36C10F18R0688_2.docx

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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date) 12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2

014)

STANDARD FORM 1442

Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 52.236-1(d)

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

SOLICITATION

SOLICITATION

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

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CALL:

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance within ____________ calendar days and complete it within calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See __________

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Sealed offers in original and ___________________copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by _____________ (hour) local time _____________________ (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, the date and time offers are due.

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An offer guarantee is, is not required.

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All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

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Offers providing less than _______________________ calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

36C10F18R0688 X 12-13-2018 003C4 Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4D) 1425 Tri-State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee IL 60031 Same as 7 Attention Gerald (Jerry) Brusaw

Gerald (Jerry) Brusaw 224-610-7332 Design-Bid-Build Project 657-313J: Offeror shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, coordination, and services necessary for construction of the project as described herein and other specific tasks as fur ther defined by this Request for Proposal (RFP). The Scope of the Contract is described in Section 00 11 21 at Paragraph A1. Work is to be performed at the Jefferson Barracks Division Campus of the VA Medical Center located at 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St. Louis, MO 63125.

The project magnitude is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Davis Bacon Wages apply. The NAICS Code is 238910 and the Small Business Size Standard is $15 million. The project is being solicited as a CVE Verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business(SDVOSB) set-aside. Any entity wishing to propose shall be listed as an SDVOSB concern in accordance with 38CFR 74 and shall be so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database located at www.vip.vetbiz.gov, and shall comply with the subcontracting limitations in 13 CFR 125.6.

A Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit are scheduled to take place at VAMC St Louis, MO Building 48 at 10 AM on 08 January 2019.

Please submit all questions regarding the solicitation and supporting documentation in writing usi ng the RFI submission format as a Microsoft Word Document provided within this solicitation. All RFIs shall be submitted via email to Gerald (Jerry) Brusaw at Gerald.brusaw@va.gov. RFIs will be accepted until January 10, 2019. All offerors are responsible for monitoring and downloading attachments and amendments from FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov).

Proposals are due January 24, 2019.

482 days X X 52.211-10 X see sect 00 11 21

2PM CST

01-24-2019 X

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR

15. TELEPHONE NUMBER

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

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FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of the solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within __________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

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18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

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PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

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28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

29. AWARD

Your Contractor agrees offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further con-this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract tractual document is necessary.

shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER

TO SIGN

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31c. AWARD DATE

BY

OFFER

AWARD

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

(Include ZIP Code) (Include area code) (Include only if different than Item 14.)

(Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each) (Type or print) (4 copies unless otherwise specified) (Type or print) (Type or print) (Contractor is required to sign this document and return _______ copies to issuing office.)

(Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

(Must be fully completed by offeror) (To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

101F Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (003C4D) 1425 Tri-State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee IL 60031 Department of Veterans Affairs

FMS-VA-2(101)

Financial Services Center PO Box 149971 Austin TX 78714-9971

SCHEDULE OF CONTRACT LINE ITEMS AND PRICES/COSTS

In accordance with the Request For Proposal, the contract drawings and specifications and amendments to either, the work of each Contract Line Item as defined herein in general terms includes, but is not limited to, provision of all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, management, supervision, quality control, inspections, testing and all other necessary services and performance of all demolition and sitework services and incidental related work for completion of fully functional, integrated and operational new campus utilities, parking and roadway site improvements.

CLIN 1 BASE PROPOSAL – GENERAL CONSTRUCTION: CLIN 1 is defined in general terms as cost for demolition and removal of existing Buildings 4, 4T, 5, 7, 8, 48 and 49, improvements and other structures; abandonment, removal and relocation of existing utilities; earth and site work including fill, excavations and disposal of surplus excavated earth or other materials, grading, drainage, new underground utilities, paving, roadways, landscaping, site lighting and other site improvements as defined in the contract documents.

CLIN 2 BASE PROPOSAL – ASBESTOS ABATEMENT: CLIN 2 is defined in general terms as cost for planning, documentation, notifications, permits, temporary protection controls, monitoring, sampling, cleaning and all other incidental related work specific to the proper removal and disposal of asbestos and asbestos containing materials to facilitate demolition and removal of existing structures (4, 4T, 5, 7, 8, 48, 49) and/or other existing construction within existing infrastructure manholes and as otherwise required for execution of the work of the project.

CLIN 3 BASE PROPOSAL – HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ABATEMENT: CLIN 3 is defined in general terms as cost for planning, documentation, notifications, permits, temporary protection controls, monitoring, sampling, cleaning and all other incidental related work specific to the proper removal and disposal of hazardous materials (lead containing paint, ozone depleting substances (OSD’s), PCB’s, etc.) to facilitate demolition and removal of existing structures (4, 4T, 5, 7, 8, 48, 49) and/or other existing construction and as otherwise required for execution of the work of the project.

CLIN 4 DEDUCT ALTERNATE – LANDSCAPE AND ELECTRICAL: CLIN 4 is defined in general terms as a deduct to delete applicable Base Proposal costs for all general conditions, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supervision, submittals, testing, inspections and all incidental related work to modify the work of the project in accordance with Drawings LX401.2, LX501.1, and ESX101.1. The contract specifications remain unchanged unless noted otherwise. CLIN 4 includes deductive costs for all special finish concrete paving and stone paving and all accent and landscape lighting at the west entrance to the new Engineering/Warehouse Building constructed under a separate contract. If CLIN 4 is evaluated, the value of CLIN 4 will be deducted from the value of the Base CLINs 1 thru 3.

CLIN 5 UNIT PRICE NO.1: REMOVAL OF BULK ROCK - $/CUBIC YARD: This CLIN 5 unit price amount shall include all costs for labor, equipment, materials, Contractor’s overhead, profit, insurance taxes and all other related costs to mechanically remove and dispose of off-site any bulk rock, as defined below, not indicated in the specifications and drawings, that is encountered during earthwork excavation at the site. The Project Geotechnical Engineer shall, in consultation with the Contractor and Resident Engineer, verify all quantities of bulk rock removed as required by the Contracting Officer.

Bulk Rock: Bulk Rock is defined as any material encountered during rough grading or mass excavation operations that cannot be removed with a single-tooth ripper device attached to conventional earth-moving equipment such as a D-6 or D-7 bulldozer or similar equipment, and can only be removed using equipment mounted pneumatic jackhammer devices. Bulk rock shall also include any existing concrete slabs, foundations or large pieces of concrete debris not shown on the drawings and discovered below grade; or any other material defined as bulk rock by the Project Geotechnical Engineer during on-site observations.

CLIN 6 UNIT PRICE NO.2: REMOVAL OF TRENCH ROCK - $/CUBIC YARD: This CLIN 6 unit price amount shall include all costs for labor, equipment, materials, Contractor’s overhead, profit, insurance, taxes, and all other related costs to mechanically remove and dispose of off-site any trench rock, as defined below, that is encountered during earthwork excavation at the site. The Project Geotechnical Engineer shall, in consultation with the Contractor and Resident Engineer, verify all quantities of trench rock removed as required by the Contracting Officer.

Trench Rock: Trench Rock is defined as rocks or boulders larger than one (1) cubic yard, rock strata, or existing concrete foundations, footings, or large pieces of concrete debris encountered during trench excavation for structural foundations or underground utility lines that cannot be removed with conventional foundation excavation equipment and can only be removed using equipment mounted or manually operated pneumatic jackhammer devices. Trench rock shall also be any other material defined as such by the Project Geotechnical Engineer during on-site observations. Rocks, boulders, or concrete debris smaller than one (1) cubic yard shall be classified as common excavation and shall be removed as a part of the Base Proposal price.

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A.3 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

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INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE AND BONDS

(a) Solicitation materials consisting of drawings, specifications and contract forms may be downloaded by qualified General (Prime) Contractors interested in submitting proposals direct to the Department of Veterans Affairs. General (Prime) Contractors may provide these materials to subcontractors for their use in preparing sub bids for General (Prime) Contractors.

(b) One set of drawings and specifications may be downloaded by Builders Exchanges, Chambers of Commerce, Quantity Surveyors, trade and microfilming organizations.

(c) Subcontractors, material firms and others interested in preparing sub bids may, upon registration on the FedBizOpps website (at www.fbo.gov) obtain a list of organizations, such as Builders Exchanges, Chambers of Commerce, Contractors and others, who have registered as interested parties.

(d) If you decide not to bid on this project, please advise the issuing office of your reasons.

(e) A proposal guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the proposal price but shall not exceed $3,000,000.00. Failure to furnish the required proposal guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for receipt of proposals, will require rejection of the proposal in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then. Copies of SF 24 may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

(f) If the contract will exceed $100,000 (see FAR 28.102-1 for lesser amount), the offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of SF 25 and SF 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: See specification 01 00 00 General Requirements and schedule for list and descriptions of contract line items.

Cost Range: Between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00

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SECTION 00 11 21 REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO BUILD

SECTION 00 11 21

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TO BUILD

EAST CAMPUS DEMOLITION & ROADWORK

PROJECT NO. 657-313J

VA MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON BARRACKS DIVISION

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI

A. PART I - General

A. PART I - GENERAL

A1. Scope of Contract

A2. Definitions A2. Definitions

A.

Request for proposal issued

12/13/2018

Pre-proposal conference

01/08/2019

Written Requests for Information before

01/10/2019

Proposal submitted

01/24/2019

Contract award

02/27/2019

Notice to proceed

3/15/19

Construction completion/final inspection/ custody receipt

_482_ calendar days from NTP

D. Schedule Objectives – Performance of the work required under the awarded contract shall be completed within 482 calendar days of issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The proposed schedule may not be shorter than this, see Part III, C3.A.3.a.4).

A3. Cost Range A3. Cost Range

The anticipated cost range for this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

A4. Pre-Proposal Conference A4. Pre-Proposal Conference A pre-proposal conference will be held on Thursday 08 January 2019 at 10 a.m. CST in Building 48 on the Jefferson Barracks Division VA Medical Center Campus, 1 Jefferson Barracks Drive, St Louis, Missouri. All Offerors, subcontractors, manufacturers and suppliers are invited to attend. The following agenda is furnished for this meeting:

A5. Selection Criteria and Weightings

C. Cost Proposal - Offerors are advised that if the technical proposals are essentially equal, award will be made based on the lowest cost. See Part III, paragraph C4. for cost proposal requirements and basis of evaluation.

B. PART II - RESPONSIBILITIES

B. PART II - RESPONSIBILITIES

B1. VA Team

168 N. Meramec Avenue, Suite 400 St. Louis, MO 63105

257 Chesterfield Business Parkway Chesterfield, MO 63005

1630 Des Peres Road, Suite 100 St. Louis, MO 63131

15 Sunnen Drive, Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63143

P.O. Box 17867 Shreveport, LA 71138

11816 Lackland Road, Suite 150 St. Louis, MO 63146

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 (RE) who will be located at the construction site and VA Medical Center staff. The coordinator/manager of the VA Team will be the RE, who will have limited Contracting Officer Authority.

B2. Construction Team:

C. PART III - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

C. PART III - PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS

C1. General

Gerald Brusaw, Contracting Officer (003C4D) Office of Construction & Facilities Management Department of Veterans Affairs 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee, IL 60031; OR

2. Hand Carry Only (office open Monday- Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 PM CST), proposals shall be received by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on 24 January 2019:

Gerald Brusaw, Contracting Officer Office of Construction & Facilities Management Department of Veterans Affairs 1425 Tri State Parkway, Suite 140 Gurnee, IL 60031

D. Technical and Cost sections of the Offeror’s proposals will be evaluated independently. Offeror shall separately bind each section. Each section shall 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”. Standard Form 1442, Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair) shall be used for submitting price offers. Submit original and two (2) copies of Standard Form 1442 with a bid guarantee as stipulated in “Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors”:

C2. Proposal Revisions (FAR 52.215-1)

C3. Technical Proposal Requirements

(One original and five copies)

RFP: _____________________

Project Title: East Campus Demolition & Roadway, JB Division, VAMC St Louis, MO

INTRO

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First Page MUST clearly indicate Name and Address of Offeror Business Arrangement (If Joint Venture or other teaming arrangement) Contact Name and Phone Number Email Address DUNS Number CAGE Code Tax Identification Number (Include description of all deviations from the RFP requirements contained within the offeror’s proposal)

1. Factor 1 – Project Personnel Experience (Specialized experience and technical competence) :

(i) Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall demonstrate the relevant experience & qualifications of key project personnel.

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

a) Overall Construction Project Manager.

b) Project Superintendent(s).

c) Site Safety and Health Manager(s)

d) Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager(s).

e) Project Engineer(s).

f) Certified Industrial Hygienist(s)

2) Biographical data shall include the following:

a) Name of individual.

b) Company employed by.

c) Company position title.

d) Years with the company.

e) Describe work experience with projects that were building abatement and demolition and site improvements on active medical campuses (or similar campus environment) and the company (by name) they worked for when involved in the project.

f) An indication of which (if any) projects submitted under Corporate Project Experience 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 Project Experience.

h) Position that the individual will hold on this contract/Construction Team, description of duties and what percentage of the individual’s time that would be committed to the project during the construction of the project.

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

j) Information provided for this factor shall not conflict with other parts of the proposal and shall demonstrate a qualified team whose background, qualifications (including education, training, certifications, and/or licensure) and experience are commensurate with their proposed positions; who have experience with at least two (2) projects of similar size, scope, and complexity in the last 12 years; that have worked together successfully on past similar projects; and who are available to perform in their proposed positions for the duration of construction or the durations stated in the proposal.

(ii) Basis of Evaluation: This factor will be evaluated based on the offeror’s proposed key personnel and how well the information provided compares to the stated requirements and demonstrates the team’s potential to successfully perform.

2. Factor 2 - Technical/Management Approach:

a) Submittal Requirements: - The Offeror shall describe and/or demonstrate the following.

1) An effective Project Delivery Philosophy – Include statements that:

a) Describe offeror’s approach (including measures offeror has taken/will take) to avoid cost or schedule growth

b) Express offeror’s firm commitment to comply with requirement for written change proposals within 30 calendar days of request for all requested changes. Include any commitment to exceed this requirement in this section.

c) Express offeror’s expectations and commitments concerning elements for Successful Partnering, Communication, Commitment and Conflict Resolution.

7) The offeror shall identify which elements of the work it intends to self-perform including percentage of total value that work represents.

b) Basis of Evaluation: This factor will be evaluated based on the how well the offer’s technical/management approach demonstrates capability, availability, and capacity to successfully perform including measures to avoid cost or schedule growth, how well defined the proposed prime/subcontractor team is and how well its organizational structure, controls, lines of authority, planned subcontractors, quality controls and practices, and plans for execution and site use suggest a successful project outcome; & whether the offeror meets the minimum required self-performance.

3. Factor 3 - Corporate Project Experience:

a) Submittal Requirements: The Offeror shall demonstrate, utilizing the General Contractor Reference form at the end of this specification section, the following, relevant to corporate project experience. Scoring will be more favorable if all information is provided and demonstrates relevant project, safety, and environmental experience.

1) A maximum of four (4) example projects completed within the last ten (10) years, similar in size (physical), scope (building abatement, demolition, and site improvements on an active campus), and complexity (multiple elements of construction including hazardous material abatement, building demolition, site work, underground utilities and infrastructure, sidewalks, paving, landscaping, plumbing, electrical, low voltage communication systems, work near occupied buildings, and strict requirements for site access, security, utility outages & cutovers, coordination with public & private utility companies, etc.) to this project. In describing project construction experience, provide the following information:

a) Project title, location and brief description including: project type (building demolition, roadway construction, buried utility construction, etc.) and contracting method (design/bid/construct, CM at risk, etc.).

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

c) Project Design Architect and Engineers and name and telephone number of contact person(s).

d) Name and number of contact person(s) of Major Subcontractors if also proposed for this solicitation.

e) Project Statistics including start and completion dates (original vs. actual) for construction; cost (original award price versus final, with brief explanation of what is included in the cost including any cost and/or schedule growth); building abatement, building demolition, utilities and infrastructure, landscaping, etc. and any awards (prizes) received.

f) Provide the required information utilizing the General Contractor Reference Form included at the end of this specification section.

2) All OSHA and EPA reports for last three years

3) Experience modifier rate (EMR) for last three years.

4. Factor 4 - Past Performance:

a. Submittal Requirements: The offeror shall demonstrate performance on relevant past projects by providing complete General Contractor Reference forms for each example project (under Corporate Project Experience), with accurate point of contact information. In addition to considering all other information available to the Government on the Offeror’s past performance, the evaluation panel will evaluate the information supplied by the offeror on these forms, in response to this solicitation, including contacting the owner’s point of contact supplied for projects submitted under Corporate Project Experience to determine:

1. Presence and character of any cost growth

2. Presence and character of any schedule growth

3. Client overall satisfaction with project: Contact persons will be asked:

a. Does the project fulfill the requirements of the client’s stated function?

b. Does the project require unexpected maintenance activity?

c. Have latent defects been found?

d. Was the construction staffing level consistent with the project size and complexity?

e. How well did the contractor plan and coordinate work to avoid disruption to client’s operations?

f. Was communication of schedule and problem issues adequate and consistent?

g. Was there an established problem solving routine?

h. Was the project completed on time and within the project budget?

i. Would the client like to use this firm again?

b. Basis of Evaluation: This factor will be evaluated based on past performance including evaluation of example project statistics (for cost and schedule growth) and client satisfaction. Evaluation will also include past performance evaluations obtained from the Contractor Performance Appraisal System (CPARS) via the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) along with any data obtained on projects in progress for VA or other agencies.

a) Proposals that indicate Offeror has no relevant project experience will be held neutral for the past performance factor (although proposal may be rated lower for Construction Management – Corporate Project Experience).

5. Factor 5 - Schedule:

a. Submittal Requirements: The offeror shall provide information on his proposed plan for executing the work in the time allocated for the contract. Proposal shall:

1. Identify name, address, phone number of proposed schedule consultant, if any (include resume for individual who will prepare all schedule submissions).

2. Provide proposed schedule 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:

a. Construction Period: Mobilization; submission, review, and approval of key submittals and notices; abatement and testing activities; demolition method and sequencing; excavation, removal, and disposal of buried construction; procurement and installation of equipment; provisions for overtime or shift work; utility interruption notices and associated outage durations; excavation, installation, testing, and backfill for site utilities; backfill and grading; parking, paving, sidewalk, and roadway completion and realignment including temporary re-routed Medical Center vehicular and pedestrian routes; testing; preliminary and final inspection(s); punch list completion; closeout submittals. Show relationships between these activities and durations.

3. Provide a narrative to explain the proposed general project delivery schedule. The Offeror shall specify:

a. How much allowance has been made for bad weather in the schedule

b. The days of the week and the hours of construction operations during each sequence of the work

c. The percentage of contract completion that will be achieved at the end of each month of the contract.

4. Short Schedules - Short schedules will not be accepted and will be evaluated unfavorably. Critical path activity durations shall total the number of days indicated on Standard Form 1442, Construction, Offer and Award (Construction, Alteration or Repair), and in section I, paragraph A.2.C. and D. This duration shall establish the contract completion date (see preceding paragraph C3.A.5.a.3)d) for definition of “completion” as it relates to duration) and assessment of liquidated damages (see FAR 52.211-12 Liquidated Damages – Construction, Sept 2000).

b. Basis of Evaluation: This factor will be evaluated based on how reasonably and realistically the proposed schedule captures and addresses key elements and project phasing with respect to conditions and requirements indicated in the RFP and how effectively it demonstrates a successful approach to completing all the work of the contract in the time allotted for performance.

C4. Price Proposal Requirements.

C4. Price Proposal…