R -- CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THE DESIGN-BUILD CONSTRUCTION OF A UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY TO BE LOCATED IN COLEMAN, FLORIDA

Notice Date

June 28, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

ZIP Code

20534

Solicitation Number

RFQ 100-0006-01

Point of Contact

Laurie L. Williams, Contracting Officer, at (202) 307-0954

Description

The Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to award a firm-fixed price commercial item contract for Construction Management Support Services for the design-build construction of a second United States Penitentiary (USP) in Coleman, Florida. The Construction Management firm's contract will encompass construction management support services for an independent design-build contract which includes: site work and major construction of a USP. The proposed high security USP 2 is currently planned to consist of a group of buildings in a campus plan arrangement with related site development and site utilities. The high security facility will have a gross building area of approximately 45,000 square meters and be designed to house approximately 960 inmates. Total design and construction costs for the entire project is expected to exceed $75,000,000. Site work is anticipated to begin in the winter of 2001 with major construction anticipated to begin in spring of 2002. The contract performance period is anticipated to be approximately two and one half years. The proposed construction management support services are to include, but are not limited to: attendance at design review meetings; review of documents and inspection of construction for conformance with contract requirements; assistance with the development and analysis of the contractor's CPM schedules and progress reports; maintenance of project files, inspection and testing records, and job diaries; preparation of cost estimates and analysis of change order requests; review of contractor's submittals and payment requests; analysis and recommendation related to disputes claims; preparation and processing of correspondence and documentation related to these services; supply random independent testing services; and other services required for the successful administration of the project. The selected firm will provide these services using on site personnel from their own offices and workforce, and any other resources necessary. To be considered, firms must have at least five (5) years experience in management of construction projects of similar scope and complexity, and experience in the analysis of claims and disputes. Failure to identify all site personnel and provide requisite resumes may disqualify an offeror from further consideration or may result in a lower technical score. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers. The evaluation factors with the exception of price are listed in descending order of importance: past performance, technical, small business subcontracting and price. This agency will consider all proposals submitted by responsible sources. The solicitation, which includes instructions for submitting a proposal, will be available on or about July 2001. To facilitate timely issuance, requests for the solicitation should be faxed and then mailed to Laurie L. Williams, Contracting Officer, at the address and phone number below. Do not send P.O. Box Address. This solicitation is unrestricted. Point of Contact of inquiries and clarifications is Laurie L. Williams, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, N.W., Rm. 500-6, Washington, D.C. 20534. The point of contact can be reached at (202) 307-0954 and fax number (202) 616-6055. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitation requests will be accepted.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010702/RSOL019.HTM (W-179 SN50Q3H2)