Highgate Springs CMc Sources Sought Questionnaire 20230816.pdf

Sources Sought Questionnaire

CMc Services for a New Land Port of Entry at Highgate Springs, Vermont

General Services Administration, Region 1

Please answer all questions. Incomplete questionnaires will not be considered.

Company Name:

Point of Contact:

Company Address:

Telephone:

Email address:

Web address:

Employee Identification Number (EIN):

Small business status:

1. In the past six (6) years, has your firm been the Construction Manager-as-Constructor (CMc) on a minimum of two (2) successful Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) relevant projects, similar in size (approx. 100,000 GSF) and scope (complex projects between $100M and

$150M) to the Highgate Springs LPOE?

❏ No

❏ Yes (Explain below)

2. The border station will remain open 24/7/365 during construction, creating site constraints and phasing requirements during construction. Does your firm have experience as the CMc working on mission critical projects with similar constraints?

3. Did your past CMc experience include multiple phases such as design phase, early release construction phase, and full construction phases?

4. Does your firm have experience with geothermal heating and cooling systems?

5. Does your firm have experience with mass timber construction?

6. Does your firm have experience with Low Embodied Carbon (LEC) construction materials

(e.g., steel, concrete, glass, and asphalt) on any of your construction projects?

7. Have you worked on a project which met or exceeded the U.S. Green Building Council’s

LEED Gold standard?

8. Does your company have an active registration at www.sam.gov?

❏ Yes

9. In order for GSA to meet the requirements of Executive Order 14057, this project will potentially be a NET ZERO building as opposed to a NET ZERO READY building. Does your firm have experience with Net Zero building construction?

10. The project schedule is based on the project being completed by the time construction of

Canada Autoroute A35 is completed. The anticipated CMc award date is late 2023/early

2024. The anticipated completion of 100% Construction Documents is late Spring 2025.

The required substantial completion date is late Fall 2026. Do you agree that this schedule is achievable?

❏ No (Explain below) http://www.sam.gov/

11. Executive Order (E.O.) 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction

Projects, was issued on February 4, 2022. E.O. 14063 mandates Federal Government agencies require the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) for large-scale Federal construction projects, where the total estimated cost to the Government is $35 million or more, unless an exception applies. Although this requirement has not gone into effect yet, if it were to go into effect during this solicitation, would it influence your decision to bid the project?

❏ No (Explain below)

12. Is your company capable of securing a bid, performance and payment bonding ranging from

$100,000,000 - $150,000,00? Yes ______ No

13. Is there any additional feedback you would like to provide regarding this project?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/02/04/executive-order-on-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/02/04/executive-order-on-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/02/04/executive-order-on-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/02/04/executive-order-on-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects/ https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/02/04/executive-order-on-use-of-project-labor-agreements-for-federal-construction-projects/