Insert B - Bid Schedule 537-19-124 Updated.pdf

INFORMATION REGARDING BIDDING MATERIAL, BID GUARANTEE

AND BONDS

1. BID SCHEDULE

This requirement will be for Project: 537-19-124 Upgrade Nurse Call. Work will be performed at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, located in Chicago, IL.

Provided below is the Bid Schedule Summary. Lowest Price Bidder will be based on the Lowest Priced Bid submitted. Base bid with three deduct alternates.

BID SCHEDULE SUMMARY

Bid Items Description of Services Estimated

Quantity

Unit of

Issue

Price Summary

BASE BID: Contractor must provide all tools, materials, components, labor, and supervision to remove and replace the existing Nurse Call system at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL.

1 JB

DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO 1:

Remove buildings 11 and 32 from the scope of work.

1 JB

DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO 2:

Remove buildings 1, 11, 30, and 32 from the scope of work.

1 JB

DEDUCT ALTERNATE NO 3:

Remove buildings annunciator panels from the Police Operation Room 1555.

1 JB ____________

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Award will be made to the responsible bidder who submitted the lowest responsive bid.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: At times, the contractor will be working in occupied buildings and the hospital. Work plans for VA review/approval are required before any work can begin associated with any of the tasks. Outages and shut-downs will need to take this information into account.

Off-shift scheduling (nights/weekends) is required for outages, shutdowns, and work directly impacting patient care.

The contractor will be required to keep all other non-impacted roads, walks and entrances to grounds, parking, and to occupied areas of buildings clear of construction materials, debris and standing construction equipment and vehicles. Submittals regarding staging of equipment, crane placement, storage of supplies, etc. are required. Off-hours and/or week-end deliveries of construction equipment or materials may be required.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: An approved cost-loaded, Critical Path Method (CPM) construction schedule is required prior to commencement of construction. See specifications for details.

CPM schedule shall be approved by the Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer’s Representative. See specifications for details.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS: Additional information regarding the general and specific scope of work is defined in the specifications and drawings. This BID SCHEDULE is in addition to and augments the specifications and drawings. ONLY ONE AWARD WILL BE MADE AS A

RESULT OF THIS SOLICITATION.

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2. BID GUARANTEE & BOND INFORMATION

(a) This solicitation & all associated bid documents are available to interested parties in electronic file format from www.beta.sam.gov. No hard copy documents will be provided by the government.

(b) A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $5,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee on form SF 24, in the proper amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will result in rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then.

(c) The bidder to whom a contract is awarded will be required to furnish a Payment Bond, on form SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, on form SF 25. Each bond shall be issued for a penal sum equal to the value of the awarded contract. Copies of forms SF 25 and 25A may be obtained from the Contracting Officer upon request.

(d) Bidders are to ensure the most current version of SF24, SF25, and SF25A bond forms are used. Current versions of these forms can be found and downloaded from the GSA Forms Library (https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/TOP)

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CONTRACTOR'S SIGNATURE:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 4, contractual documents (e.g. bids, proposals, awards, modifications, etc.) shall be completed and signed by the Contractor as follows:

(a) Individuals: Signed by the individual.

(b) Individual doing business as a firm. Signed by that individual, and the signature shall be followed by the individual's typed, stamped, or printed name and the words, "an individual doing business as _________________________________________________ (insert name of firm)".

(c) Partnership: Signed in the partnership name. Prior to award, provide list of all partners and designate which partners have authority to bind the partnership.

(d) Corporations: Signed in the corporate name followed by the word "by" and the signature, and title of the person authorized to sign. Prior to award, provide list of individuals who have authority to bind the corporation.

(e) Joint Ventures: Signed by each participant in the joint venture in the manner prescribed in (a) through (d) above.

(f) Agents: When an agent is to sign the contract, other than as stated in paragraph (a) through

(e) above, the agent's authorization to bind the principal must be established by evidence satisfactory to the contracting officer.