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C -- FULL SUPPLEMENT CONTRACT FOR NC, SC, SOL GS-04P-95-EXD-0050 DUE 000000 POC Contact,Ron Butler,404/331-4366,Contracting Officer,Ronald Butler,404/331-4 366 R- CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATING CONSULTANT (CCEC) SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACTS for the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards under this procurement. The resultant contracts(s) may be extended at the option of the Government for four (4) additional one-year periods. Cumulative delivery orders for each contract will not exceed $750,000 in any one-year period. Similar indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type projects to those listed below may be awarded during the contract period: (1) Construction Cost Estimate, Freight Elevator Conversion - Federal Building & Courthouse, Macon, Georgia - Estimated Construction Cost - $250,000 - $500,000 (2) Construction Cost Estimate, Space Alterations, Federal Building & Courthouse, Greensboro, North Carolina - Estimated Construction Cost - $750,000 - $1,500,000 (3) Technical Evaluation, Space Alteration, C.F. Haynesworth Federal Building, Greensville, South Carolina - Estimated Construction Cost - $150,000 - $250,000 (4) Construction Cost Estimate, New Construction, U.S. Courthouse, Columbia, South Carolina - Estimated Construction Cost - $35,000,000 - $45,000,000 There exists the possibility that significantly smaller projects may be ordered by the Government. Services on these types of projects, at the Government's option, would consist of any of the following: (1) Preparation of Detailed Cost Estimates which are supportive of the bid documents for a wide array of projects, ranging from new construction to building repair and alteration. (2) Preparation of Feasibility Studies inclusive of Life Cycle Cost Analysis (3) Preparation of Technical Analysis as described in GSA Handbook PBS P 3440.7, Estimating Construction Modifications. (4)Provide assistance in negotiating contracts and change orders. (5) Provide Government Cost Estimates for various projects such as space alterations, unit cost, and lump sum item estimates. (6) Provide Cost Estimating Services for the preparation of and review of Cost Estimating supporting Prospectus Development studies. Knowledge of GSA Forms 3596 and 3597, Project Development Cost Estimating Requirements For New Construction and Project Development Cost Estimating Requirements For Repair and Alterations, respectively, will be required. (7) Provide Cost Consulting Services performing reviews of Cost Estimates prepared by design A/E Firms. The reviews will include identification of, and recommendations for, any areas of extravagance in the design which may drive the project budget astray. The CCEC, when assigned a delivery order, will provide, as necessary, professional, technical, administrative and clerical personnel to perform all required services. The Government is also planning to award one or more similar contracts for the states of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Government reserves the right to place delivery orders for projects, located anywhere in PBS Southeast-Sunbelt Region, to any CCEC supplemental firms, regardless of their location. Categories of evaluation criteria and associated weight factors to be applied in the selection process are as follows: (I) Qualifications and Experience of Key Personnel on CCEC's Team - This factor includes education, professional experience and credentials (25 pts); (II) CCEC Firm's Experience - This factor includes evaluation of performance in previous projects based on demonstrated results in time, cost and quality control, and investigation of client references (25 pts); (III) CCEC Firm's Management Approach to Typical Projects (based on above examples) - This factor includes evaluation of the CCE's management plan, coordination of disciplines and consultants, and controls to maintain quality, time schedules and cost (50 pts). Consideration for this contract will be limited to firms located within the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Firms must have previously established (minimum 90 days as of the date of this Announcement) production offices within the geographic area. Firms located within the geographical limitation and having the capabilities to perform the services are invited to submit a letter of interest along with completed SF 254 (SF 254 must be submitted for all consultants) and SF 255 to the procurement office listed above. All SF 254's must be current, reflecting a date not more than one year old from the month of this notice. Information (photos, graphs, etc.) may be incorporated with the text in Sections 8 and 10 of the SF 255 if desired, but a maximum of three pages of additional information may be presented. The following technical evaluation information should be presented in Section 10 of the SFF 255: 1. Qualifications and Experience of Key Personnel a. Summarize the qualifications, including experience, education, certification, registration, background information, specific assignments, and other significant information for key members of the CCEC team. For all key personnel, identify the anticipated duties of the person as full-time or part-time, and identify the person as an employee of the CCEC firm or an employee of a consulting firm. 2. CCEC Firms Experience a. Provide information on recently completed or on-going similar projects that will identify the firm's qualifications, experience and achievements. This information should clearly demonstrate the firm's ability to perform the work required under the contract. Provide names, addresses and telephone number of the last five clients for which the CCEC firm has provide similar services to those described in this Announcement. 3. CCEC's Management Approach to Typical Project a. Provide an organizational chart, identifying the Government's Contracting Officer, CCEC's Project Manager, and cost analysts, quantity surveyors, and consultants with lines of authority and communication clearly noted. b. Describe your approach to mobilization for a project, timely response to a task order request, resources available to handle mutiple projects, and effective management control of personnel and consultants. Indicate additional resources that may be utilized in the event that personnel initially named must be replaced or supplemented during the project. c. Describe the resources and facilities available to the CCEC. Describe in-house production capabilities. Indicate additional outside resources that are available to the CCEC. The Government's construction cost estimating reports are computer generated utilizing the window driven ''Success'' cost estimating software. Describe the CCEC's computer generated construction cost estimating software and its compatibility with the software used by the Government. Emphasis will be placed upon the CCEC's computer office automation capabilities, including ability to prepare reports compatible with 'Success'' Cost Management System's format, the ability to interface with the Government's Microsoft Excel V.5.0 and Word for Windows V.6.0. software, and the ability to send, receive an share data electronically via desktop conferencing technologies. The technical proposals will be evaluated first accoriding to the rating factors identified above, and then a short-list of the most highly qualified firms will be prepared. The short-listed firms will be notified, and interviews by Government representatives of each firm at their respective offices will be arranged. Responses must be postmarked within 21 calendar days from the date of publication of thiss notice. A follow-up listing of firms to be interviewed will be placed in this publication. This is not a request for a proposal. (0152)

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