2500 Overlook Terrace (90C) Madison, Wisconsin 53705

C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES SOL RFP 607-13-96 POC William Clark, Contract Specialist 608-262-7067 Mick Dubuis, Contract Specialist 608-262-7068. Provide professional architectural and engineering services for project design, preparation of construction/bid documents and construction period services for VA project 607-382, Expand Ambulatory Care. Work involves, but is not limited to, designing for the construction of an addition to the D-wing of building No. 1 at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. This work includes providing ambulatory care space at what will become the wing's sixth floor. The space shall consist of but not be limited to; Three amublatory clinic ''Pods'' consisting of eight exam/treatment rooms, one conference room and one consultation room per ''Pod'': A patient waiting area complete with handicap accessible toilet facilities, a reception area, a vitals area, a nurse station, a housekeeping aids closet, mechanical space, electrical space, soiled linen room(s), clean linen room(s), storage areas, relocation of a mechanical penthouse to the extent possible as determined by the design, Relocation of duct shafts from fourth and fifth and floor as required by design and redesign of D-wing lobby and toilet areas to accommodate entrance design to the space. Extension of Data, Fire alarm, PA, communications systems shall be included. The design shall accomodate any required changes to the D-wing sixth floor elevator lobby and A-wing space as dictated by design and present layout problems. The mechanical/electrical penthouse and all associated functions shall be relocated from the present roof to the new addition roof. New utilities may be enclosed and located within a redesigned penthouse or at other areas as dictated by the design. Access to the new roof shall be provided from the D-wing similar to the present roof access door. The structure and utilities shall be designed for future vertical expansion just as the existing addition constructed in 1995/1996 has been done. Existing electrical and mechanical utilities have been designed for vertical expansion. Chilled water pipe size feeder and return lines shall be evaluated and replaced as required. (Expected problems based on data from 1995/1996 expansion). Verify and Reuse connection locations to existing utilities when feasable. Generic CADD Floor Plans in Autocadd R.12 can be provided by the VA as well as specifications in word perfect 5.1 for windows which shall be edited and prepared by the A/E. As-built drawings (if any) shall be reviewed at the VA Engineering offices unless approved otherwise by special arrangement. Hardcopy, as well as computer (word perfect 5.1 for windows) and cadd (Autocadd R.12 or R.13) deliverables shall be required at various design stages in accordance with the A/E's negotiated contract. Prospective offerors shall provide evidence of accurate estimating in the form of a comparison between their estimates and actual project amounts. The area of consideration is limited to a 250 mile radius of Madison, Wisconsin. Interested Firms shall submit Standard Forms 254 and 255 no later than May 6, 1996. Estimated construction cost is 1-5 million dollars. SIC is 8712. Small business size standard is 2.5 million. Contract award shall be subject to the availability of funds. (0093)

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