A/E Services for design B-2 OP

The Hefner VAMC, Salisbury, NC is seeking the services of an Architect-Engineer firm to design the renovation of various outpatient programs/clinics within Building 2 at the Hefner VAMC, Salisbury, NC. The project will develop a state of the art outpatient care clinic in specialty care for our veterans to include but not limited to Cardiology, Podiatry, Nuclear Medicine and other specialty care programs. Work is primarily in Bldg 2, the main specialty care outpatient health care building. Design will be completed in Fiscal Year 2009 with construction to follow in Fiscal Year 2010. This is the complete scope of work known at this time. This proposal is unrestricted; both small and large firms may submit. Firms submitting SF 330s shall provide two copies to the attention of Jolette Morrison by 3PM on April 9, 2009. A site visit (pre-proposal submission) is scheduled for March 17 at 10:30 in Bldg 21, Room BB-110. All interested firms are encouraged to attend. Due to workload, additional site visits may be difficult to schedule. The selected firm shall provide all necessary labor, material, equipment and architectural and engineering services as required to prepare complete contract drawings, specifications, technical reports, and cost estimates through construction of the project. Design shall be in accordance with all applicable requirements of the VA construction standards, space criteria, NFPA, NEC, OSHA and local, state and federal regulations. Reviews at 25%, 75%, 99% and 100% are required. All construction documents are to be provided electronically in the current version of AutoCad and MS Word. NAICS code 541310 is applicable to this procurement. Faxed copies of SF 330 are not acceptable. The SF 330 form may be downloaded at www.gsa.gov/forms. Government-wide Number Note 24 is applicable. The A/E firm must address the following areas in their submission: (1) Team proposed for this project (2) Proposed Management Plan (3) Previous experience of proposed team; location and facilities of working offices (5) proposed design approach for this project; (6) Project control; (7) Estimating effectiveness (8) Sustainable design (9) miscellaneous experience and capabilities (10) awards and (11) Insurance and litigation.