Fort Lauderdale DB SOW-Phase 1 RFQ 2022 01 19.pdf

DB Services - New United States Courthouse Fort Lauderdale, Florida Solicitation Number: 47PE0322R0002

Statement of Work for

Design-Build (DB) Contract

SOW for Phase 1 RFQ

31JAN 2022

PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

Project Name: New U.S. Courthouse, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Project Number: NFL0002

Region: Southeast Sunbelt, Region 4

Building Name: New Construction TBD

DESIGN-BUILD STATEMENT OF WORK 1

Solicitation Number: 47PE0322R0002

1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to award a Design-Build Contract for construction of a new courthouse, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Two-Phase Design-Build Selection Procedures (FAR Subpart 36.3). The contract will be awarded as a firm fixed price for the Design and Construction of the new Courthouse.

The new courthouse construction is located adjacent to the Central Business District (CBD) of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The site is approximately 3.5 acres and bounded by SE 3rd Avenue to the West, the Tarpon River to the North and SE 11th Street to the south. The south eastern boundary of the site is on 11th Street, 220’ east of SE 4th Avenue; the eastern boundary of the site runs north from that point to the Tarpon River. This new project will provide a new courthouse to replace the existing outdated courthouse. The project is approximately 252,000 Gross Square Feet (GSF) including 50 inside, secure, parking spaces. The courthouse is programmed to include 12 Courtrooms, 17 Judges Chambers, the United States Marshals Service (USMS) prisoner areas, administrative areas for the United States District Court, and the United States Marshals Service.

The design-build scope of work includes all labor and materials required to provide architectural, engineering, construction, and other related services necessary to design and to construct a United States Courthouse compliant with applicable codes.

The design should be master-planned to anticipate an additional 30,000 GSF expansion area on the site. The design will be provided in bridging documents form with Concept Development Phase drawings supported by narratives and specifications.

GSA will be demolishing all existing structures on the site.

The Design Builder will be responsible for coordination with the applicable authorities having jurisdiction to meet requirements regarding the construction of the sea wall on the northern border of the site.

There may be archaeological remains during site excavation of the site which must be addressed in accordance with the parameters specified in the Programmatic Agreement between the Florida State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and GSA.

A geotechnical report executed by GSA (November 2021) is included as a reference document in Phase 1 and will be included as part of the Phase 2 RFP package for the short listed firms.

The City of Fort Lauderdale is expected to construct a new parking garage located on the eastern side of the project site. The design builder will be required to coordinate courthouse construction activities on the project site with the City of Fort Lauderdale’s construction of the new parking garage. These efforts have the potential to represent concurrent activities on the project site and coordination will be a tandem effort with the City of Fort Lauderdale and needs to be taken into consideration during the construction process.

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The City of Fort Lauderdale will be executing the relocation of existing municipal utilities on the project site to include a 30” domestic water line and 18” sanitary force main and corresponding lift station. This work is expected to be completed by 1st Quarter Calendar Year 2023.

A schedule for design and construction phase work will be required as part of the Phase 2 submissions.

The project site is located within the 100 year floodplain.

The GSA has already contracted separately for the Construction Manager as Agent (CMa). The CMa will partner with the successful Offeror in the design process with administration functions, Building Information Modeling (BIM) coordination and for functional/constructability reviews.

There will be a formal partnering process throughout the design and construction phases to promote successful project development and execution through integrated project delivery that will be mutually beneficial for all parties involved.

1.1 Project Type

Project is defined as a New Construction project, using a Collaborative Design Build approach that follows GSA’s design excellence guidelines.

1.2 Project / Design Goals and Objectives

Project Goals

● Continue a legacy of outstanding public architecture, the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Design Excellence Program seeks to commission our nation’s most talented designers and artists to design federal buildings of outstanding quality and value.

● Design & construct a safe, productive, and attractive workspace that meets tenant design guide requirements.

● Meet the functional requirements of all facility users.

● Complete the design and construction operations in an efficient and effective manner – keep the project on time and on budget.

● Create a facility that becomes a respected landmark.

● Provide the best value to GSA’s customer agencies and the American taxpayer.

Project Objectives

● Complete all work within the current Congressionally-authorized budget.

● Provide a facility that efficiently and effectively addresses the functionality of the US Courts and

US Marshals with specific care taken with regard to security, plan organization, adjacencies, workplace excellence and spatial issues.

● Provide effective environmental coordination with Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Environmental Consultant, and GSA

Design Goals and Objectives

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● Meet the program of requirements

● Attain the sustainability goal of LEED Gold and SITES Silver certifications

● Achieve the courthouse exterior design intent as presented in the bridging A/E’s concept design

● Maintain the floor plans / space layouts with regard to public circulation/lobby and courtroom/chamber layout (i.e. 2 courtrooms/chambers per floor)

1.3 Project Delivery Approach

This project will utilize the Design-Build (DB) delivery method, with the DB contract procured by competitive negotiation using a two phase design-build selection procedure (FAR Subpart 36.3).

A single DB contract will be issued for a revised design concept submission (if necessary), Design Development Phase and Construction Documents Phase services, as well as all construction work including tenant improvements and all required specialty construction work.

A separate, but related Construction Manager as advisor (CMa) contract has been awarded for Design Stage CMa services, Construction Documents Phase CMa services, Construction Delivery Phase CMa services, and Closeout Stage and Tenant Occupancy Stage services. The CMa will also serve as the Commissioning Agent (CxA) and develop the DB contract commissioning performance requirements for the Design Stage, Construction Documents Phase, Construction Delivery Phase, Closeout Stage, and Tenant Occupancy Stage commissioning.

The Design effort for this contract is all-inclusive (i.e., for full project scope), based on the approved concept established by the Government and the D/B firm. Phased construction documents and construction are expected to begin after design development

1.4 Reference Materials

The following reference documents are provided in Phase1 in an effort to share as much about the project with interested offerors as early in the process as possible but are provided at this stage for informational purposes only. Final versions of these documents will be incorporated into the phase 2 RFP issued to the shortlisted firms.

● 20200623 FLFC Cultural Resources Assessment (CRA) FINAL

● 20200929 FLFC Final Environmental Assessment EA

● 20201109 FLFC SHPO Programmatic Agreement

● 20210923 FLFC Geotechnical Engineering Report rev 20211110

● 20211116 FLFC Final Environmental Assessment EA Addendum

● 20211121 FLFC Arborist Report

● FLFC Preliminary Bridging Drawing Set dated December 3 2021

● FLFC Preliminary Bridging Narrative dated December 3 2021

● FLFC Structural System Design Overview dated January 18 2022

2 Project Delivery Team In the performance of the requirements of this contract, the Design Build Contractor shall work in concert with all other parties on the Project Delivery Team. The Project Delivery Team will include the General Services Administration (GSA) personnel, multiple Tenant Representatives, Construction Management Assist (CMa) to include the Commissioning Agent (Cx) and other stakeholders. The GSA will develop, periodically update, and maintain throughout the course of the project, a listing of the Project Delivery Team membership and respective roles and responsibilities. The major parties involved or to be involved in the Project Delivery Team, and their respective overall roles and general responsibilities, are as follows:

General Services Administration is the project owner and will be responsible for project management to

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Solicitation Number: 47PE0322R0002 include coordination of the parties and contract execution of the entire project.

The CMa will be responsible for assisting GSA with requirements development, estimating, design reviews, price/cost analysis, quality assurance, construction schedule reviews, monitoring LEED process, etc. The Cx/ BECx will be part of CMa team and is responsible for developing commissioning requirements (including building envelope commissioning requirements), drafting a Cx Plan, verifying that the installed systems meet objectives, functional and performance testing, seasonal/warranty testing, and submission of Cx report.

The Design-Build (DB) Team is required to perform two components of work: Design Stage services and Construction Stage work. The LEED consultant will be part of the DB team and will be responsible for maintaining all LEED and SITES documentation necessary to meet the stated project LEED and SITES goals. The DB will be responsible for registering and submission of all required documents for LEED and SITES certification.

Energy Modeler of record will be a part of the DB team and will be responsible for developing the energy model that reflects achievement of energy targets. The DB Contractor will be the Architect of Record for the project and will bear all responsibilities and liabilities attendant thereto.

The specific activities, tasks, and deliverables required of the DB Contractor will be further delineated in the DB Phase 2 RFP Scope of Work.

3 SCOPE OF WORK: (This is a representative list of expected critical tasks, Scope will be further defined in PHASE 2 RFP)

3.1 Design:

3.1.1 Design Quality Assurance

The GSA requires that DB Contractor design submissions and construction documents submissions undergo two general types of design review: Owner’s review and codes and standards review. The GSA staff and GSA customer agencies will conduct reviews of all DB Contractor design submissions and construction documents submissions. The GSA OCA may also conduct independent quality assurance/quality control reviews of some DB Contractor design submissions. These GSA reviews will focus primarily on program goals and design objectives.

3.1.2 Constructability

Constructability of the project as designed is the sole responsibility of the DB Contractor. DB shall ensure that the design can be constructed within schedule and budget and that the sequencing of construction is planned for optimum efficiency.

3.1.3 Building Information Modeling (BIM)

BIM for spatial program validation is a minimum BIM requirement performed by the DB contractor.

Additional BIM may include:

• use of 3D geometric models for visualization

• use of 4D models for phasing analysis

• use of 3D/BIM for design and construction coordination

• use of BIM (with “smart” objects) for an array of analyses

GSA and the DB contractor will determine the level of BIM required to the project.

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3.2 Construction: GSA anticipates that this project will be very collaborative. During construction the Contractor shall provide all services required of a general contractor. Specific details of the work are provided below but they shall in no way limit the Contractor's overall duty to provide DB services.

3.2.1. The Contractor shall conduct weekly progress meeting(s) and weekly subcontractor meeting(s) and maintain minutes for it. The Contractor shall also be required to attend construction oversight meetings with representatives from GSA and the Design Team on a monthly basis. The Contractor shall conduct site tours for GSA and other officials as required.

3.2.2 Develop a Construction Schedule current with the design resolution process. Revise the construction schedule as required to reflect changes that have occurred during design or to reflect a change or more refined schedule for procurement of materials, subcontract buyout or construction.

Provide updates at the design review meetings.

3.2.3 Develop Value Engineering proposals, which will provide savings to the Government.

3.2.4 3.2.6 Prepare and process the application(s) for all necessary building permits. Monitor and expedite the permitting process as necessary to ensure that the construction permits are received in a timely fashion.

3.2.7 The Contractor shall be responsible for superintendence, providing ongoing coordination between crafts, job site safety, quality control, settling disputes between subcontractors, negotiating any Change Orders with the subcontractors (GSA expects the DB to negotiate with subcontractors, but reserves the right to reject any subcontractor proposal), negotiating Change Orders with GSA; reviewing, coordinating and forwarding submittals and RFIs to GSA's Representative for action and for responding to all correspondence related to the effort required for any procurement activities that arise from a subcontractor's inability or unwillingness to perform.

3.2.8 The Contractor shall be responsible for general building layout, and for the coordination of layout work provided by separate trades for their own work, to insure that no conflict exists with the work of other trades. This work shall include the layout of all partitions and door openings, electrical panels, and fixed casework outlines (including knee spaces) on the floor slab prior to mechanical, plumbing, and electrical rough-in work.

3.2.9 The Contractor shall provide sufficient staff of project managers, field engineers, superintendents, engineers, CQC representatives, testing engineers, scheduling engineers, cost engineers, clerical and accounting personnel.

3.2.10 D-B shall complete all work necessary to turnover the building to GSA to include the following close-out activities:

3.2.10.1 Construction Substantial Completion is defined as a level of construction, which allows the Government to occupy and operate the entire building or portions of the building according to a phased occupancy schedule. The only remaining work in the building shall not restrict occupancy or the normal business operations of the building tenants. Such remaining work is normally cited on a punch list, which is included in the documentation of Substantial Completion.

3.3 Art in Architecture

The GSA Art in Architecture program involves the selection of an artist to create and install artwork within the project. Artwork should respond to the context of both the facility design and the surrounding community. The DB contractor will coordinate with the GSA Art in Architecture staff on the installation of the final artwork within the building. The artwork will be procured, furnished and installed under separate contract(s). The cost of separate contract(s) for the artwork is not included in the construction funding

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