Tennessee Valley Authority Purchasing (WR 3L) 1101 Market Street P. O. Box 11127 Chattanooga TN 37401-2127

Y -- DESIGN COMPETITION FOR FULL A/E DESIGN SERVICES FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT SUPPORT FACILITIES SOL Not available POC Buyer: David E. McGinnis Phone: (615) 751-4961 TVA intends to purchase the following goods or services by Competitive Negotiation: Architectural/Engineering (A/E) Services are required for design of the II (2) phase Facility Development at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Athens, Alabama. A/E scope of services for Phase I services include conceptual design for both development Phases I and II. Phase I services include final design and construction services for the new Main Plant Entry Road, Parking lots and new Administration Building. Phase II services will consist of final design and construction services required for Phase II development including site adaptation of the existing Security Portal design, a new Plant Office building, Modifications and Maintenance Shop, Elevated Pedway, Landscaping and laydown Yards. All design will be in hard metric (SI) and completed in ''Auto cad'' or translated to ''Auto cad.'' The Estimated Construction Budget for both phases of the project is $30 - $45 million. The objective of this selection process is to establish sources for design excellence at the initial level of selection, and use of a design and project team qualification as the criteria for final selection. The objective of the selection process is to select an excellent Lead designer/design studio and a Lead firm capable of both design and service excellence. This will be a two stage selection process that will establish design excellence at the initial stage of selection focusing on the Lead designer/design studio. Project team qualifications combined with a design competition will be the basis of selection in the final stage. The initial level of selection (Stage I) will result in the prequalification of a minimum of the three (3) designers/design studios for the Stage II competition for final selection. The geographical limitations for the procurement is the seven state service area of the Tennessee Valley Authority which includes Tennessee and portions of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. The designer/design studio, and Lead firm, and the entire project team must have a principal office(s) within this area. The architect(s)/designer(s) will, as a minimum, develop the design philosophy, and conceptual design for this two phase development. Joint ventures with firms outside geographic area are permissible. STAGE I Selection (initial): Offerors/designers will be selected on the basis of design excellence evaluation by the following criteria, listed in order of importance: (1) Past Performance on Design: Submit the following for no more than three (3) projects completed in the past ten (10) years in which you were the Lead designer/design studio. (A) maximum of three (3) 8''x10'' photographs per project (B) one typewritten page with a description for each project (C) awards, publications, notices, peer recognition or any documentation exemplifying design excellence for the projects submitted. (2) Philosophy and Design Intent: In the Lead designer's words, using a maximum of one (1) typewritten page, state your (A) overall design philosophy (B) approach to the challenge of resolving design issues (C) professional responsibility as the Lead designer (D) philosophy on determining the design parameters. (3) Lead Designer Profile: Submit a biographical sketch including education, professional experience, recognition for design efforts including examples and descriptions of areas of responsibility, and commitment to the project. STAGE II Final Selection: Following the evaluation of Stage I, the successful offerors/designers will be notified. An anonymous design competition, judged by a panel of design professionals, will be conducted to further evaluate the merits of each designer for this specific project. Offerors for Stage II will be invited to attend a pre-submittal conference to discuss the selection process and project requirements at Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Athens, Alabama, at 10:00 on November 1, 1995. Minutes of this meeting will be provided to Stage II offerors. A package of information including programming, site information, project goals, and competition requirements will be distributed by TVA to the Stage II participants prior to the meeting. A fixed for Stage II stipend will be provided to the offerors to off-set the cost of the competition. The Lead designer/design studio will also identify an assembled production worthy Project Team that meets the project goals. Project Teams will each give a presentation showing their capacity to deliver an excellent finished design. The evaluation criteria for the Project Team presentation in order of importance are: (1) professional qualifications of team members; (2) past performance; (3) team organization and management; (4) Production qualifications submitted on forms 254 and 255 and (5) a subcontracting plan. In assembling the project team, offerors are encouraged to provide the maximum practical opportunities to Small Business Concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals to participate as subcontractors/consultants in the Valley Region are preferred when possible. The above criteria are sub-factors used in reviewing criteria (4) above. The services that may be requested as a minimum will include the preparation of contract documents, cost estimating, interior design, acoustics, vertical transportation consultant(s), telecommunications, special studies, reports, site surveys, space planning, programming, planning, landscape design, construction bid review, contractor submittals review, construction administration, and any other services that are common to the construction industry. Where offerors propose the use of in-house staff to provide special services, offers shall demonstrate equivalent qualifications to that of a consultant. The results of the project team interviews, and the results of the competition will be combined by TVA to select the A/E team for this commission. To be considered candidates must deliver Design Portfolios as defined in Stage I, accompanied with a letter of intent by 4:00 local time, August 10, 1995, to TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Purchasing, Attention: David McGinnis, 1101 Market Street (WR 3L-C), Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. Contact David McGinnis, Purchasing Agent, at (615) 751-4961 with any questions. (0179)

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