Y -- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE JOINT COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (JCEL)

Notice Date

October 10, 2000

Contracting Office

Sandia National Laboratories, 1515 Eubank Southeast, Mailstop:0222, Albuquerque, NM 87185

ZIP Code

87185

Solicitation Number

1927

Response Due

October 25, 2000

Point of Contact

Julia De La Cruz, 505-844-9869; Anita Harvey, 505-844-9348

E-Mail Address

Julia De La Cruz, Sandia Contracting Officer (jdelacr@sandia.gov)

Description

NOTE: This announcement was previously advertised in the Commerce Business Daily on September 15, 2000. This announcement is being modified as follows. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico (SNL/NM) expects to award a design-services contract for the Joint Computational Engineering Laboratory (JCEL) project once funds are received. JCEL's primary mission is to ensure the rapid development and application of high-end computing, modeling, analysis and design needed to achieve the objectives of DOE's Science-Based Stewardship and Management program. The JCEL facility will be a multi-story office building with a mixture of single, double and management offices, support and teaming spaces, meeting rooms and computer labs that will focus on research, development and application of leading-edge, high-end computational and communications technologies. There will also be a one-story section with computer prototyping, multi-purpose and multi-media laboratory, office and support space. Exterior civil, mechanical, and electrical utilities and site landscaping will be part of the JCEL project. The building area is estimated between 50,000 and 60,000 gross square feet and the estimated total cost of construction for the JCEL facility is $12 million to $15 million. SNL/NM shall award individual contracts to construction contractors for pre-construction services during the design phases of the JCEL project. These contractors will be selected to participate, on a stipend basis of $30,000.00 each, in the review of all design phases of the project and to formally assess and recommend features that would aid in the constructability, scheduling, craft coordination, etc., of the facility. These assessments shall be submitted in written form from each contractor as part of the deliverables requirement. At the completion of the design phase of the JCEL project, SNL/NM intends to allow only those contractors who have successfully participated in the pre-construction services to bid on the construction of the facility. Award will be made based on a Best Value Evaluation. The criteria used in that evaluation may include, but is not limited to the following: proposed contractor's team, construction management capabilities, construction safety plan and history, and value of contribution and participation during the design phases. The pre-construction services and the subsequent construction of the JCEL facility will not be limited to New Mexico construction companies; therefore, participation with local (Albuquerque, NM) companies shall also be listed as one of the criteria. In order to present this process to the construction contracting community, SNL/NM shall hold a mandatory, pre-proposal meeting from 9:00am to noon on Wednesday, November 1, 2000, at the DOE Energy Training Complex (ETC) on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SNL/NM's definition of "mandatory" is that only those companies that attend this meeting will be allowed to submit proposals for the pre-construction services. After a presentation by SNL/NM representatives there will be a question and answer period. Interested construction companies should review the project details and, if interested, contact Anita Harvey, at 844-9348, to request a registration form. Those contractors who previously submitted a registration form (based on the September 15, 2000 CBD announcement) need not repeat this step. Any other questions or comments shall be directed to the Sandia Contracting Representative (SCR), Julia De La Cruz, 505-844-9869. Registration forms must be received at SNL/NM by Wednesday, October 25, 2000, 3:00pm, Mountain-Standard Time. Award of these pre-construction services contracts shall be based on a Best Value Evaluation of proposals in response to the specific project criteria distributed to interested contractors. The following is a listing of minimum construction contractor qualifications. The contractor must have proven capabilities of having successfully completed one or more construction project(s) similar in nature (size and complexity) to the above JCEL project description. The number of and similarity of the completed project(s) will be an evaluation factor in the proposal. The contractor must have successfully completed one or more construction project(s) similar in nature (size and complexity) to the above JCEL project description within the contractual duration. References for specific contracts, their size, duration, and type of construction will be an evaluation factor in the proposal. The contractor must have an Experience Modifier Rating (EMR) of less than one (1). The rating and the safety history of the contractor will be an evaluation factor in the proposal. The contractor must have the capability of obtaining construction bonding that meets or exceeds $12 million. The actual construction is anticipated to begin in January 2002. The contractor must have Primavera P3 scheduling capabilities prior to the start of construction. The contractor must have e-mail capabilities and Web access prior to the start of the pre-construction services contracts. SNL/NM will issue a detailed proposal to the construction companies that attend this meeting. This proposal will provide specific detail regarding proposal requirements, additional contractor qualifications and expected deliverables for the pre-construction services.

Record

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