Department of Veterans Affairs, Contract Service Center Building 5, 5000 W. National Ave, Milwaukee WI 53295

C -- REMODEL CHEMISTRY LAB DUE 101896 POC Diane Ralston, Contracting Officer - (414) 384-2000, ext. 6998 Provide professional engineering services to prepare the design development program submission, preliminary drawings, working drawings, specifications, including asbestos abatement documents, cost estimates, and construction period services to remodel the Chemistry Lab on 2C North in Building 111, VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Work will consist of complete demolition; removal and replacement of all asbestos insulated piping and floor tile; architectural, mechanical, and electrical renovation; fire sprinkler system; HVAC system; and interior color design. Estimated construction cost is between $250,000 and $500,000. The area of consideration is restricted to 120 miles of the VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Submit two (2) copies each of SF 254 and SF 255 with appropriate data. Selection criteria will be based on: (1) past performance on similar projects, maintaining project schedules and project budgets; (2) overall design experience and capability with asbestos, architectural, mechanical, and electrical renovation projects; (3) qualifications of staff to be assigned, with special emphasis on field personnel to be utilized; (4) cost control effectiveness; and (5) ability of A/E to produce specifications on a 3.5 disk for WordPerfect 5.1, ability to produce drawings on a CAD system fully compatible with Auto CAD Release 11. Ability to produce cost estimates on Excel 5.0, Lotus 1-2-3, or Means Database. Project Manager is Venn Bagalso. Site inspections by appointment only. You may contact the project manager at (414) 384-2000, ext. 1092. No bid packages are available. This is a 100% Set Aside for Emerging Small Business only. This is not a Request For Proposal (RFP). Sic 8711 and the related Small Business size standard of $2.5 million applies. ($1.25 million for Emerging Small Business) in average annual receipts during the preceding three (3) fiscal years. (0257)

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