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Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

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15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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GS-03-P-17-AZ-C-0014

06/05/2017

05/26/2017

Amendment 0001 Solicitation GS-03-P-17-AZ-C-0014

Block 14 continuation:

a) This amendment hereby:

1. establishes a cutoff for the submission of questions from industry in advance of the due date of Phase I proposals. As such, the cutoff for questions prior to the submission of Phase I proposals is hereby established as Monday, June 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST.

2. provides prospective offerors, for informational purposes only, a summary of the questions from industry and the government responses provided from the pre-proposal conference held on June 2, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST as follows:

i) Question: Is GSA allowed to share the order of importance between the Phase I and Phase II technical evaluation factors?

Government Response: The combined technical evaluation factors under Phase II are of slightly higher importance than the combined technical evaluation factors under Phase I.

ii) Question: Does GSA have a predetermined number of firms that they will include on an Advisory Shortlist?

Government Response: No. GSA does not have a predetermined number of firms that will be included on an Advisory Shortlist.

iii) Question: Does GSA intend to limit project experience to the past 5 years?

Government Response: Per the solicitation, the Contractor shall demonstrate experience on contracts currently being performed or performed within the past five

(5) years or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant experience.

iv) Question: Has a designer been hired and if so, what stage is that contract in?

Government Response: Ennead Architects LLP is the Architectural/Engineering firm of record and they are currently completing the Concept Design.

3. issues the pre-proposal presentation and sign-in sheet, as attached, for informational purposes only.

b) All other solicitation provisions shall remain unchanged.

U.S. General Services Administration

Pre-Proposal Conference

New United States Courthouse Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

GS-03-P-17-AZ-C-0014

June 2, 2017 at 10:00 AM EST

• Introduction of Project Personnel

• Conference Purpose

• Ground Rules

• Important Details

• Overview of Scope of Work

• Period of Performance

• Procurement Process

• Phase I Non-Price Factors

• Phase I Proposal Submission

• Phase II Non-Price Factors & Price Brief Overview

• Method of Award

• Procurement Schedule

• Questions & Answers

“The mission of GSA is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisition, and technology services to government and the American people.”

AGENDA

PROJECT PERSONNEL

Abby Low GSA, Project Executive Gary Zimmerman GSA, Project Manager Nadya Popil GSA, Contracting Officer James Schwartz GSA, Contract Specialist Brett Molash GSA, Lead Project Engineer Keith Rishel GSA, Project Engineer David Rupp Hill International, Inc., Construction Manager Mark Purcell Hill International, Inc., Design Review Manager Melissa Sarko Ennead Architects, Designer of Record

The purpose of this conference is to provide a clear understanding of the solicitation requirements.

Prospective offerors are reminded that this conference is being conducted for informational purposes only.

Nothing presented in this conference shall be interpreted as change to this solicitation unless it is issued as a formal amendment. Only the solicitation and any formally issued amendments shall be regarded as the government’s requirement.

CONFERENCE PURPOSE

GROUND RULES

• The government will allow questions to be asked solely on the information presented today after the government’s presentation.

• The government requests that prospective offerors asking questions today also submit them in writing, via email to Nadya Popil, Contracting Officer, at Nadya.Popil@gsa.gov after this pre-proposal conference.

• All other questions, especially those of a technical nature, must be submitted in writing via email to Nadya Popil, Contracting Officer, at Nadya.Popil@gsa.gov.

• Questions shall not be directed toward any other project personnel.

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• NAICS Code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building

Construction

• Small Business Size Standard: $36.5 Million

• Estimated total construction cost : between $125MM and $150MM

• Competition Requirements: Full and Open Competition

• Contract Type: Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc)

• Davis Bacon Wage Determination: PA110

• Liquidated Damages: $3,988.05 per calendar day

IMPORTANT DETAILS

• A bid guarantee: 90 days prior to the exercise of the Construction Option in the amount of 20% of the proposed price

• Performance and Payment Bonds: 14 days to the exercise of the Construction Option in the amount of 100% of the proposed price

• Insurance Requirements – refer to The Agreement, Section III, L

• Subcontracting Plan – refer to The Solicitation, Section IV, H and

GSAM 552.219-71

• CAS Compliance Disclosures: FAR 52.230-1, Cost Accounting Standards Notice and Certifications and FAR 52.230-7, Proposal Disclosure – Cost Accounting Practice Changes

OVERVIEW OF THE SCOPE OF

WORK

OVERVIEW OF

THE SCOPE OF WORK

• The General Services Administration (GSA) intends to construct a new U.S. Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, utilizing “Construction Manager as Constructor (CMc)” as the project delivery method. The CMc contractor shall provide a new courthouse on a government-owned site in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and will be approximately 243,000 gross square feet including 19,350 square feet of interior parking plus associated service and circulation spaces. These construction services shall be performed at a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

• Design Phase Services (Base)

– Commencement of Design Phase Services: within 10 days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

– Completion of Design Phase Services: no later than 365 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

• Site Preparation and Utility Relocation (Option)

– Commencement : within 10 days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

– Substantial Completion: no later than 335 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

– Completion of Site Preparation and Utility Relocation: within 30 (thirty) calendar days of Substantial Completion.

• Construction Services (Option)

– Commencement of the Work: within 10 days after the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the Work.

– Substantial Completion: no later than 1,220 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP).

– Completion of Construction Services: within 60 calendar days of Substantial Completion.

THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS

• This procurement will follow the advisory multi-step process in accordance with FAR 15.202

• Offerors shall respond to the Phase I solicitation by submitting a Phase I Technical Proposal

• Offerors will be notified as to whether their firm was included in or excluded from the advisory shortlist

• Phase II solicitation will be issued around September 2017. Offerors shall respond to the Phase II solicitation by submitting a Phase II Technical Proposal and a Phase II Price Proposal

Note: It shall be noted that exclusion from the advisory shortlist shall not preclude offerors from submitting a Phase II Proposal.

PHASE I –

NON-PRICE FACTORS

• PHASE I:

– Experience

– Past Performance

PHASE I, FACTOR 1 –

EXPERIENCE

• This criterion will measure the breadth, depth and relevance of an Offeror’s prior experience in performing projects similar in size, scope and complexity to the one described in this solicitation.

• The Contractor shall demonstrate experience on contracts currently being performed or performed within the past five (5) years or affirmatively state that it possesses no relevant experience.

• The Contractor shall submit up to a maximum of three (3) contracts for evaluation on the Experience / Past Project Form (Attachment 1).

PHASE I, FACTOR 1 –

EXPERIENCE

• Specifically, the government is seeking to evaluate the CMc’s previous experience in delivering services during the design phase and construction phase for projects with a GMP.

• Projects will be considered more similar if they exhibit some or all of the following characteristics:

– New construction

– Federal courthouse construction, or similar specialized construction

– Total contract value over $100MM

– Multiple subcontractors

– Projects performed in the Harrisburg vicinity utilizing local labor

PHASE I, FACTOR 2 –

PAST PERFORMANCE

• This criterion will evaluate the quality of an Offeror’s prior experience in performing projects similar in size, scope and complexity to the one described in this solicitation.

• The Contractor shall demonstrate relevant past performance on contracts currently being performed or performed within the past five

(5) years or affirmatively state that it possesses no past performance.

• The government will utilize the information contained on the Experience / Past Project Form (Attachment 1), which shall be submitted under the Experience technical evaluation factor.

• Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 2) shall be submitted for each reference contract unless a Contract Performance Assessment Report (CPARS) for the most recently completed performance period is resident in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for the reference contract.

• At their discretion, offerors may supplement their PPIRS report by having a Past Performance Questionnaire completed and submitted.

• Past Performance Questionnaire

– The government will consider past performance questionnaires to be a more meaningful indicator of performance risk if they are completed by a party that is completely independent of the contractor that performed the work (ex. Contracting Officer, Project Manager, Contracting Officer’s Representative, Owner’s Representative, tenant, etc.)

• Prospective offerors shall refer to solicitation section V.I.F., Non- Price Factors, for specific information for the handling of the Past Performance Questionnaire

• It is incumbent upon the offeror to ensure that the Past Performance Questionnaire is submitted to the Contracting Officer no later than the RFP submission due date.

PHASE I – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

• The Phase I Technical Proposal shall consist of the following:

– A maximum of three (3) Experience / Past Project Forms (Attachment 1), submitted under the Experience technical evaluation factor.

– A Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment 2) for each reference contract submitted on a Experience / Past Project Form (maximum of 3) unless a Contractor Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) for the most recently completed performance period is resident in PPIRS for the reference contract.

PHASE I – PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

• Offerors shall submit one (1) original and six (6) copies of their Phase I technical proposal.

• The proposal is to be submitted unbound and secured with a binder clip. The package shall also include a CD or thumb drive of the proposal.

• Proposal Due Date and Time:

– Date: June 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM EST

– Address: 100 Independence Mall South, Philadelphia, PA 19106

– Commercial package, hand, and U.S. mail delivery acceptable

PHASE II –

NON-PRICE FACTORS & PRICE

• PHASE II:

– Management Approach

– Small Business Utilization

– Project Labor Agreement

• PRICE PROPOSAL

• Prospective offerors shall note that the government anticipates conducting another pre-proposal conference in conjunction with a site visit prior to the submission of Phase II Technical and Price Proposals, in Harrisburg, PA. Phase II Non-Price Factors shall be presented in more detail at that conference.

METHOD OF AWARD

• The Government will award a contract resulting from the Solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the Solicitation will be the best value to the Government, Total Evaluated Price and other factors considered.

– In total, Non-Price Factors, when combined, are significantly more important than the Total Evaluated Price.

– For Phase I, the non-price factors are listed in descending order of importance. For Phase II, Management Approach is of more importance than Small Business Utilization and Project Labor Agreement, which are equivalent in importance.

– Government reserves right to award to other than lowest priced offeror

PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE

• Design phase services are anticipated to commence upon award of the contract on or about February 2018.

• The Option for Site Preparation and Utility Relocation is anticipated to be awarded on or about March 2018.

• The Option for Construction Phase Services is anticipated to be awarded on or about January 2019.

• Offerors shall note that while the total project budget has received Congressional authorization, it has yet to be fully appropriated.

QUESTIONS

• The government will allow questions to be asked solely on the information presented today.

• The government requests that prospective offerors asking questions today also submit them in writing, via email to Nadya Popil, Contracting Officer, at Nadya.Popil@gsa.gov after this pre-proposal conference.

• All other questions, especially those of a technical nature, must be submitted in writing via email to Nadya Popil, Contracting Officer, at Nadya.Popil@gsa.gov.

• Questions shall not be directed toward any other project personnel.