Pre-Bid Conference Agenda for Mather VAMC Construct Primary Care.pdf

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE – 36C26119B0014

VA NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

PROJECT: 612-400

CONSTRUCT PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

AUGUST 4, 2020, 10:00 AM PDT

MATHER, CA

DISCUSSION TOPICS

1. Welcome and introductions

• VA Representatives

2. Sign In sheet (name, company and email address)

3. Conference Agenda – James D. W. Rall

• Project Scope (VANCHCS Engineering Department)

• Solicitation Review

• Amendment & RFIs

• General Questions

• Site Visit

4. Project Scope

• Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for the construction of a new 14,857 BGSF (Building Gross Square Feet) Type II, two stories new building for Primary Care, compensation and pension, and VA/DOD integrated disability examination systems (IDES) programs, building 642 at the department of Veterans Affairs, VA Mather campus, 10535 Hospital Way, Mather, California 95655 as required drawings and specifications.

• Period of performance for construction shall be 425 days.

5. Solicitation Review

• VA Minor Construction project with magnitude of construction cost for this project between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

• The solicitation was issued as an IFB conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 14 – Sealed Bidding. Award will be made on price and price related factors.

• This requirement has add alternates. All add alternates must be priced or the bid will be determined Non-Responsive.

• Add alternates, if awarded, will be awarded sequentially (no skipping).

• Bid Bonds, Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds shall be required under this solicitation and any resultant contract.

• Bidders must be registered in SAM https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ and certified in Vendor information Pages (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/)

• This is 100% set-aside to VA certified SDVOSB firms. To receive award, SDVOSB firm must have their ownership and control verified by VA and be listed in the Vendor

Information Pages (VIP) at the time of submission of bid (responsive to solicitation) and prior to award of the contract. SDVOSB Set Aside Authority IAW Public Law 109-461.

• Bidders must be a General Construction company with the approved NAICS Code 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, which has a small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

• Bids will be submitted electronically, and the Bid Opening will be conducted remotely (an amendment is forthcoming).

6. Amendments and RFIs

• Bidder questions – Will address general questions about the project during this conference. Any changes to bid requirements will be issued via Amendment.

• All updates or amendments will be issued on www.beta.sam

• Questions not addressed during this meeting and site visit are deemed specific requests and will require a formal RFI to be submitted to NCO 21 Contracting in writing to my email address at james.rall@va.gov. Send questions no later than 2:00 PM PDT on August 10, 2020.

7. General Questions

8. Site Visit http://www.beta.sam/