Construction of a new job corps center in manchester, new hampshire

The purpose of Amendment 0009 is to provide vendors with the final changes, corrections, clarifications, and updates to the solicitation.  The solicitation in its Uniformed Contract Format (UCF Sections A through M) has been uploaded in its entirety to include all changed pages.  In addition, a summary page for Amendment 0009 has been included.

All interested [prime] offerors must acknowledge ALL Amendments within their bid package.

The purpose of Amendment 0008 is to provide the Questions and Answers (Q&As) for review by all interested vendors. Please note that changes to the pages with the solicitation Sections A through L will be posted in the next and last amendment.

The purpose of Amendment 0007 is to extend the Bid Due Date, changing it from Wednesday, January 16, 2013 to Thursday, February 14, 2013. Due to lack of time, the changed pages within the amended solicitation, including the "Summary of Changes" page to the Standard Form (SF) 30, will be posted in the next amendment.

Please continue to monitor FBO.gov for the next solicitation amendment(s).

The U.S. Department of Labor is presently addressing all questions received by November 28, 2012 from interested vendors. Answers will be posted soon after this amendment.

The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to change the bid due date to Wednesday, January 16, 2012 and post the most current Davis Bacon Wage Determination. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. A summary of changes have been uploaded as attachments.

As a means of requiring a safety plan from the contractor prior to the commencement of work, the purpose of Amendment 0005 is to include Alternate I into the FAR Clause 52.236-13 entitled "Accident Prevention".

All interested [prime] offerors should read the solicitation and all attachments in its entirety.

The purpose of Amendment 0004 is to attach the Sign-In Sheet from the Pre-Bid Conference for all interested vendors as promised within Amendment 0003.

All interested [prime] offerors should read the solicitation and all attachments in its entirety.

The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to:
a) correct the date in Block 3 of the SF 1442 as to when the solicitation was issued;
b) correct the number of pages in the Block entitled "Pages of Pages"; and
c) include the Sign-In Sheet from the Pre-Bid Conference for all interested vendors.

All interested [prime] offerors should read the solicitation and all attachments in its entirety.

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to clarify the date of the Pre-Bid Conference as Friday, November 16, 2012.

All interested [prime] offerors must acknowledge all Amendments within their bid package.

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to:
a) correct the number of pages shown on the Standard Form (SF) 30; and
b) repair a technical error within the solicitation hyperlink's naming scheme.

All interested [prime] offerors must acknowledge all Amendments within their bid package.

Attached is the complete package for SOLICITATION NUMBER DOL121RB20590 (as a result of the Sources Sought Number DOL121RI20550) for the Construction of a New Job Corps Center located in Manchester, New Hampshire.  The following activities are anticipated:

11/16/2012 - Pre-Bid Conference & Walk-Thru.

11/28/2012 - Question from interested offerors are due.

12/19/2012 - Bid Opening in Washington, DC.

PURPOSE:
The following is a pre-solicitation synopsis as a result of the sources sought notice number DOL121RI20550 for the proposed construction of a new Job Corps Center in New Hampshire in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.201. The solicitation is estimated to be issued on or about October 19, 2012 and will be posted to the Government Point of Entry (GPE) at http://www.fbo.gov. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement; nor will any follow-up information be provided.

PROJECT INFORMATION:
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Job Corps, seeks the services of a qualified small business general contractor (GC) to construct a new center in Manchester, New Hampshire. The work will NO LONGER BE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT (PLA).
The construction project will be for facilities comprising of six (6) one to two-story buildings totaling approximately 155,000+ gross square feet (GSF), which will include a Welcome Center (1,427 GSF), an Administration/Wellness Building (11,735 GSF), a Student Services Center (9,658 GSF), an Educational/Vocational Building (42,492 GSF), a Kitchen/Cafeteria/Warehouse Facility (13,973 GSF), 2 two-story Dormitories (55,282 GSF), and a Recreation/Gymnasium Facility (21,035 GSF). The scope of the construction project will also include the development of an approximate 25-acre site that consists of site clearing, grading, excavation, and rock and granite blasting; utility infrastructure and connections; lighting; sidewalks and walkways; roadways and parking areas; landscaping; and site security.

WHO MAY RESPOND:
Interest in this pre-solicitation announcement is open to certified small business contractors, relative to the primary NAICS code 236220 with a Small Business Size Standard of $33.5 Million dollars. Any resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The solicitation will be issued as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. This construction project will be a design-bid-build type contract. The magnitude of this procurement is between $20,000,000 and $50,000,000.

All interested general construction firms shall be registered via the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the CCR Information Center at 1-888-227-2423. Interested offerors are required to submit their representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov. You will need your DUNS number and CCR MPIN in order to log into the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website.

BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD:
Selection of the successful bidder will be made by the Contracting Officer using the sealed bid process based on Responsive, Responsible, Lowest [Reasonable] Price bid. The successful bidder must be determined as responsive, meaning a bid that complies in all material respects with the invitation for bids as prescribed by FAR 14.301 and 14.404-2. As prescribed by FAR 9.104, the successful bidder must also be determined as responsible which is evaluated prior to award after selecting an apparent successful bidder. Last, the Contracting Officer will ascertain whether prices offered by the successful bidder are reasonable. The standard price analysis techniques in FAR 15.404-1 will be used in making this determination. If prices received are not considered reasonable, the Contracting Officer may either: cancel the solicitation; or convert from the sealed bid process to a negotiated process as described within FAR 14.401-1.

A pre-bid conference will be scheduled for this requirement; details regarding the conference will be outlined in the solicitation. The tentative date bids will be due is currently December 19, 2012. A firm bid opening date, time and place will be established upon issuance of the solicitation. THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION, EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER BID OPENING, WITH NO OBLIGATION TO THE OFFEROR BY THE GOVERNMENT.