00.2EarlyExchanges(PeaceArch).doc

Peace Arch Border Station, Blaine WA Summary of Early Exchange Discussions

(May 30, 2006 – June 21, 2006) DOs and DON’Ts

1. Please DON’T contact the AE or any subcontractor to the AE without direct permission from the Contracting Officer.

2. Please DON’T arrange independent site visits. A visit will be arranged for all interested parties in the immediate future. We need to be sensitive to security concerns and the courts calendar and make special arrangements to access various portions of the facility.

3. Please DON’T contact the Project Manager for information.

4. Please request information from the Contracting Officer. Requests should be in writing. Email is preferred.

GENERAL AGENDA

0. Review of Project Requirements/Scope.

1. Confirmed understanding of CMc during design phase and construction phase.

2. Confirmed GSA meaning of GMP and new agency clause being developed.

3. Discussed use of construction contingency.

4. Provided copy of draft acquisition plan milestones.

5. Discussed potential for selective demolition during design phase as well as other construction like services the AE may request the CMc to perform.

6. Discussed why firm was interested in project and/or working with GSA.

7. Political realities associated with project to date and anticipated in future.

8. Facility will be OCCUPIED and remain fully functional during construction.

9. Emphasis on phasing requirements.

10. Anticipate using CMc during design phase for ALL construction related activity to include, but not limited to: selective demolition, highway/bridge construction, value engineering, cost estimating, constructability reviews.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1. Program Development Study – This information will be posted to FedBizOpps as Historical Information following review by client for redaction of any security-sensitive information.

2. Name and contract information for the AE of Record: The AE is Bolin Cywinski and Jackson. The principal is Peter Bolin; the project manager is Sergei Bischak. Sergei can be reached at: 206-256-0862. CONTRACTORS SHOULD NOT CONTACT THE AE OR ANY CONSULTANT TO THE AE UNLESS SPECIFCALLY AUTHROIZED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER.

3. AE team – Firm names and principal effort to be provided follow. No contact information is being provided at this time as no direct contact with the firms is permitted.

4. AE Scope of work will be posted to FedBizOpps as Historical Information.

5. Site Visit – Activity will be added to the acquisition plan and addressed in the RFP.

6. Potential Source Selection Criteria (see below).

7. Q & A for Sources (see below).

EARLY EXCHANGE PARTICIPANTS

1. Absher NW

2. Bayley Construction

3. Bird Construction Co. Ltd.

4. CH2M Hill

5. Graham Group Ltd.

6. Howard S. Wright Constructors

7. Intermountain Construction, Inc.

8. JE Dunn Construction Northwest

9. Mortenson

10. PCL

POTENTIAL SELECTION CRITERIA AND OTHER SELECTION PROCESS FEATURES

1. Source selection criteria that evaluate contractor’s processes for planning, soliciting, placing and managing subcontractors to include history process improvements and/or process maturity.

2. Source selection criteria that evaluates how the contractor would work with the AE to ensure value added to the AE and that the contractor does not take on the AE role.

3. Plan or process for transitioning from design phase to construction phase that ensures project history is not lost and/or no loss of value as personnel change or role changes.

4. Past performance, specifically past performance in a CMc or CMc like role for a major, phased, fully occupied and operational, new construction project.

a. Potential to have contractors provide tour of comparable project (as opposed to written summary/questionnaires).

5. Demonstrated financial capacity and confirmation capacity will remain for the project duration.

6. Current safety measures/metrics along with historic measure and comparison to industry standards along with project unique safety program features and potential value they would have to GSA.

7. Existing processes/procedures (established system) for measuring lessons learned and customer feedback.

8. Key personnel, relationship between team members, comparison of each persons proposed role with the role they had in the projects offered under past performance.

9. Processes for estimating/pricing projects and summary of historical process improvement.

10. Corporate approach to achieving socio-economic program goals (small business, women owned, veteran owned....).

11. Proposed self-performance (capacity/capability) and how it reduces/impacts project risks.

EARLY EXCHANGES CHECKLIST – Q & A

Assessment of current and projected market conditions given a proposed construction start date of February 2007

Labor

Concrete

Steel

Mechanical

Electrical

Plumbing

Drywall

Curtain Wall/Glazing

Status of Trade Agreements

Central Contractor Registration

Contractor Performance System

ORCA - Representations & Certifications

CAS Compliance