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Repair Parking Garage Deficiencies 553-21-105

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4646 John R St.

Detroit MI

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Ann Arbor Healthcare System Network Contracting Office 10 2215 Fuller Road Ann Arbor MI 48105

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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

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Presolicitation Notice

This is a Pre-Solicitation announcement to inform potential offerors of the Department of Veterans Affairs intent to advertise for bids the project entitled “Repair Parking Garage Deficiencies – Project No. 553-21-105 to be accomplished at the John D. Dingell Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) located in Detroit, MI. An Invitation for Bid (IFB) is planned to be issued on or about November 22, 2024.

General:

This project is at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center located at 4646 John R. St. in Detroit, Michigan and is to correct several deficiencies noted in the Facility Conditions Assessment for the North and South Parking Structures (Buildings 101 and 102). The selected construction contractor shall repair extensive damages to the precast concrete structures due to deterioration of the parking structures. Repairs shall include concrete topping slab repair, parking striping, structural deficiencies at the column/girder connections, precast concrete surface, minor masonry repair, and other improvements. Attention to the phasing aspect of this project and maintaining the operation of both garages while limiting the removal of no more than the maximum of 500 parking spaces for both garages at any time during construction.

Repairs shall include one or more of the following methods:

· Encasement or enlargement of the column cross-section (jacketing).

· Re-alkalization of the reinforcing steel to stop corrosion.

· Chloride extraction to retard the reinforcing steel corrosion.

· Confinement using steel plate, carbon, or glass fiber materials.

· Addition of shear collars to increase the shear capacity of intermediate floors.

· Addition of a steel plate assembly to increase moment capacity.

· Supplemental columns.

· The application of a protection system to prevent future corrosion.

· Correct exposed re-bar on concrete pavement.

Work shall include demolition, acquisition, installation, materials, tools, equipment, controls programming, and supervision required to complete the work and have a functioning system. Period of performance is Two Hundred Seventy (270) calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction with a small business size standard of $45 million. Magnitude of cost for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Contract within 120 days from bid opening date.

This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB). Only offers from verified SDVOSBs registered in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database (https://vetbiz.va.gov) at the time of proposal submission are eligible for consideration.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for submission of offers. No other information regarding scope, dates, etc. is available until issuance of the solicitation via Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited to electronic medium, and the VA will provide no hard copies. The solicitation, consisting of various bid documents, specifications, forms, and drawings will be available for download from the Contract Opportunities website located at https://sam.gov on or about November 22, 2024. Further details of all dates and events, including site visit and bid due date, will be available in the solicitation. Contract Opportunities website is the only official location to obtain solicitation information and documents.

A bidders list is not maintained. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all bid documents and acknowledging any amendments and should monitor the Contract Opportunities website for any changes to this announcement or pending solicitation. Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://beta.sam.gov and shall be verified in the Vendor Information Pages located at https://vetbiz.va.gov prior to submitting an offer. The eventual potential awardee shall also have on file a current VETS4212 report filed at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212 (if applicable) and a current registration with the System for Award Management website located at https://sam.gov .

Address all questions in writing to Contract Specialist Angelo Vivio via email at angelo.vivio@va.gov . No fax or telephone inquiries will be answered.

END OF NOTICE