546-132 AE Statement of Task_Rev 01-12-2021.pdf

VA Health Care System

1201 NW 16th Street Miami, FL 33125

A&E Statement of Task

Project Title: Construct new 500 expandable parking garage VA Project Number: 546-132

• General Requirements

An Architect & Engineer (A&E) contract will be negotiated for the development of complete construction documents i.e., working drawings, specifications, reports, estimates, and construction period services. The A&E will be given written information;

participate in project planning meetings, pre-bid meeting, and pre-construction meeting as required; communicate with VA personnel via telephone or letter; and is expected to coordinate so that the final documents include all requirements in accordance with industry standard practices, VA standards, VA design manuals, and review comments.

A. Project Overview:

This project will construct a parking garage on the main medical campus the Bruce W.

Carter Miami VA Medical center. The garage will be 500 new spaces not counting the existing spaces on current asphalt and constructed in such a manner that can expand to accommodate additional floors for future parking. The existing ground parking shall be renovated with new asphalt, parking stripes, and stops. This will include the design construction, lighting, necessary security measures, cameras, lighting, fencing, anti-suicide barriers, pavement markings, access control systems including camera termination to the police service so that the feeds are viewable from the existing police monitoring station. The construction will take place of government owned land at the Medical Center Campus or auxiliary parking area. The garage shall also include electric vehicle charging stations with industry standard electrical connections.

Proprietary brand specific alternate connections may also be used but must be clearly labeled. Each station should have the ability to charge as many makes and models commonly sold in the United States.

The design team shall provide of this project the following items, but will not be limited to:

• Design a multi-level parking garage using an estimated footprint area of 50,000sq-ft located in the west parking lot near the water tower. Refer to SOW Attachment 1 - Site Plan.

• Building systems and components (e.g., electrical (normal and emergency power), lighting, plumbing, fire protection, fire detection/alarm, elevators, security needs, CCTV surveillance, signage)

• New structure shall be designed to meet the hurricane wind criteria established for Florida building codes.

• Underground investigation and Geotechnical Evaluation

• Accessibility requirements (ADA, Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards, Architectural Barriers Act)

• Access Control, Security and Safety monitoring cameras where needed

• ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 Energy Standard for Buildings

• Coordination with the State of Florida/Miami-Dade for necessary compliance with all required regulations, permits, etc.

• Ensure design follows VA guidelines and criteria from the VA TIL.

The detailed project design should begin with the above-mentioned intense on-site physical survey and collection of project data. Additionally, the designer shall meet with the VA IPT Team in order to clearly define design goals.

Conduct preliminary meetings and site survey investigations to define the necessary elements of the project scope of work fulfilling the goals of the VA’s project team (Engineering Service), and presentation of preliminary layout plans with proposed alternatives to the User Group. Based on User Group meetings and site surveys, prepare a detailed project plan description report pertinent to the project requirements within the constraints of the construction budget consistent with the VA’s project team goals. Through the course of the design phase, it will be necessary to interface with Medical Center staff to ascertain the details of the scope through a series of meetings and periodic submissions of documents.

All designs shall incorporate all architectural and engineering disciplines necessary to provide a complete and functional design. Designs shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of NFPA, EPA, ANSI, OSHA, National Plumbing Code, National Electric Code, ASHRAE, National Safety Code, VA Specifications, VA Construction Standards, VA Design Handbooks, etc. and all applicable local, state, and Federal regulations and standards. Existing drawings will be made available to the A&E; however, their accuracy shall be field verified by the A&E and all consulting firms as part of investigative services.

The A&E will be required to perform all necessary site survey work such as verifying record drawings.

The AE firm shall design this project with 10% deduct alternates included.

The following investigative work shall be included within the scope of this project:

1. Provide all Engineer investigative work for application to this project including but not limited to underground studies, structural analysis, asbestos abatement, water tower foundation or load impact and any other test or study required to complete this project.

2. Field verify VA furnished drawings to insure A&E design is accurate. It is the

A&E’s responsibility to determine existing conditions and to base the design on this information.

3. Materials to be furnished to the A&E by the VA – The following shall be

Furnished to the A&E upon request:

a. VA Engineering Service will provide the A&E with all applicable drawings for the project. The accuracy of the paper copies of Drawings is not guaranteed and shall be used only for general information. Actual conditions must be field verified by the A&E and all consulting firms. The A&E will then make copies of these drawings at the VA using VA equipment.

b. All VA standards, specifications, Space Planning Criteria, Equipment &

Design Guides List and design submission guidelines can be obtained by accessing the World Wide Web at the following address:

http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/

II. Submissions of Documents

Submissions will be reviewed for completeness against the A&E Design Submission

Requirements (PG-18-15 Volume C). Refer to SOW Attachment 2 – AE Submission Instructions for Construction Documents. The following specifies the documents, etc., required to be submitted by the A&E to Engineering Service, for each scheduled review.

A. Construction Documents:

1. General

a. The A&E will design and estimate so that all applicable codes are met. The

A&E will be required to make a formal presentation in person at the 35%, 65%, 95%, 100% and Final design review as required.

http://www.cfm.va.gov/TIL/

b. The A&E shall take written minutes of all design review meetings, participate in the pre-bid and pre-construction meetings, site visits, and any other site investigation meeting and provide copies of those minutes to the VA within five

(5) calendar days after the meeting.

c. The overall design shall include all calculations, AutoCAD (version 2016 or backwards) drawings, plans and specifications in conformance with recognized standards e.g. NEC, UL, NFPA, JCAHO, VA Construction Standards, and other references indicated above, etc. The most stringent standard shall be utilized.

d. In each submission, the A&E shall incorporate all material specified and all revisions according to comments made by either the Medical Center, Network Safety & Fire Protection Engineer or VA Headquarters where applicable.

e. Site Visits, Meetings/Conferences, and Discussions:

1. Site Visits: The A/E shall perform design site visits as required to accomplish the scope of this project. The purpose of these visits is further defined project requirements, observe and evaluate existing field conditions, review any existing documentation, conduct required design meetings, and to gather supplemental site data necessary for performing the design. Reports summarizing the conditions observed, personnel contacted, and data gathered during the visits shall be prepared and included in the Design Development Documentation.

2. Design Review Conferences: Design review conferences shall be conducted shortly after the issuance of each review submission. Design review conferences for the Schematics, Design Development and Construction Document Development phase shall include the A/E Project Manager/Senior Designer. These conferences shall take place at the facilities where the work is being performed.

3. Site Visit and Meeting Minutes: The A/E shall take notes and prepare minutes for all site visits, meetings and conferences attended. Minutes will be prepared in typed form, signed by the A/E Project Manager, and furnished to project engineer within five (5) calendar days after the meeting/conference for concurrence and distribution to attendees. Copies of all meeting/conference minutes will be included in each Submission.

4. Number of Site visits: six (6) for design and fourteen (14) for construction (with 6 visits minimum held by a Structural Engineer during construction phase – already considered in the 14 visits) as required and/or requested by the VA Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative for review and inspection of progress including final tests and inspections.

f. Cost Estimate: The A/E is responsible for establishing internal controls for keeping the project design within estimated construction funding. The A/E will be required to revise the design and resubmit the cost estimate as necessary

(at no cost to the Government) should the cost estimate exceed construction funding.

Construction Budget - $13,390,000.00

Additionally, the A&E must provide a minimum of 10% of the Project design as deductive bid alternates and should be included in the specification section 01 00 00. These deductive bid alternates cannot affect the intended functionality of the project.

g. Reference: A/E Submission Instructions for Construction Documents (SOW

Attachment 2). This document forms a part of this contract. Design requirements identified in this document are part of the A/E Required Services.

2. 35% Review/ First Review – one set that include specifications, AutoCAD drawings, cost estimates, and design calculations.

a. Submittal Letter: A&E shall provide a submittal letter addressed to the Chief, P&A Service stating documents submitted for 35% review.

b. Specifications: A&E shall provide a full set of project specifications, including

“General Requirements,” reflecting 35% of completed construction documents.

c. Drawings: A&E shall provide one (1) full size sets and 1 CAD sets on CD-ROM of project drawings produced on a Computer-Aided Design (AutoCAD) system, compatible with AutoCAD 2016. This submission shall include:

1. A title sheet with drawing index and department index for all drawings.

2. Measured drawings of existing systems, utilities and facilities to be demolished or retained.

3. New work to be performed including all involved disciplines, details sections, notes, legend, tables and any other necessary information to complete the project.

4. Phasing drawing(s) including, but not limited to, traffic impact works for outside projects, temporary relocation of services/equipment during construction, and any other phasing coordination. This drawing shall be included in the final bid documents.

d. Cost Estimate: A&E shall provide a current detailed cost estimate. It should include the various categories of work involved; and the quantities and unit cost. Magnitude estimates are not acceptable. A restriction affecting the A&E’s design is the construction cost limit as will be stated in the A&E contract. The A&E must design within this cost limit.

Should the VA change or modify the scope of work in any way to increase the cost the A&E would not be responsible, but he must advise the Contacting Officer of the increase. If any other cost increases become evident, the A&E must notify the Contracting Officer and recommend remedial action to reduce the estimated cost to within the approved limits. If an overrun is caused by the A&E, the contract requires him/her to make whatever changes the Contracting Officer deems necessary to reduce the project’s cost at no additional design expense to the Government. However, if the overrun in cost was not caused by the A&E, or if the Contracting Officer agrees to a change in scope, the A&E’s fee will be adjusted. The responsibility for reducing costs to the lowest level while satisfying the functional requirements of project rests with the A&E.

Therefore, efforts toward controlling costs must begin in the earliest planning stages and continue through the final stages. The devices used to control construction costs are cost monitoring, value Engineering, bid alternates, scope reductions, etc.

1. This cost estimate shall include a contingency allowance of 5% for new construction and 10% for renovations or retrofit. An accurate, well-developed estimate by the A&E is a critical element.

2. The construction estimate shall be based on the construction occurring according to the established schedule. It should include an inflation allowance, which is appropriate for our geographical area and accounts for the local bid climate at the anticipated construction award date.

d. The 35% design submissions will be reviewed for functional purposes only.

Technical accuracy and details will be the responsibility of the A&E firm.

3. 65% Review/ Second Review – one set that include specifications, AutoCAD

a. Submittal Letter: A&E shall provide a submittal letter stating the changes and corrections noted on the previous review have been evaluated and incorporated in the documents submitted for the 35% review.

b. Specifications: A&E shall provide complete specifications, in accordance with previous review requirements, with all review comments accounted for and ready for use as final contract documents. Specifications shall include scope of work and phasing schedule requirements assembled with the general sections. Each section shall have a detailed index. Section 01 00 00 shall include the 10 hours OSHA training for all employees and subcontractor’s staff, and the 30 hours course for the superintendent if he will be assigned as a “competent person”. In addition, the A&E shall provide and described bid deductive alternatives in specification section 01 00 00 for funding constraints.

c. Drawings: A&E shall provide one (1) full size sets and 1 CAD set on CD-ROM

1. All drawings developed for the previous reviews shall be detailed showing all utilities, services and sizes as well as required construction details.

2. Also show complete details, notes, equipment schedules, sections and locations. Comments included in the 35% review shall be incorporated in the drawings.

d. Cost Estimate: A&E shall provide a revised detailed cost estimate and insure that the following items are included:

1. Certification that the quantities have been checked and found to be correct.

2. All estimates shall be based on the most up-to-date working drawings available and shall be current as of the date of submission.

3. Materials are priced at the contractor’s buying level. Sales taxes, when applicable, will be added into material costs.

4. Cost totals should reflect labor and materials separately and should be formatted as follows:

a. Totals - labor and material for all branches of work.

b. Overhead and Profit – a nominal percentage to reflect variations of trades, project size, competition, etc.

c. Total Estimated Cost

d. Estimated cost and duration (time) for deductive alternates.

e. This submission will be reviewed in a format similar to the 35% submission.

This design will be reviewed for functional purposes only. Technical accuracy and detail will be the responsibility of the A&E firm. Conditions and field verification are the total responsibility of the A&E. Therefore, change orders are not expected during construction due to design deficiency or negligence. It is the A&E’s responsibility to accurately determine conditions and to ensure that the design is based upon correct current field verified data and ensure no design deficiencies. All drawings furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be field verified by the A&E.

4. 95% Review/ Third Review – one set that include specifications, AutoCAD incorporated in the documents submitted for the 65% review.

ready for use as final contract documents. Specifications shall include scope of work and phasing schedule requirements assembled with the general sections. Each section shall have a detailed index. Section 01 00 00 shall include the 10 hours OSHA training for all employees and subcontractor’s staff, and the 30 hours course for the superintendent if he will be assigned as a details.

2. Also show complete details, notes, equipment schedules, sections and locations. Comments included in the 65% review shall be incorporated

2. All estimates shall be based on the most up-to-date working drawings available and shall be current as of the date of submission.

3. Materials are priced at the contractor’s buying level. Sales taxes, when applicable, will be added into material costs.

4. Cost totals should reflect labor and materials separately and should be formatted as follows:

a. Totals - labor and material for all branches of work.

b. Overhead and Profit – a nominal percentage to reflect variations of trades, project size, competition, etc.

e. This submission will be reviewed in a format similar to the 65% submission.

and detail will be the responsibility of the A&E firm. Conditions and field verification are the total responsibility of the A&E. Therefore, change orders are not expected during construction due to design deficiency or negligence. It is the A&E’s responsibility to accurately determine conditions and to ensure that the design is based upon correct current field verified data

5. 100% Review/ Fourth Review – one set that include specifications, AutoCAD incorporated in the documents submitted for the 95% review.

ready for use as final contract documents. Specifications shall include scope of work and phasing schedule requirements assembled with the general sections. Each section shall have a detailed index. Section 01 00 00 shall include the 10 hours OSHA training for all employees and subcontractor’s staff, and the 30 hours course for the superintendent if he will be assigned as a details.

2. Also show complete details, notes, equipment schedules, sections and locations. Comments included in the 95% review shall be incorporated

2. All estimates shall be based on the most up-to-date working drawings available and shall be current as of the date of submission.

3. Materials are priced at the contractor’s buying level. Sales taxes, when applicable, will be added into material costs.

4. Cost totals should reflect labor and materials separately and should be formatted as follows:

a. Totals - labor and material for all branches of work.

b. Overhead and Profit – a nominal percentage to reflect variations of trades, project size, competition, etc.

e. This submission will be reviewed in a format similar to the 95% submission.

and detail will be the responsibility of the A&E firm. Conditions and field verification are the total responsibility of the A&E. Therefore, change orders are not expected during construction due to design deficiency or negligence. It is the A&E’s responsibility to accurately determine conditions and to ensure that the design is based upon correct current field verified data

6. Final Review Submission – After completion of the 100% review comments and corrections, the final bid contract documents shall be prepared and shall include:

a. Submittal Letter: A&E shall provide a submittal letter stating that the changes and corrections noted on the previous review have been evaluated and incorporated in the documents submitted for the final submission.

b. Final Cost Estimate: A&E is to provide the final cost estimate incorporating all changes and corrections noted in the previous review. A cost estimate for each deduct alternate shall also be included. In addition, the total completion date for the base bid and for each bid deduct alternate shall be included as part of the final cost estimate.

c. Certification: At the final review the A&E will present the completed CAD produced drawings; three (3) Full Size copies and three (3) Half Size (11”x17”) copies which shall include a signature block that will bear the professional registration stamp of the registered professional architect and/or engineers responsible for the design. An architect’s stamp (seal) must be applied to architectural drawings and an engineer’s stamp to engineering drawings. In addition to the seals of the applicable Registered Professional Engineers, Certified Independent Third-Party Safety Professional of Professional Credential (CITP) and the Fire Protection Engineer in Charge of the final design revision are required as indicated in Section IV Certified Independent Third- Party Design Reviews of this document. Also a certification letter signed and stamped by the CITP indicating that the design is in compliance with the latest codes and regulations per Section V shall be included with this submission.

The Final Bid design package will not be accepted without the CITP Review certification letter. After the drawings and specifications have been reviewed by Engineering, the Contracting Officer will issue for bid. If major discrepancies exist in the drawings, the technical clearance will be postponed until the A&E has corrected these contract documents. Technical accuracy shall be the A&E’s responsibility. The A/E is required to support the VA should errors or omissions in the documents create problems in bidding or administering the contract for construction. As needed, the A/E will clarify the design intent and correct any errors or omissions in the original documents.

The corrections shall be done in a timely manner at no additional cost to the Government. The A/E shall incorporate amendment changes on the original drawings and/or CAD drawings when requested to do so after the bidding process at no extra cost to the Government. In addition, the A/E shall incorporate amendment changes on the submittal registers and submit on a CD labeled with the project title, location, and construction contract number.

Also, during the bidding period, the A/E is required to assist in answering all bidders’ inquiries pertaining to the design. If clarifications are required, the A/E will prepare the required amendment. The A/E, however, shall not receive or respond to any direct inquiries from contractors.

d. Electronic Drawings: Three (3) CD-ROM sets of electronic media containing all final AutoCAD drawing files shall be submitted. In addition, electronic copies of the specifications in “Word” format and Cost Estimates shall be included in the CD-ROM’s

e. A&E shall include in specification section 01 33 23 “SAMPLES AND SHOP

DRAWINGS” a list by specification and paragraph of all submittals require to be made under this project; however, a disclaimer statement is recommended.

Section 01 00 00 shall include the 10 hours OSHA training for all employees and subcontractor’s staff, and the 30 hours course for the superintendent if he will be assigned as a “competent person”. In addition, the A&E shall provide and describe bid deduct alternates in specs section 01 00 00 for funding constraints.

III. Construction Period Service Requirements

A. Solicitation Support Services:

a. AE shall provide solicitation support services during the construction period’s solicitation phase.

▪ Pre-bid site visit to include meeting and project walk around. This is the meeting where contractors are invited to the job site to visually inspect the construction site in order to accurately develop a construction bid package.

▪ The AE shall be available during this entire site visit to assist the VA in answering any contractor questions. All questions shall be logged by the AE and will be submitted in writing by the contractor to the Contracting Officer. Responses may not be provided verbally onsite.

b. Answer any technical questions/requests for information (RFI) received from contractors over the duration of the solicitation, including questions asked during the site visit.

▪ Questions from contractors may come at multiple times and cover several or a few questions over the course of the solicitation period. Technical question responses will be provided to the Contracting Officer who will distribute the information via amendment to the solicitation.

▪ Answers to RFIs will be required from the AE within five (5) calendar days of the date the questions are sent to the AE from either the project COR or CO. An alternate response period may be submitted for review, however, unless approved by the CO and COR, the AE is required to comply with the five (5) calendar day requirement.

▪ Throughout the solicitation period, the AE shall provide addenda as necessary if required to revise specs and drawings.

c. In response to any technical questions and/or addenda issued during the solicitation period, the AE shall provide any final revisions to the 100% FC CD as part of the construction contract. These documents shall be labeled Final Construction

B. Review of Submittals: A&E shall review all material submittals, shop drawings and test reports that are required, etc. Reviews shall be completed, and submittals returned to Engineering Service within fourteen (14) calendar days.

C. Modification Requests: Modification requests shall be submitted within seven (7) calendar days of submittal to the A/E. This includes the review of the contractor’s change order/modification proposal for construction change orders, as well as the formulation of an IGCE for the modification, as requested. The A/E's reply regarding his/her review of cost proposals and his/her recommendations shall include an independent breakdown of costs in detail, quantities, and unit prices and shall cover both additions and deductions of labor, materials, and equipment. The A/E shall also supply cost estimates as requested by the COR for Request for Proposals for anticipated changes.” All documents in any of the electronic formats listed above.

Note - If major modification, VA will provide additional time and document format guidance.

D. Site Visits: A&E shall provide site visits including the pre-bid conference, preconstruction conference, and final inspection when requested by Engineering Service. Include price for additional site visits during site investigation process by discipline limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) including all disciplines. The A&E will also provide conference minutes and make written inspection report within seven (7) calendar days after each meeting and/or site inspection including the final inspection punch list.

E. Record Drawing Requirements: A&E shall provide one (1) complete finished set of AS-BUILT drawing reflecting all changes incorporated during the actual construction. These AS-Built are to be drawn on a CAD and highlighting all changes.

A clear copy in MYLAR shall also be included made out of up dated as-built CAD drawings. The complete set will all be dated the same with “RECORD AS-BUILT DRAWINGS” on each page’s title block. The A&E shall include a requirement note for the contractor to provide marked up prints directed to the A&E showing actual construction and any changes, which occurred during construction. These shall be verified by the A&E. A&E shall also provide a complete updated set of record as-built drawing files as produced on AutoCAD system compatible with AutoCAD 2016 on CD- ROM. A&E shall update drawings such that they shall meet the complete approval of the Engineering Service.

IV. Certified Independent Third- Party Design Reviews (CITP)

A. The design Architect/ Engineering (A&E) will hire a Certified Independent Third- Party (CITP) Safety Professional or Professional Credential to provide the necessary design reviews for compliance with national and local codes, standards, and federal and state regulations included but not limited to:

• OSHA Standards

• JCAHO Standards

• Handicap Accessibility Standards

• NFPA Codes

• National and Local Building Codes

• EPA Regulations

• Emergency Preparedness infrastructure vulnerabilities

• Security infrastructure vulnerabilities

• Others as applicable

1. Requirement for acquiring and incorporating a Certified Independent Third- Party (CITP) Safety Professional or Professional Credential review of design documents

VA must comply with national and local codes, standards and regulatory requirements in order to comply with Public Law 100-678, Public Buildings Amendment Act of 1988 and Public Law 102-522, Federal Fire Safety Act of 1992. Like other federal agencies with real property and construction authority, VA acts as its own building and code enforcing official or as the “Authority Having Jurisdiction” (AHJ) for meeting code requirements. As such, the VA has overall responsibility of ensuring compliance with codes.

The design A&E will hire a CITP consultant(s) as necessary for the review of design documents for compliance with applicable national and local codes, standards, federal and state regulations. The Design A&E will take into consideration and incorporate all third-party consultant comments/recommendations into the design documents prior to advertising for a construction contract award.

2. Certified Independent Third-Party Professional or Professional Credential

Review and Approval

Project plans must have a signature block or a letter on third-party Company’s letterhead, a third party certified safety professional or professional credentials as applicable to the nature of review certifying and verifying the plans and specifications have been reviewed for compliance with applicable codes, standards and regulatory requirements. At the time of review, the CITP should identify all corrections necessary for the A&E to bring the design into compliance. The A&E is required to incorporate and make necessary corrections to the design to bring the design into compliance prior to the final design documents being issued for a construction contract award.

V. Design

A. There will be six major stages of the A&E’s work under the contract as follows:

1. Conduct site investigations/project direction meeting.

a. Coordinate with VA Engineering

b. Using existing as-built as furnished by VA.

c. Consulting Engineers and other disciplines also involved.

d. VA Engineering available to discuss specific questions.

2. Present 35% review.

a. Formal meeting conducted by A&E.

b. Minutes prepared and submitted to VA within five (5) working days.

c. One full size copy of drawings.

d. One copy of cost estimate.

e. One copy of edited specification.

3. Present 65% design review.

b. Minutes prepared and submitted to VA within five (5) working days.

c. One full size copy of drawings.

4. Present 95% review.

b. Minutes prepared and submitted to VA within five (5) working days.

c. One full size copy of drawings.

5. Present 100% design review.

a. One copy of edited specification.

b. Formal meeting conducted by A&E.

c. Minutes prepared and submitted to VA within five (5) working days.

d. One full size copy of drawings.

e. One copy of cost estimate.

6. Present Final bid documents.

b. Minutes prepared and submitted to VA within five (5) working days.

c. Three (3) full size copies and three (3) half size of drawings signed and sealed.

d. Three (3) copies of cost estimate including cost estimate for each deduct alternate and the estimated duration of the base bid and each alternative.

e. Three (3) copies of fully edited specification.

f. Three (3) CD-ROM sets of electronic media containing all final CADD drawing files.

Note: The A&E firm shall provide ten (10) complete sets of signed and sealed drawings and specifications of the final bid documents for advertisement purposes. Coordination with the contracting officer is required for delivery purposes.

i. In each submission, A&E shall incorporate the material specified in the earlier submission, revised accordingly based on the comments made by the VA at the previous review.

VI. Schedule

The A&E shall perform work according to the schedule shown below. The A&E is also responsible for following specification Section 01 32 16.10 Architectural And Engineering CPM Schedules, which is located in SOW Attachment 3 - Spec 01321601 Architectural and Engineering CPM Schedules. If a due date on the timeline below falls on a Holiday or Weekend, the submittal shall be due the following business day.

The remaining timeline will not be shifted to accommodate Holidays or Weekends.

_ ___ITEM_____________DUE DATE__ ____

35% Submittal 50 calendar days (includes conceptual design period) 35% Review 10 calendar days 65% Submittal 55 calendar days 65% Review 10 calendar days 95% Submittal 30 calendar days 95% Review 10 calendar days 100% Submittal 15 calendar days 100% Review 5 calendar days Final Submittal 5 calendar days 180 calendar days

VII. Period of performance is 180 days after Notice of Award for complete design submission. See milestones above.

The construction period services are optional line items and will not be exercised at the time of award. The VA anticipates the period of performance for the construction period services to be an additional 620 calendar days from the date the options are exercised.

The VA has 365 calendar days from final acceptance of the design to exercise the options for construction period services. The anticipated total period of performance for both design and construction period services if 800 calendar days. *Note that this time period could chance during the exercising of the option line items.

VIII. VA Responsibility

The VA will coordinate meetings with appropriate medical staff and the A&E as requested. Any site visit shall be coordinated one (1) week in advance for proper coordination with the VA staff.

SOW ATTACHMENTS: The following list of documents are attached to this SOW for A/E use and incorporation into the project documents:

SOW Attachment 1 – Site Plan SOW Attachment 2 – AE Submission Instructions for Construction Documents SOW Attachment 3 – Spec 01321601 Architectural and Engineering CPM Schedules