Silver_Lake_Boat_Launch_Facilty_Design.pdf

SILVER LAKE BOAT LAUNCH DESIGN

INYO NATIONAL FOREST

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SYNOPSIS:

ARCHITECT-ENGINEERING (A-E) SERVICES

In accordance with and pursuant to FAR 36.6, the USDA Forest Service, Mono Lake Ranger District, is seeking qualification statements of Architect‐Engineer (A/E) firms to provide professional design services and past performance information from vendors interested in providing professional architect and engineering services at Silver Lake, Inyo National Forest, CA to design improvements to the existing Silver Lake Boat Launching Facility (BLF). This acquisition is for a Total Small Business Set‐Aside.

The Government will only accept qualifications from small business concerns. All other firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 541310. To be considered a small business under NAICS Code 541310, Architectural Services, average annual revenues must be $7.5 Million or less. . The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed-Price contract Design services include planning and design.

Estimated Period of performance September 2018-September 2019.

Estimated Magnitude for the subsequent construction project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

LOCATION: Silver Lake is in the Inyo National Forest, Mono County. The BLF is 60 miles north of Bishop, CA and approximately 150 miles south of Reno, Nevada. To reach the Silver Lake BLF from Bishop, access US 395 North by driving north on Main Street/US 395. Follow US 395 N for 52 miles to its junction with CA 158 S. Turn left and continue on CA 158 S for 8 miles to the Silver Lake BLF.

BACKGROUND: Silver Lake is one of four lakes in the June Lake Loop in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain’s June Lake Loop Recreation Area located in the Inyo National Forest, Mono County. The three lakes completing the June Lake Loop are Grant, June, and Gull. The June Lake Loop area provides visitors with opportunities to experience a wide variety of outdoor activities. Nearby trailheads provide access to the Ansel Adams Wilderness and Frontier Pack Station trailheads where activities range from camping, hiking, bicycling, horseback riding, and climbing to nature viewing and photography. The BLF currently consists of a single lane V-grooved boat launch ramp, 17 vehicle/trailer parking stalls, 22 single vehicle parking stalls, 2 ADA single vehicle parking stalls and two, two-unit restrooms. Adjacent to the BLF is a National Forest campground with 61 sites and can accommodate tents, trailers or RV’s. Current facilities include drinking water, flush toilets, picnic tables, campfire rings and bear-proof food lockers.

There is a private resort that offers boat and kayak rental, cabin rental, RV Park, general store, gift shop, and café all within walking distance of the BLF. Silver Lake has a surface area of approximately 110 acres and a storage capacity of 3,060 acre feet. The primary water source is from the Rush Creek. As a condition of the FERC license, consistent water level must be maintained for recreational purposes. Silver Lake BLF provides the only free public access to the lake. Non-motorized boating, as well as, boats with trolling motors commonly used by fishermen primarily due to the ten mile per hour speed restriction. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and a local county fish stocking consortium stock the lake

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with brown and rainbow trout. The lake freezes in the winter and the road is closed due to snow from late fall to early spring.

Existing Conditions. The BLF is in poor condition. The single lane boat launch ramp has deteriorated.

There is minor cracking and exposed aggregate in the V-groves and severe wear near the water’s edge where the surface freezes in the winter. The boarding float was removed in 2013 after storm damage due to safety concerns. The existing parking area has many cracks with vegetation growth and if unattended, will continue to deteriorate. There aren’t any designated ADA vehicle/trailer parking stalls. There is no existing ADA path of travel between facility amenities. One of the two restrooms building have been closed due to the unavailability of replacement parts. Second restroom building requires significant maintenance even in the winter months. Both structures have exceeded their useful life.

Description of work to be completed in contract is to create complete Construction Design documents for the rehabilitation of Silver Lake Boat Launching Facility. The improvements include:

• Replacing the eroded single lane boat launch ramp

• Relocating the existing boarding float

• Rehabilitating parking area

• Demolition of existing toilet facilities

• Installation of new vault toilet

• Constructing ADA/ABA compliant sidewalks

• Installing night sky friendly security lighting

Optional Item would be to provide construction support services during the construction phase of the project. The services to be provided shall include the review of construction submittals and responding to Requests for Information (RFI) from the project construction coordinator.

Construction is currently scheduled for the summer of 2019 with construction contract advertisement in the spring of 2019.

This is a competitive selection process in which competing offeror's qualifications will be evaluated in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 36.6 to determine the most highly qualified firms. The Government intends to award one Firm Fixed-Price contract for Professional services including planning, design, with option for construction contract administration, and post construction contract services. Design shall be in conformance with the most recent version of the Department of Boating and Waterway’s Layout, Design and Construction Handbook for Small Craft Boat Launching Facilities

(http://www.dbw.ca.gov/pages/28702/files/lramps.pdf).

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The work to be performed shall include but is not limited to:

1. Attending a pre-investigation meeting

2. Investigating site conditions, options, etc.

3. Collecting and reviewing project data and records

4. Developing design concepts and cost estimates

5. Attending review meetings

6. Making the revisions requested by the Government

7. Submitting intermediate design documents

8. Producing a complete design (30%, 60%, 90%, and 100% submissions)

Submittals must be reviewed by both the State of California, Department of Boating and Waterways

(DBW) and the Forest Service. DBW requires between 4-6 weeks per review phase. The Inyo National

Forest requires 2 weeks, therefore maximum time required for government review of designs submittals may be 2 months per submittal. Once design phase of the project is completed the contractor will be required to review submittals from the project construction contract before the construction starts.

Review of construction submittals is estimated from two week to two months.

In accordance with (IAW) FAR 36.603(b): To be considered for architect-engineer contracts, a firm must file with the appropriate office or board the Standard Form 330, "Architect-Engineer Qualifications," Part

I and Part II. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this posting; all costs associated with responding will be solely at the interested parties' expense. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement.

A-E EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: A-E's experience shall include that which is commensurate with the requirements specific to the scope of design.

A. The offeror's team shall include but not limited to staff members licensed in the State of California in the following disciplines

• Architect

• Civil Engineer

• Structural Engineer

• Electrical Engineer

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All interested firms are required to submit one (1) electronic copy of a recently completed Standard Form

330 (SF 330), Architect‐Engineer Qualifications and a signed copy of any and all SF30 (Amendments) issued for this RFQ, which are due to the Contracting Officer (as noted below) no later than 1600 (4:00

P.M.) Pacific Time on July 23, 2018. When completing your SF 330, be sure to include information of the team you will be using for this contract, including key personnel of subs and consultants. A cover letter, or otherwise identified, may be submitted that is no more than two (2) pages in length. You may submit supplementary information that illustrates your firm’s ability to meet the evaluation criteria listed below.

SF 330 PARTs I & II shall not exceed a combined total of Twenty (20) 8.5”x11” single-sided pages.

The A-E shall be responsible for all travel and lodging arrangements and expenses involved in the performance of work under this contract. The A-E shall furnish the Inyo National Forest with complete and usable products to include: planning documents, investigative reports, study reports, design analyses, project drawings, technical provisions (specifications), equipment layouts, cost estimates, submittal registers, quality assurance plans, constructability review reports, construction bidding amendments, construction contract modifications, and other documents.

QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this synopsis must be submitted in writing no later than July 13, 2018 to tracymartinez@fs.fed.us.

Submit required information via email to tracymartinez@fs.fed.us by 4:00 p.m., July 23, 2018.

The following documents are considered attachments to this A&E Announcement:

Attachment 1 - Evaluation Factors Attachment 2 - SF 330 mailto:tracymartinez@fs.fed.us mailto:tracymartinez@fs.fed.us