needs, and allow for future expansion of these requirements; design facilities compatible with the tenants’ existing character and local context, and present a positive image of U.S. Government facilities; use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, which is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings. Project goals and objectives are to improve energy efficiency of building by replacing the exterior curtain wall system; replacing the parking structure; replacing ductwork and terminal devices; upgrading to DDC controls; replacement of ceilings; upgrading of fan coils to VAVs; new VFDs; upgrading lighting and controls; blast improvements; lobby renovation; and upgrading interior and exterior finishes. SCOPE OF WORK Design Stage services and Construction Stage work are to be performed by the DB Contractor. Design Stage services include providing Design Concept and Design Development Phase services. Construction Stage work includes preparing construction documents and performing construction in conformance with the project requirements. The scope of services for the Design Stage will require at a minimum: Professional architectural, engineering, interior design, landscape architecture, and related consulting services for concept design documents, design development documents, construction documents. The scope of services for the Construction Stage will require at a minimum: preparation of construction documents, specifications, cost estimates, computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), CPM scheduling, scope management, value engineering, maintaining construction records, utilizing an electronic project management system in order to manage project documents, monitoring construction costs, commissioning, post-construction contract services (PCCS), demolition, construction, and other required supplemental services if so requested by the Government. The Design-Build contractor shall have a full understanding of the project, its contract documents, and the principles of Federal construction contracting and contract administration. Most importantly, the Design-Build contractor shall have complete responsibility for design and construction of the facility, including timely delivery within the project budget. PROCUREMENT STRATEGY The General Services Administration intends to award a firm-fixed price Design-Build Contract based on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures, FAR Subpart 36.3, Source Selection Procedures, FAR subpart 15.3 and the GSA Design Excellence Program. For this contract award process, GSA will issue two Solicitations in sequence: 1) Phase One, and 2) Phase Two. The Phase One procedure (which is analogous to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is designed to select a “short list” of the most highly qualified Offerors who will be requested to submit Phase Two proposals (the short list will NOT be published in FedBizOpps). All responsible sources may submit a Phase One Proposal. The contracting officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. The most highly rated Offerors will be selected to participate in Phase Two (analogous to Request for Proposals (RFP)). In Phase One, the Government shall identify the evaluation factors other than cost or price that will serve as the basis for the determination of the most highly qualified Offerors. Interested Offerors will be required to submit their responses to the RFQ by the due date established in the RFQ. The Government will evaluate all the responses to the RFQ in accordance with the criteria in the RFQ, and advise each Offeror in writing whether it will be invited to participate in the Phase Two process. Offerors that do not submit a timely RFQ response in Phase One will not be allowed to participate in the remaining phase of the procurement. In Phase Two, the Government will issue the RFP to the most highly qualified Offerors from Phase One and request that they submit Phase Two proposals. Phase Two of the solicitation shall be prepared in accordance with FAR Part 15 and include phase-two evaluation factors, developed in accordance with FAR 15.304 Phase Two of the solicitation shall require submission of technical and price proposals, which shall be evaluated separately in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government will reserve the right to make an award upon the basis of the initial Phase One and Phase Two offers without discussions. The RFQ will be issued electronically after 10/05/2009 on the internet at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Opportunities for other than Large Businesses: This procurement will be open to large and small business firms. Any qualified responsible firm, including small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business is encouraged to participate as a prime contractor or as a member of a joint venture with other small businesses, or as a subcontractor Pursuant to Section 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d), FAR subpart 19.702 and FAR subpart 19.12, an Offeror that is not a small business concern, offering to perform a contract that has subcontracting possibilities, must submit a Subcontracting Plan that is acceptable to the Contracting Officer which provides subcontracting opportunities to small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, and woman-owned small businesses to the maximum extent practicable. In this procurement, GSA intends to promote contractors’ and subcontractors’ use of registered Apprenticeship Programs.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/GSA/PBS/8PC/GS08JB12972/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1244 Speer Blvd, Denver, Colorado, 80204, United States

Zip Code: 80204
 

Record

SN01960926-W 20090920/090919000257-6f215db2fbd2f6349b4167eca293607d (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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