PRESOL | Z | RECOVERY-Design Build Services New Custom House Modernization Project, Denver, Colorado

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 22, 2009 FBO #2889
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Z -- RECOVERY-Design Build Services New Custom House Modernization Project, Denver, Colorado

Notice Date: 10/20/2009
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: GS-08P-10-JB-C-0007
Point of Contact: Len A Wilson, Phone: 303-236-8000 ext 2315, Jessica Pasicznyk, Phone: 303-236-8000 ext 2133
E-Mail Address: Len.wilson@gsa.gov, jessica.pasicznyk@gsa.gov
(Len.wilson@gsa.gov, jessica.pasicznyk@gsa.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: Competitive 8(a)
Description: RECOVERY: Design-Build for the Modernization of the New Custom House, Denver, Colorado BUILDING TYPE: Federal Office Building CLIENT AGENCY: General Services Administration Region 8 SIZE: 278,252 gross square feet (GSF) PARKING SPACES: 47 outdoor BUDGET: Estimated Construction Cost between $15,000,000 - $25,000,000 PROCUREMENT TYPE: Opportunities for this procurement shall be for 8(a) competitive set aside. 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). 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 the mechanical infrastructure and window replacement for the New Custom House. 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 8 stories. The building contains 278,252 gross square feet (GSF), 247,310 rentable square feet (RSF), and 172,502 usable square feet (USF). The building will be fully occupied throughout the modernization project. Agencies located in the federal building are the Small Business Administration, US Bankruptcy Courts, Military Entrance Processing Station, Department of Justice, Department of the Army, Department of Justice, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the Department of Homeland Security. The building is located at 721 19th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202. The building is a long-term GSA-held assets situated in a prime location in the downtown federal district 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 upgrading air handling units, upgrading electrical switch gears, updating/replacing induction units and condensate piping, updating lighting and controls, updating mechanical controls, air intakes, installing isolation valves, updating/replacing domestic and mechanical plumbing, replacing ceilings and flooring, sitework and new dock, updating restrooms, upgrading life safety system, replacing windows, and updating 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 11/4/2009 on the internet at: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. BONDING REQUIREMENTS Please note - in the first phase of the solicitation process, offeror will be required to provide a letter of "bondability" on the Surety's letterhead stating that the offeror has the bonding capacity available should they receive the contract award. The purpose of this letter is to put the bonding company on notice that their client is proposing on a project.
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Place of Performance: Address: NEW CUSTOM HOUSE, 721 19th Street, Denver, Colorado, 80202, United States; Zip Code: 80202
Record: SN01988224-W 20091022/091020234729-8ae245279e287e7bf5225c135aad368c (fbodaily.com)
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