RFPC MSVA NURSING HOME.pdf

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI

BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

501 North West Street, Suite 1401B, Woolfolk Building Jackson, Mississippi 39201

Phone: (601) 359-3621

REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION

OF CONTRACTORS

1. GENERAL: The Department of Finance and Administration’s Bureau of Building, Grounds and Real Property Management (hereinafter “Bureau of Building”) will contract for construction of the projects listed in this document. This is NOT a request for bids/pricing. Contractors who are prequalified under this process will be requested to submit sealed bid in a separately issued Invitation for Bids. Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope with the GS# and name of the project clearly indicated on the outside of the envelope or electronically via MAGIC to RFx Number 3160008094. Physical submissions shall include one (1) hard-copy of all information required and five (5) flash drives. Electronic submissions shall include all information required except for the required hard-copy and AIA Document A305-2020 with Exhibit B Financial and Performance Information for the Contactor which may be submitted in hard-copy format not later than twenty-four (24) hours of the submission date and time.

2. PROJECT: The Bureau of Building is seeking prequalification for the following project:

GS#: 507-062

Title: New Nursing Home - Rankin Agency: Mississippi Veterans Affairs Location: Whitfield, Mississippi Funding Source(s): USVA State Home Construction Grant Senate Bill 3045, Laws of 2024

Senate Bill 3018, Laws of 2023 Senate Bill 3020, Laws of 2022

Scope of work includes sitework and construction of a new one-story, 170,000+/- square foot Nursing Home designed to serve the special needs of 150 residents with private bedrooms and baths. The facility also includes common dining and living rooms, bathing suites, therapeutic areas, administrative offices, barber shop, commercial kitchen, laundry, maintenance, and other support spaces. The foundation system is composed of grade beams with interconnected slab-on-grade. The roof framing system consists of prefabricated cold-formed steel trusses with metal decking; trusses bear on a system of WF beams and tube columns. In addition, load bearing walls consisting of concrete masonry units (CMU) and cold-formed steel studs occur in varying locations of the building. The roof system is composed of standing seam metal roof over poly-iso insulation with a continuous moisture barrier. The exterior veneer is a mix of masonry/brick and fiber cement board siding. The project includes all finishes, millwork, equipment to include kitchen and laundry equipment, access controls; full mechanical, electrical and life safety systems.

3. SELECTION PROCESS: A Selection Committee will review all proposals submitted for each project and establish a list of all responsible and responsive proposals meeting a minimum score of 70 points. The Selection Committee for each project will consist of three (3) representatives of DFA and two (2) representatives of the listed Using Agency.

The Selection Committee may elect to further refine the list to not less than two (2) and no more than five (5) Contractors receiving the highest scores. Interviews, if held, are open to other representatives of DFA, the Using Agency or Governing Board; however, they will not participate in any re-scoring following such interviews. Interviews, if held, will be scheduled the week of 07/20/2026. Evaluation criteria for selection for this RFP shall be as follows (100-point scale):

1. General Contractor Past Performance & Relevant Experience (35 Points):

Scoring for this criteria will be based upon references provided and/or consultation with Owner(s) of completed reference projects identified in the Contractor’s submission. Performance shall be documented in the format stipulated herein a minimum of five (5) reference projects that are on-going contracts or contracts completed not more than three (3) years ago that demonstrate ability to perform work of the size, character, and complexity of the project being solicited. All information received from those clients must confirm a minimum rating of SATISFACTORY to be eligible for award of project. No relevant contracts within the identified period shall be excluded. All relevant contracts, whether federal, state, or local or for private sector clients will be evaluated equally. Failure to provide documents that would impact performance rating of Contractor may be considered non-responsive.

• Reference Project Documentation o Project Name o General Scope of Work o Owner Name & Contact Information o Professional Name & Contact Information o Location(s) of Work o Initial Construction Sum o Final Construction Sum o Initial Construction Time o Final Construction Time o Contractor’s Project Management Team o Identify not less than two (2) problems/issues encountered during project and explain corrective actions taken.

• Performance Rating o Technical Performance

Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor problems and highly effective corrective actions.

Very Good: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor problems and effective corrective actions.

Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with predominately minor problems and satisfactory corrective actions and no more than two significant problems or ineffective corrective actions within the last twelve months.

Marginal: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with no more than one serious problem or ineffective corrective actions.

Poor: Previous project performance indicates either a lack of experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity or with one or more serious problems where recovery not likely.

o Timeliness

Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within original contract time on all projects.

Very Good: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion within original contract time on one or more projects and within contract time as amended by Change Order on all other projects.

Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change Order on most projects but failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on one or more projects and no more than two failures to achieve within the last twelve months.

Marginal: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change Order on some projects but failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on several projects.

Poor: Previous project performance indicates failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on most projects.

o Integrity

Exceptional: Contacts uniformly report highly professional, responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction.

Very Good: One or more contacts report highly professional, responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction. All contacts report professional, responsive and adequate user satisfaction.

Satisfactory: Contacts predominately report professional, reasonably responsive and adequate user satisfaction.

Marginal: One or more contacts report non-professional, unresponsive and/or low user satisfaction.

Poor: Several contacts report non-professional, unresponsive, and/or low user satisfaction OR one or more contacts report uncooperative, combative and/or negative user satisfaction.

2. Project Management Team (10 Points): General qualifications and experience of office and field management personnel identified by General Contractor, award points depending upon resume and personal references. Contractor shall identify and provide resumes and references for key management and construction personnel proposed for the prosecution of the work. It is the expectation of the Owner that personnel identified will be retained in such roles for the duration of the project.

3. Key Sub-Contractor Past Performance & Relevant Experience (30 Points):

Qualifications and experience of Key Sub-Contractors identified in the Contractor’s submission. Where more than one Key Sub-Contractor is identified for each role, score will be based upon the least qualified/experienced Key Sub-Contractor identified.

Performance for each Key Sub-Contractor proposed shall be documented in the format stipulated herein a minimum of five (5) reference projects that are on-going contracts or contracts completed not more than three (3) years ago that demonstrate ability to perform work of the size, character, and complexity of the project being solicited. All information received from those clients must confirm a minimum rating of SATISFACTORY to be eligible for award of project. No relevant contracts within the identified period shall be excluded. All relevant contracts, whether federal, state, or local or for private sector clients will be evaluated equally. Failure to provide documents that would impact performance rating of Key Sub-Contractor may be considered non-responsive. Note: Any key sub-contractor listed by any General Contractor who is prequalified may, but is not required to, provide pricing to any prequalified General Contractor during the bidding phase.

• Reference Project Documentation o Project Name o General Scope of Work o Owner Name & Contact Information o Professional Name & Contact Information o Location(s) of Work o Initial Construction Sum o Final Construction Sum o Initial Construction Time o Final Construction Time o Contractor’s Project Management Team o Identify not less than two (2) problems/issues encountered during project and explain corrective actions taken.

• Performance Rating o Technical Performance

Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor problems and highly effective corrective actions.

Very Good: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor problems and effective corrective actions.

Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with predominately minor problems and satisfactory corrective actions and no more than two significant problems or ineffective corrective actions within the last twelve months.

Marginal: Previous project performance indicates experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with no more than one serious problem or ineffective corrective actions.

Poor: Previous project performance indicates either a lack of experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity or with one or more serious problems where recovery not likely.

o Timeliness

Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within original contract time on all projects.

Very Good: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion within original contract time on one or more projects and within contract time as amended by Change Order on all other projects.

Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change Order on most projects but failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on one or more projects and no more than two failures to achieve within the last twelve months.

Marginal: Previous project performance indicates Substantial Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change Order on some projects but failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on several projects.

Poor: Previous project performance indicates failure to achieve Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on most projects.

o Integrity

Exceptional: Contacts uniformly report highly professional, responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction.

Very Good: One or more contacts report highly professional, responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction. All contacts report professional, responsive and adequate user satisfaction.

Satisfactory: Contacts predominately report professional, reasonably responsive and adequate user satisfaction.

Marginal: One or more contacts report non-professional, unresponsive and/or low user satisfaction.

Poor: Several contacts report non-professional, unresponsive, and/or low user satisfaction OR one or more contacts report uncooperative, combative and/or negative user satisfaction.

o Key Sub-Contractor Classifications

Mechanical

Plumbing

Electrical

Roofing

Glazing

Masonry

4. Financial Stability (25 Points): Contractor shall submit an AIA Document A305-

2020 with Exhibit B Financial and Performance Information for the Contractor.