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Edward Hines, Jr. VAMC EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades

Phase II

Specification Manual

June 22, 2023

VA Project #578-21-701

SES Project #21081.001

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EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades – Hines, IL Hines VA Medical Center VA Contract #36C77621C0075 06/22/2023

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

VHA MASTER SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 00 01 10

SECTION NO. DIVISION AND SECTION TITLES DATE

DIVISION 00 – PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00 11 21 Request for Proposal to Design Build

DIVISION 01 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 00 00 General Requirements 11-21

01 32 16.15 Project Schedules (Small Projects – Design/Bid/Build 11-21

01 33 23 Shop Drawings, Product Data, and Samples 06-21

01 35 26 Safety Requirements 11-21

01 42 19 Reference Standards 11-20

01 45 00 Quality Control 02-21

01 45 29 Testing Laboratory Services 11-18

01 45 35 Special Inspections 06-21

01 57 19 Temporary Environmental Controls 01-21

01 58 16 Temporary Interior Signage 07-15

01 74 19 Construction Waste Management 11-21

01 81 13 Sustainable Construction Requirements 10-17

01 91 00 General Commissioning Requirements 10-15

DIVISION 02 – EXISTING CONDITIONS

02 82 11 Traditional Asbestos Abatement 01-21

02 82 13.13 Glovebag Asbestos Abatement 01-21

02 82 13.19 Asbestos Floor Tile and Mastic Abatement 01-21

02 82 13.21 Asbestos Roofing Abatement 01-21

02 82 13.31 Asbestos Transite Abatement 01-21

02 82 13.41 Asbestos Abatement for Total Demolition Project 01-21

02 83 33.13 Lead-Based Paint Removal and Disposal 01-21

DIVISION 03 – CONCRETE

03 30 00 Cast-in-Place Concrete 01-21

DIVISION 05 – METALS

05 50 00 Metal Fabrications

DIVISION 06 – WOOD, PLASTICS AND COMPOSITES

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DIVISION 07 - THERMAL AND MOISTURE PROTECTION

07 13 00 Sheet Waterproofing 01-21

07 18 13 Pedestrian Traffic Coatings 01-21

07 27 27 Fluid-Applied Membrane Air Barrier, Vapor Retarding 01-21

07 72 00 Roof Accessories 01-21

07 81 00 Applied Fireproofing 10-17

07 84 00 Firestopping 01-21

07 92 00 Joint Sealants 10-17

DIVISION 08 - OPENINGS

08 11 13 Hollow Metal Doors and Frames 01-21

08 14 00 Interior Wood Doors 01-21

08 17 10 Integrated Door Assemblies 01-21

08 31 13 Access Doors and Frames 01-21

08 56 66 Detention Window Screens 01-21

08 71 00 Door Hardware 01-21

08 87 23 Window Security Films

08 90 00 Louvers and Vents 01-21

DIVISION 09 – FINISHES

09 05 16 Subsurface Preparation for Floor Finishes 01-21

09 06 00 Schedule for Finishes 01-21

09 22 16 Non-Structural Metal Framing 06-18

09 29 00 Gypsum Board 04-20

09 30 13 Ceramic/Porcelain Tiling 01-21

09 51 00 Acoustical Ceilings 12-18

09 65 13 Resilient Base and Accessories 01-21

09 65 19 Resilient Tile Flooring 05-18

09 68 00 Carpeting 01-21

09 91 00 Painting 01-21

DIVISION 10 - SPECIALTIES

10 13 00 Directories 01-21

10 14 00 Signage 01-21

10 26 00 Wall and Door Protection 01-21

10 44 13 Fire Extinguisher Cabinets 08-18

DIVISION 11 – EQUIPMENT

11 05 12 General Motor Requirements for Equipment 01-21

11 12 00 Parking Control Equipment 01-21

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DIVISION 12 – FURNISHINGS

12 22 16 Drapery Track and Accessories 01-21

12 24 00 Window Shades 08-17

12 24 21 Lightproof Shades 01-21

12 31 00 Manufactured Metal Casework 01-21

12 32 00 Manufactured Wood Casework 01-21

12 34 00 Manufactured Plastic Casework 01-21

12 36 00 Countertops 12-18

DIVISION 21- FIRE PROTECTION

21 08 00 Commissioning of Fire Suppression System 11-16

21 13 13 Wet-Pipe Sprinkler Systems 06-15

DIVISION 22 – PLUMBING

22 05 11 Common Work Results for Plumbing 09-20

22 05 23 General-Duty Valves for Plumbing Piping 09-20

22 07 11 Plumbing Insulation 09-19

22 13 00 Facility Sanitary and Vent Piping 09-20

22 40 00 Facility Standard and Vent Piping

DIVISION 23 – HEATING, VENTILATING, AND AIR

CONDITIONING (HVAC)

23 05 11 Common Work Results for HVAC 02-20

23 05 12 General Motor Requirements for HVAC and Steam

Generation Equipment

02-20

23 05 41 Noise and Vibration Control for HVAC Piping and

Equipment

02-20

23 05 93 Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing for HVAC 02-20

23 07 11 HVAC and Boiler Plant Insulation 02-20

23 08 00 Commissioning of HVAC Systems 02-20

23 09 23 Direct-Digital Control System for HVAC 09-11

23 10 00 Facility Fuel Systems 04-20

23 21 13 Hydronic Piping 02-20

23 21 23 Hydronic Pumps 02-20

23 22 13 Steam and Condensate Heating Piping 02-20

23 23 00 Refrigerant Piping 02-20

23 25 00 HVAC Water Treatment 02-20

23 31 00 HVAC Ducts and Casings 02-20

23 34 00 HVAC Fans 02-20

23 36 00 Air Terminal Units 02-20

23 37 00 Air Outlets and Inlets 02-20

23 81 00 Decentralized Unitary HVAC Equipment 03-20

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DIVISION 26 – ELECTRICAL

26 05 11 Requirements for Electrical Installations 01-16

26 05 19 Low-Voltage Electrical Power Conductors and Cables 01-17

26 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electrical Systems 01-17

26 05 33 Raceway and Boxes for Electrical Systems 01-18

26 05 73 Overcurrent Protective Device Coordination Study 01-18

26 09 23 Lighting Controls 01-18

26 22 00 Low-Voltage Transformers 01-18

26 24 13 Distribution Switchboards 01-18

26 24 16 Panelboards 01-18

26 26 00 Power Distribution Units for Static Uninterruptible

Power Systems

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26 27 26 Wiring Devices 01-18

26 29 11 Motor Controllers 01-18

26 29 21 Enclosed Switches and Circuit Breakers 01-17

26 33 53 Static Uninterruptible Power Supply 01-17

26 43 13 Surge Protective Devices 01-17

26 51 00 Interior Lighting 01-18

DIVISION 27 – COMMUNICATIONS

27 05 11 Requirements for Communications Installations 09-19

27 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Communications Systems 06-15

27 05 33 Conduits and Backboxes for Communications Systems 10-18

27 05 36 Cable Trays for Communications Systems

27 05 53 Identification for Communications Systems

27 10 00 Structured Cabling 06-15

27 11 16 Communications Cabinets, Racks, Frames, and Enclosures

27 11 19 Communications Termination Blocks and Patch Panels

27 11 26 Communications Rack Mounted Power Protection and Power

Strips

27 13 13.13 Communications Copper Cable Splicing and Terminations

27 13 23 Communications Optical Fiber Backbone Cabling

27 15 13 Communications Copper Horizontal Cabling

27 15 13.13 Communications Optical Fiber Cable Splicing and

Terminations

27 16 19 Communications Patch Cords, Station Cords, and Cross

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DIVISION 28 – ELECTRONIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

28 05 00 Common Work Results for Electronic Safety and Security 04-18

28 05 13 Conductors and Cables for Electronic Safety and

Security

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28 05 26 Grounding and Bonding for Electronic Safety and

Security

09-11

28 05 28.33 Conduit and Backboxes for Electronic Safety and

Security

28 08 00 Commissioning of Electronic Safety and Security Systems 11-16

28 13 00 Physical Access Control System 10-11

28 23 00 Video Surveillance 09-11

28 31 00 Fire Detection and Alarm 10-11

DIVISION 31 – EARTHWORK

31 20 00 Earthwork 07-16

DIVISION 32 – EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENTS

32 05 23 Cement and Concrete for Exterior Improvements 08-16

32 12 16 Asphalt Paving 09-15

32 17 23 Pavement Markings 08-16

32 31 13 Chain Link Fences and Gates 06-18

32 31 40 High Security Fences and Gates 08-16

DIVISION 33 – UTILITIES

33 08 00 Commissioning of Site Utility Systems 11-16

APPENDIX SECTIONS

Appendix A Hazardous Materials Report

Appendix B NEPA Assessment Report to be us ed fo r co ns tru

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SECTION 00 11 21

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO DESIGN BUILD

VA HINES EHRM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES

578-21-701

HINES, IL

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

A. Provide all labor, materials, tools and equipment, and design-build services necessary for design and construction of a project described here in other specific tasks as further defined by this request for proposal (RFP).

1.2 DEFINITIONS

A. Design-Build (DB) as defined by the US Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) is the procurement by the Government, under one contract, with one firm or joint venture (JV) for both design and construction services for a specific project.

1. Contracting Officer: The services to be performed under this contract are subject to the general supervision, direction, control and approval of the Contracting Officer.

2. Project Manager: The Contracting Officer's representative responsible for administering contracts under the immediate direction of the Contracting Officer.

3. Resident Engineer: The Contracting Officer's authorized representative at the construction site. When more than one Resident

Engineer is assigned to a construction project one is designated as being in-charge and is called the "Senior Resident Engineer". The

Resident Engineer is responsible for protecting the Government's interest in the execution of the construction contract work. His duties include surveillance of all construction work to assure compliance with the contract documents, interpretation of the contract documents, approval of changed work, approval of all submittals, samples, shop drawings, etc. The Resident Engineer may issue change orders to the Contractor within the limitations set forth in his delegation of authority from the Contracting Officer.

4. Design Build Contract: This term, as used herein, refers to the

Contract(s) to perform the design and construction of the project.

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5. Contractor: This term, as used herein, refers to the contractor under this contract or the DB team.

6. AE: This term, as used herein, refers to the Architect-Engineer firm(s)that are a part of the DB team, also referred to as DB/AE.

7. RFP/AE: The firm(s) directly hired by the VA for the preparation of the RFP Documents and to provide other technical assistance to the

VA.

B. Selection Procedure - During the review of offers the VA may ask for additional information. The VA may initiate action to award a contract at any point after review of the offers. Therefore, offers should reflect the offeror’s best terms both from a technical and cost standpoint. See FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors - Competitive

Acquisition (Jan 2017.

C. Tentative Schedule:

Request for proposal issued

Pre-proposal conference

Proposal submitted

Contract award

Notice to proceed

Construction completion/final inspection/ custody receipt

D. Schedule Objectives - The anticipated completion of this project is

_____ days after “Notice to Proceed” (NTP). The proposed schedule may be shorter than this, see Part III, C3, 3c.

1.3 COST RANGE

A. The anticipated cost range for this project is between $_____ and

1.4 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

A. A pre-proposal conference will be held on (INSERT DATE, TIME, AND

PLACE). All offerors, consultants, subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers are invited to attend. The following agenda is furnished for this meeting:

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1. Open meeting;

2. Review of project and design build method for construction contracting;

3. Specifications, Network analysis system and project phasing;

4. General requirements, Solicitation Documents and Offer Submission

Procedure;

5. Review of "Buy American Act";

6. Questions and answers;

7. Close; and

8. Site walk through – attendance is optional.

1.5 SELECTION CRITERIA AND WEIGHTINGS

A. General proposals will be evaluated and award will be made on the basis of both cost and technical considerations most advantageous to the government as per FAR Part 15. In descending order of importance evaluations will be based on cost, construction management, past performance, schedule and (small disadvantage business participation

*). Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR

9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors.

B. Technical Evaluations - All technical factors when combined are approximately equal in importance to cost or price. Evaluations will be based on the following technical weightings in descending order of importance:

60% - construction management including corporate project experience, personnel experience, technical/management approach

20% - past performance

10% - schedule

10% - small disadvantaged business participation**

C. Cost Proposal - Offerors are advised that if the technical proposals are essentially equal, award will be made on the basis of the lowest cost.

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PART 2 - RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 VA TEAM

A. The RFP A/E team shall not be included as members of the offeror’s DB team. The VA will retain their RFP A/E team for the remainder of the project’s development for design and construction period review, and monitoring purposes. The RFP A/E team that produced the RFP documents is:

RFP/AE:

Consultants:

B. The VA team is also comprised of VA Office of Facilities Management and others at VA Headquarters located in Washington, DC, a Resident

Engineer (R/E) who will be located at the construction site and VA medical center staff. The coordinator/manager of the VA team will be the R/E, who will have Contracting Officer authority.

2.2 DESIGN-BUILD TEAM

A. The DB team includes all J/V partners, consultants and Subcontractors to the one firm. The DB team shall provide Architectural and

Engineering disciplines for the preparation of construction documents, and construction contractor capabilities for construction of the project.

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B. If the DB Team A/E and contractor are a J/V (not one and the same firm) engineering and other technical consultants shall be subcontractors of the J/V Architect - not the Design-Build construction contractor or

Subcontractors. If the DB Team A/E and contractor are one and the same firm (not a J/V) those consultants shall be subcontractors of DB firm not the construction Subcontractors.

C. The RFP documents are intended to define existing conditions, certain required items, and design parameters to be included in the project. It is the DB Team’s responsibility to complete the documents and construction in a manner consistent with the intent of the RFP documents within the required time period (contract length).

PART 3 - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

3.1 GENERAL

A. Proposals shall be based on solicitation documents issued for RFP

Solicitation Number ______, Specification Number ____. Proposals will be in the format stipulated elsewhere in this section.

B. Proposals shall be received before __________. There will be no public opening of the proposals.

C. Submit sealed offers to:

1. For US Postal Service Deliveries:

____________, Contracting Officer

Office of Construction & Facilities Management

US Department of Veterans Affairs

810 Vermont Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20420; OR

2. For Commercial Delivery Services (Monday- Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30

PM):

US Department of Veterans Affairs (CFM)

Attn: ____________, Contracting Officer

Contact Phone: _________________

425 I Street NW (suite #_____)

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D. Technical and Cost sections of the Offers proposals will be evaluated independently. Offeror shall separately bind each section. Each section must therefore be labeled with the Offeror's organization, business address, and VA Project Number. Offerors shall affix their names and return addresses on their envelope/packaging. E. Carefully follow

“Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors”. Optional Form 308

(Solicitation and Offer – Negotiated Acquisition) shall be used for submitting cost offers. Submit original and four copies of Optional

Form 308 with a bid guarantee as stipulated in the Section

“Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors”:

1. Offeror shall submit separate prices for any Bid Items indicated on the RFP Offer and award;

2. Offeror shall include all required Representations and

Certifications; and acknowledge receiving amendments by number.

3.2 PROPOSAL REVISIONS (FAR 52.215-1)

A. If determined to be necessary, proposal revisions will be requested from the proposals received. The Contracting Officer will identify those offerors, whose proposals are within the competitive range, considering the selection criteria identified in this section.

Negotiations may be conducted with those offerors falling within the competitive range, after which proposal revisions will be requested.

Those selected as within the competitive range will be given 7 calendar days to prepare their proposal revisions. Sealed proposal revisions will be submitted as per Part III.C1.C, above, except as noted below and will be due at a time and place to be determined.

B. Offerors submitting proposal revisions will not be requested to re-submit any documents which are unchanged from their initial proposals.

They should provide necessary changes to individual paragraphs, as briefly as possible, together with a table of contents, that clarifies where within the initial proposal the additional information or changed documents would be placed. Proposal revisions shall include a completed

Optional Form 308 (Solicitation and Offer – Negotiated Acquisition) and

Optional Form 309 Amendment of Solicitation that acknowledges receiving all amendments, by number. A new bid bond shall be submitted only if the final proposal revisions offeror’s price proposal is greater than its initial price proposal.

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3.3 TECHNICAL PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

A. The proposal shall address the following evaluation factors. Evaluation scores will be based, in order of importance, upon the criteria in Part

I, A6:

1. Construction Management:

a. Corporate Project Experience - The Offeror shall demonstrate corporate experience with no more than three projects completed within the last five years by a Design Build contract (Design

Build as defined by the VA, see article A1.2) and/or contract similar in size and scope to this project. Scoring will be more favorable if both criteria are met. In describing project design and construction experience, provide the following information:

1) Project title, location and brief description including the building use (Medical Facility etc) and contracting method

(design build, design bid construct, CM at risk etc).

2) Project owner and name and telephone number of owner’s contact person.

3) Project Design Architect and Engineers (consultants if utilized) and name and telephone number of contact person(s).

Note each firm and employee also proposed for this solicitation.

4) Project Prime Contractor and Major Subcontractors and name and telephone number of contact person(s). Note each firm and managing persons (project manager/superintendent/foreman as the case may be) also proposed for this solicitation.

5) Project Statistics including start and completion dates

(original vs. actual) for design and construction; cost (with brief explanation of what is included in the cost); square footage; foundation type; number of levels; and any awards

(prizes) received.

a. Project Personnel Experience (Specialized experience and technical competence). The Offeror shall demonstrate the relevant experience of key project personnel.

1) Biographical data shall include the following:

a) Name of individual.

b) Company employed by.

c) Company position title.

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d) Years with the company.

e) Describe work experience with projects that; were completed by the design build process, were medical facilities and the company (by name) they worked for when involved in the project.

f) An indication of which (if any) projects submitted under

Corporate Experience (above) the individual participated in and what the individual’s responsibility was for that project.

g) An indication of which other individuals submitted under

Project Personnel Experience this individual has worked with and the project they worked on together, noting if that project has been submitted under Corporate Experience

(above).

h) Position that the individual will hold in regard to this contract/project team, description of duties and what percentage of the individual’s time would be committed to the project during both the design and construction phases.

i) Describe job related educational experience including degrees, certificates etc and granting institutions.

1) Supply this biographical data for key personnel for at least the following: (Note if one individual is proposed for more than one position listed):

a) Overall Project Manager.

b) (Architect) Design Project Manager.

c) Construction Project Manager.

d) Architect/Engineer Field Representative.

a. Technical/Management Approach - The Offeror shall demonstrate the following, relevant to the subject procurement.

1) Project Delivery Philosophy - Include expectation statements concerning:

a) Elements for Successful Partnering: Communication, Commitment and Conflict Resolution.

b) Proposed Design Period Peer Review technical/administrative by VA & RFP AE)

2) Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan

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3) Project Organizational Chart and Narrative - Include team members submitted under Project Personnel Experience above.

Clearly describe the prime responsible firm (or firms if a

J/V) and individuals as well as the roles and responsibilities of individuals proposed as consultants and Subcontractors.

Provide a list all consultants and all proposed major subcontractors, including telephone number, address, and name of contact.

4) Capability to perform:

a) Provide the offeror's total bonding capacity, current available bonding capacity and expected available capacity in 1999.

b) Provide the offeror's current workload and availability of adequate staff listed under Project Personnel Experience to manage the project. Include project schedules for current and pending projects, as well as the anticipated impact of this project on those schedules and staffing plans.

5) The Offeror shall describe in a written narrative the plan for phasing the work so that the facility remains operational while utilities and access roadways are realigned. The narrative will also detail how the contractor intends to prepare the site, disassemble, relocate, reassemble, and reactivate utility services to the facility within any specified time limits.

6) Offeror shall clarify its intended uses of the portions of the site indicated to be available to the contractor elsewhere in this RFP for materials staging, temporary trailer offices, employee parking, and other activities as shown in the design solution material.

2. Past Performance (Client Satisfaction) - Contact persons supplied for projects submitted under Construction Management -Corporate

Project Experience above will be contacted by the Evaluation Panel.

These contact's responses will be scored based on the following elements with projects participated in by the Prime (Construction

Contractor and Architect firm) being weighted more heavily than projects participated in by consultants, sub-contractors and individuals.

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a. Client Overall Satisfaction with Project: Contact persons will be asked "does the project fulfill the requirements of the clients stated function, does the project require unexpected maintenance activity, and have latent defects been found?"

b. Client Overall Satisfaction with Design Build Period Services:

Contact persons will be asked "Was the team's response time to clients questions acceptable? Was the staffing level consistent with the project size and complexity? Was communication of schedule and problem issues adequate and consistent? Was there an established problem solving routine? Would the client like to use this firm again?"

3. Schedule:

a. The progress schedule will be in a time scaled bar graph format.

The horizontal axis will be scaled for time beginning with the

Notice to Proceed and concluding with contract completion. The vertical axis will show the milestones and major portions of the contract work. All schedule items will show a start date and a completion date. The detailed schedule, will indicate specific tasks with dates for each step of the process including:

1) Design Period: The design period sub periods (i.e., first and second reviews, other meetings, internal QUALITY ASSURANCE

/QUALITY CONTROL plan reviews, etc.).

2) Construction Period: Mobilization; Demolition method and sequencing; Excavation; Structure Completion; Exterior finishing; Procurement and installation of equipment;

Provisions for overtime or shift work; Timing of relocation of existing equipment*; Site utilities, roadway realignment; and temporary rerouted medical center vehicular and pedestrian routes, Tests and final inspection.

3) General Project Delivery Schedule and Narrative - Show relationships between construction document development/completion (including required review activities) and construction activities for (at a minimum, utility relocation, excavation, substructure, structure, exterior façade, interior finishes, building systems, and site development.

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a. The Offeror shall specify how much allowance has been made for bad weather in the schedule, the days of the week and the hours of construction operations during each phase of the work, and the percentage of contract completion that will be achieved at the end of each month of the contract.

b. Short Schedules - The Offeror will provide a written commitment as to the time frame (number of days after receipt of the notice to proceed) within which the Offeror will guarantee completion.

The maximum anticipated completion of this project (including design and construction of the entire project) is indicated on the OF308 (Solicitation and Offer). Shorter schedules, if obtainable, may receive more favorable scoring. The offerors time frame will establish the contract completion date and assessment of liquidated damages (see FAR 52.211-12 Liquidated Damages) will be based on that date.

4. Small disadvantage business participation: The Offeror shall provide targets, expressed as percentages of the total contract value, in each of the applicable NAICS (North American Industrial

Classification System) major groups, and a total target for SDB participation by the contractor, including joint venture partners and team members. The Offeror shall also provide a total target for

SDB participation by subcontractors. An SDB Offeror that waives the

SDB price evaluation adjustment in the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business

Concerns is to provide with its offer a target for the work that it intends to perform as the prime construction contractor. Any targets offered will be incorporated into and become a part of any resulting contract.

PART 4 - POST AWARD REQUIREMENTS

4.1 CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PREPARATION:

A. Design Review Submissions:

1. The Design-Build Team A/E (DB A/E) shall prepare and submit complete construction documents for review and approval by the VA in accordance with standard professional practice, the US Department of

Veterans Affairs RFP (VA RFP), and prevailing codes.

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2. The documents may be divided into multiple review submission packages. The VA will review as many as six (6) package submissions

(examples: demolition, civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, Electrical, plumbing etc.) to facilitate the start of construction.

3. All submission packages will be reviewed at (30%) and (95%) completion stages. The (95%) review submission packages will incorporate the final review comments from the (30%) review. If any package is not complete for the required stage a post review may be required the cost of which will be borne by the DB Team.

4. Each review submission package shall include 10 hard copy sets and 3 set on CD-ROM. The package will include an index of drawings (by sheet number and tittle) and specifications (by section number and tittle) submitted. The packages will be distributed to the VA

Project Manager, the VA Medical Center, RFP A/E, VA Resident

Engineer and others as determined to be appropriate by the VA

Project Manager.

B. Design Review Meetings:

1. A review meeting to resolve design issues will be held for each design review package submitted. The meeting will include discussion of VA comments on functional relationships and technical peer review comments (by others).

2. Participants will include RFP A/E, VA Staff and DB team members as appropriate for the specific package to be reviewed and others. The

DB team members will each allow for (1) full day for each discipline/package design review meeting. DB team management will be present at each review meeting.

3. The DB team shall allow a minimum of ten (10) working days for each review cycle. A cycle includes:

a. The VA’s receipt of the design review submission package.

b. The review meeting.

c. DB teams receipt of comments from the VA, either electronically, by fax, or by hard copy delivery.

4. Coordination of the review meeting schedules will be the responsibility of the VA Project Manager (for the VA and RFP AE) and the DB Team Project Manager (for the DB Team). See section H.

Quality Assurance/Quality Control.

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C. Electronic Media:

1. Design review submission drawings and final Construction Document submission drawings will be executed in electronic format AutoCAD version 2000.

2. The drawings included in the VA RFP will be available to the DB team in electronic format in AutoCAD version 2000 for use in preparing the construction drawings. Since data stored on electronic media can deteriorate undetected or be modified without the RFP

Architect/Engineer’s knowledge, the CADD drawing files are provided without warranty or obligation on the part of the RFP

Architect/Engineer as to accuracy or information contained in the files. The user shall independently verify all information in the files. Any user shall agree to indemnify and hold the RFP Architect

Engineer harmless from any and all claims, damages, losses, and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney’s fee arising out of the use of the CADD drawing files.

3. Design review submission specifications and other 8 1/2 by 11 formatted material and final Construction Document submission specifications and other 8 1/2 by 11 formatted material will be executed in electronic format Microsoft Word

4. The specifications included in the VA RFP shall be available to the

DB team in electronic format in Microsoft Word, for use in preparing the construction specifications. Since data stored on electronic media can deteriorate undetected or be modified without the RFP

Architect/Engineer’s knowledge, the CADD drawing files are provided without warranty or obligation on the part of the RFP

Architect/Engineer as to accuracy or information contained in the files. The design builder shall independently verify all information in the files and shall agree to indemnify and hold the RFP Architect

Engineer harmless from any and all claims, damages, losses, and expenses including, but not limited to, attorney’s fee arising out of the use of the electronic files.

5. The construction record drawings shall be completed in AutoCAD.

6. Construction shop drawings are not required to be completed in

AutoCAD.

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D. Professional Licensing:

1. The DB A/E who prepares the construction documents shall be a professional architect or engineer licensed in the state in which the design work is completed.

2. The professional seal indicating such license by the state shall appear on the final construction documents. The architect whose seal is shown will be known as the Architect of Record. The DB A/E shall certify compliance with the VA RFP and all applicable codes.

E. Approved Construction Documents:

1. The final construction document submission package will be submitted by the DB team for approval by the VA after completion of the 95% review cycle for the final package to be submitted by the DB team.

The VA will have 5 days to take approval action.

2. The final construction documents submission package will include a full set of construction documents including all disciplines/packages.

3. The final construction documents submission package will incorporate all VA supplied comments from the earlier 30% and 95% submission package reviews and will comply with the VA RFP.

4. If the final construction documents submission package is not complete a post submittal may be required the cost of which will be borne by the DB Team.

5. The approved final construction documents include such details that the project can be constructed and will be used for construction of the project.

6. See PART IV, D2 CONSTRUCTION PERIOD SUBMITTALS for Approved

Construction Document distribution.

F. Construction Drawing Preparation - Mandatory material and equipment schedules and details may be indicated either on the drawings or in the specifications, at the option of the DB team. The construction drawings shall include a coordinated set of the following:

1. Civil engineering drawings including demolition plans, grading and drainage plans, paving plans, utility plans, schedules calculations and details.

2. Landscape drawings including demolition plans, landscape plans, plant schedule and list, special landscape elements, proposed

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3. Structural drawings including foundation plans, framing plans, schedules, and details, including general notes and all calculations.

4. Architectural drawings including floor plans, building elevations, building sections, wall sections, reflected ceiling plans, stair details, toilet and bath details, door schedules and details, window schedules and details, room finish schedules, auto transport and other details.

5. Fire protection drawings including floor and roof plans, riser diagrams, equipment schedules, and details, including general notes calculations and all related calculations.

6. Plumbing drawings including floor and roof plans, riser diagrams equipment schedules, plumbing fixture schedules, and details, including general notes, and all related calculations.

7. HVAC drawings including floor and roof plans, one-line flow diagrams, equipment schedules, and details, including general notes and all related calculations. Also provide sections for mechanical equipment rooms and sequence of operation for all HVAC equipment.

8. Outside steam distribution drawings including demolition plans, system plans and profiles, manhole piping plans, calculations and sections, equipment schedules, and details.

9. Electrical drawings including site demolition plans, site, floor and roof plans (power, lighting, and other systems), one-line diagrams, panel schedules, equipment schedules, light fixture schedules calculations and details

10. Asbestos abatement drawings including site demolition plans and floor plans indicating asbestos abatement method.

11. Parking Control drawings including paving plans, schedules calculations and details for the parking fee collection/parking control system for the entire ________Facility.

G. Construction Specifications - Project specifications shall include specifications for all products, materials, equipment, methods, and systems shown on the construction drawings in accordance with standard professional practice and the VA RFP. The specification submitted for review shall include:

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1. The name of the manufacturer, the product name, model number, or other identification as appropriate to clearly identify the product that will be used in the construction of the project;

2. Other data as appropriate to clearly identify the product that will be used in the construction of the project i.e. shop drawings, product data, and samples as required by the VA RFP documents; and

3. The required stamp of the licensed architect or engineer of record will be considered as certification of compliance with the RFP requirements.

H. Design Requirements - Compliance with codes and standards.

1. Project design shall be in compliance with applicable standards and codes described in VA Program Guides and design materials included or referenced in the solicitation materials.

2. See Section E. Approved Construction documents, above, for required inclusion of design review comments.

3. In the design of new building and alteration work under this contract, the DB team shall consider all requirements (other than procedural requirements) of:

a. Zoning laws:

b. Environmental and erosion control regulations; and

c. Laws relating to landscaping, open space, minimum distance of a building from the property line, maximum height of a building, historic preservation, and esthetic qualities of a building. Also similar laws, of the State and local political division, which would apply to the building if it were not to be constructed or altered by the U.S. Government.

4. The DB team shall consult with appropriate officials of the Federal, state, and political subdivision, and submit plans under the rules prescribed by those reviewing authorities. The A/E and VA shall give due consideration to the recommendations of the referenced building officials. VA will also permit inspection by the officials described above during the construction period in accordance with the customary schedule of inspections in the locality of the building construction. Such officials shall provide VA with a copy of the schedule before construction begins or give reasonable notice of their intention to inspect before conducting an inspection.

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5. The DB team shall provide prompt, written notification to the

Contracting Officer concerning conflicts with, or recommended deviations from codes, laws, regulations, standards, and opinions of review officials as described above. No work altering the scope of this contract shall be undertaken prior to receipt of written approval from the Contracting Officer.

6. No action may be brought against the DB Team or VA and no fine or penalty may be imposed for failure to carry out any of the previously described recommendations of Federal, state, or local officials. VA and its contractors, including RFP A/E, shall not be required to pay any amount for any action taken by a state or political division of a state in carrying out functions described in this article, including reviewing plans, carrying out on-site inspections, issuing permits, and making recommendations.

7. The DB team shall advise the Contracting Officer of any variances with the applicable US Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and

Health Standards, for occupancy requirements.

I. Quality Assurance/Quality Control:

1. To reduce design errors and omissions, the DB team shall develop and execute a QA/QC plan that demonstrates the project plans and specifications have gone through a rigorous, thorough review and coordination effort.

2. Within 2 weeks of receipt of Notice to Proceed, the DB Team will submit a detailed QA/QC plan describing each QA/QC task that will be taken during the development of the various design submission packages and the name of the DB Team member responsible for QA/QC.

a. Upon its completion each task shall be initialed and dated by the responsible DB Team member.

b. A 100% completed QA/QC plan shall be submitted with the final construction document submission package.

4.2 CONSTRUCTION PERIOD SUBMITTALS

A. The DB contractor shall distribute a total of 20 sets of the approved construction documents prepared by the DB Team to the VA and RFP AE, as directed by the VA Project Manager.

B. Other submittals - The DB team shall submit test results, certificates, manufacturer’s instructions, manufacturers field reports, etc. as required by the VA RFP specifications, to the VA R/E.

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C. Project record drawings - The DB team will maintain a set of construction documents (field as-built drawings) to record actual construction changes during the construction process as required by the

RFP specifications. The project record drawings will be available for review by the VA Resident Engineer at all times.

D. Shop drawings and submittals - The DB A/E shall check government furnished and/or the DB construction contractor's shop drawings, detail drawings, schedules, descriptive literature and samples, testing labor-laboratory reports, field test data and review the color, texture and suitability of materials for conformity with the RFP Documents and construction documents. The DB A/E shall recommend approval, disapproval, or other suitable disposition to the VA RE. The VA RE will have final approval authority. The DB AE shall evaluate the submittals with reference to any companion submittals that constitute a system.

When necessary, the DB A/E will request the DB Construction Contractor to submit related components of a system before acting on a single component. Should this procedure be inappropriate, the DB A/E shall review all prior submittals for related components of the system before acting on a single component. The DB A/E may be required to hold joint reviews with the VA technical staff and /or the RFP AE on complicated system submittals. The DB A/E shall notify the VA Resident Engineer

(RE) in writing of any and all deviations from the requirements of the construction documents that he has found in the submittals.

4.3 PROJECT CLOSE-OUT

A. The DB team shall comply with the requirements in FAR 4.804 Closeout of

Contract Files, for submission of final RFP as built drawings, manuals, and other documents as noted. Required as built drawings and specifications will be submitted in the same format required for the construction documents.

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4.4 SITE VISITS AND INSPECTIONS

A. During the construction period the DB A/E shall make weekly visits to the project site when requested by the Resident Engineer (RE). The

Resident Engineer (RE) may also request visits for special purposes.

Only registered architects and engineers thoroughly familiar with the project may make these site visits. The Resident Engineer (RE) has the prerogative to determine the professional discipline(s) required for any visit. The DB A/E shall observe the construction, advise the

Resident Engineer of any deviations or deficiencies or solutions to issues discussed. A site inspection report which includes the purpose of the inspection, items reviewed, deficiencies observed, recommendations and additional actions required, shall be furnished to the Resident Engineer (RE) within three workdays following the site visit date.

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SECTION 01 00 00

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

PART 1 - GENERAL

1.1 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

A. Refer to section 01 35 26, SAFETY REQUIREMENTS for safety and infection control requirements.

1.2 GENERAL INTENTION

A. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for VA Health Care System’s

Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) Infrastructure Upgrades.

B. Contractor shall develop construction schedule and phasing plan.

Contractor shall include provisions for all temporary needs in order to complete the project.

C. Visits to the site by Bidders may be made in accordance with what is listed in the solicitation and at the discretion of the Contracting

Officer.

D. Offices of Specialized Engineering Solutions, as Architect-Engineers, will render certain technical services during construction. Such services shall be considered as advisory to the Government and shall not be construed as expressing or implying a contractual act of the

Government without affirmations by Contracting Officer or his duly authorized representative.

E. Before placement and installation of work subject to tests by testing laboratory, the Contractor shall notify the COR in sufficient time to enable testing laboratory personnel to be present at the site in time for proper taking and testing of specimens and field inspection. Such prior notice shall be not less than three workdays unless otherwise designated by the COR.

F. All employees of general contractor and subcontractors shall comply with VA security management program and obtain permission of the VA police, be identified by project and employer, and restricted from unauthorized access.

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G. The VA will provide the Contractor direction, after being awarded the project, regarding Personal Identity Verification (PIV) submittal requirements for Contractor employees and Subcontractor employees for the project. Submittals by the Contractor to the VA of this information must be provided within 15 days of the Contractor or Subcontractor

Employee coming on site.

H. The Key Personnel assigned by the Contractor for the performance of work on this contract shall be acceptable to VA in terms of personal and professional conduct and technical knowledge. Should the assignment to this contract of any person by the contractor be deemed to conflict with the interests of VA, or in the event performance is deemed to be unsatisfactory at any time during the life of the contract, the

Contracting Officer may notify the Contractor and request the person be removed from the assignment. The reason for removal will be documented and a request to receive key personnel replacement within three business days of the notification will be made. Replacement of key personnel qualifications shall be equal to or greater than those of the key personnel being replaced. Employment and staffing difficulties will not be justification for failure to meet established schedules. The contractor is required to submit a resume with qualifications for the proposed replacement which shall be approved by the COR and CO prior to the replacement starting work.

I. Normal working hours for this contract will be from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM

(local time) Monday through Friday except for weekends and established

Federal Holidays. Performing on-site work outside normal working hours will require approval from the Contracting Officer and the COR.

Requests shall be submitted via email at least 72 hours prior to the requested date and at no additional cost to the Government. Approvals are subject to the availability of on-site staff. Paragraph (1.6)(I)(2) has additional information about phasing and the potential need for work after business hours in occupied areas, when directed the

Contracting Office or COR and at no additional cost to the Government.

J. Each construction barrier shall have appropriate dust collection and walk-off matting.

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K. This project is going to included spaces that require standalone and systems furniture to be temporarily moved to allow for new horizontal cabling and data devices to be installed and existing components removed. The contracting team shall be responsible for all temporary furniture moves to allow for project work to proceed. Furniture shall be installed back to existing conditions once project work is completed.

L. The locations for the site fiber routing is indicated as general. This includes routing and depth. The contracting team shall field coordinate with existing components to ensure final routing. The Owner would like to be involved with final routing so contractor shall schedule site routing reviews with the Ownership team prior to finalizing each section of the route.

M. The contractor shall include temp site signage for times when site work obstructs roadways and pedestrian walkways on campus. Signage shall direct vehicles and personnel for alternate route during the construction duration. Signage shall be coordinated with Owner prior to signage production.

N. Coordinate dumpster, trailer, and site laydown locations with the

Ownership team prior to starting work.

O. Within each building, the contracting team shall coordinate contractor and material routing through the building with the Ownership team prior to starting construction. Where elevators are designated for use, contractor shall provide wall and floor protection within elevator.

P. The contracting team shall plan for 30% of horizontal cable and data port work to be completed on nights and weekends. The scope for each building shall be coordinated with the Ownership team to allow them to identify critical spaces that require night and weekend work.

Coordination shall happen prior to starting each phase.

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1.3 STATEMENT OF BID ITEM(S)

A. ITEM I, GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: BASE BID Work includes infrastructure upgrades and reconfiguring and renovating existing spaces impacted by said improvements. Infrastructure upgrades include electrical, bonding, UPS, building management system interfaces, HVAC, communication, physical security upgrades, and fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within and between buildings, including modification to impacted roads, walks, grading and drainage, and other existing utilities, Data

Center updates, and hazardous material abatement. Project Buildings include 1,2,3,4,7,8,9,12,13,16,17,18,20, 33,45,48,100,113,128,200,205,217,220,221,228,230 and the Joliet CBOC along with associated work in other buildings as indicated.

B. This project shall be bid as two scopes:

1. Base Bid: All project scope not specifically identified as an alternate bid item.

2. Alternate Bid #1: Alternate Bid #1 includes the following additional spaces not associated with the EHRM project:

• Building 113 - Two toilet assemblies (138B & 132B)

• Building 200 - Basement Nurse Station (Area D)

• Building 200 - Basement Break Room and Office (Area B)

• Building 200 - Second Level Central Processing (Area C)

• Building 200 - Second Level Pharmacy Office (Area B)

• Building 200 - Third Level Break Room (Area C)

• Building 200 - Fourth Level Break Room (AreaC)

• Building 200 - Eleventh Level Laundry (Area C)

• Building 228 - Basement Open Office Door (RCCB01C)

• Building 228 - First Level Break Room & HAC (1095 & 1090)

• Building 228 - Fifth Level Storage (5020)

C. To avoid any potential confusion, all work, services, testing, materials, labor, supervision, safety, security, manuals, and instructions necessary to complete…