Correct Life Safety Deficiencies Construction Iowa City

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INTRODUCTION:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the Design-Bid-Build Correct Life Safety Deficiencies construction project at the Iowa City, IA VA Medical Center.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Construct a stair tower on the west end of Building 1 to provide egress stairwell. Building will demo approximately 300 square feet of base from Building One. This project will extend the stairwell on the west end of Building 1 to eliminate a dead-end corridor condition. This is a long-standing deficiency that is sited as a Joint Commission equivalency. This project also relocates and rebuilds the VA Police department in the former MRI suite, adjacent to the After-Hours Medical Center entrance. Total new gross square footage is estimated at 4,000 sf. Significant renovation will be required on each level to accommodate new egress path in existing medical clinics/wards. Connection points at medical center requires renovation space in ICU, isolation suite, locked mental health ward, inpatient ward, women's clinic, and other spaces. Police relocation includes substantial data re-wiring, and inclusion of a holding cell, a longstanding deficiency on station.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36 and will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $36.5 million. The solicitation will be issued on or about March 09, 2018. The period of performance is approximately 620 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. The Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to donald.marsh2@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted.

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