Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

C -- ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL 549-65-98 DUE 040898 POC John Mraz (903) 583-6270 The Department of Veteran Affairs, North Texas Health Care System wishes to procure Architect-Engineer services to replace the 750 thousand-gallon water tower at the Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center, Bonham, TX. The services shall include: development of design and working drawings, construction documents, as-built drawings, and specifications; site investigation of existing water supply and storage facility; site visits; a detailed cost estimate; and recommendations for accomplishing the project. The proposal is unrestricted. Competitive negotiations shall be used to award the contract. The following evaluation factors and thier importance, expressed in percentages totaling 100%, shall be used in the source selection process to identify the most highly qualified sources: (a) Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work to be performed (20%); (b) Ability to design within budget construction cost limitations and prepare accurate construction cost estimates (20%); (c) Capability to accomplish work in the required time (10%); (d) Quality control methods used to insure technical accuracy of work (10%); (e) Professional qualifications of staff and consultants proposed for the project (15%); (f) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials, achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in design work (15%); (g) Experience and capability to use CAD (5%); and (h) Firms professional reputation and standing (5%). All work under this contract is to be completed, exclusive of Government review time, within ninth (90) days. CD's for the project shall be provided on AUTO CAD Version 14, along with one (1) set of Mylar reproducibles. Interested offerors shall submit copies of Standard Form 254 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire" and Standard Form 255 "Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects" to: Contracting Officer (90C), Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center, 1201 East Ninth Street, Bonham, TX before the close of business on 04/08/98 to be considered for evaluation and possible award. For copies of SF 254 and 255 fax request to: John Mraz at (903) 583-6270. The cost of construction to follow is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Reference solicitation number on all correspondence. This is not a request for proposals. If you have any questions, call John Mraz at (903) 583-6270. (0064)

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