Expand Parking Garage Project No. 626-307

Furnish design and construction services for "Parking Garage Expansion", Project No. 626-307 at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, VA Medical Center, 1310 24th Ave., S., Nashville, TN 37212. Construction and design work includes structural, fire and safety, demolition, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. The project objective is to add 400 parking spaces to an existing five (5) level parking garage. Expansion may be vertical or horizontal. Project also includes repair of existing parking garage. Contractor will be responsible for temporary parking provisions for patients, visitors, and staff during construction. Construction cost range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification Standard is 236220 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million. A 20% bid bond shall be submitted with the bid. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 days after contract award. This procurement is being issued on an unrestricted basis for full and open competition pursuant to P.L. 100-656 the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. To be eligible for award the contractor must be registered in the following websites: www.ccr.gov; www.orca.bpn.gov ; www.vets100.dol.gov ; and www.cpscontractor.nih.gov . Contract award will be based on the best value to the government, price, technical, and past perform factors considered. Pre-bid site inspections will be announced in the solicitation. The solicitation will be posted o/a July 19, 2010 on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website www.fbo.gov. Interested offerors can download the solicitation and other bid documents from the FedBizOpps website. Amendments will not be mailed but will also be posted at the FedBizOpps website. Bidders are reminded they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to the solicitation prior to the time set for receipt of proposals. Proposals are due no later than 4:30 PM CDT on August 20, 2010 at the VISN 9 Acquisition Service Center, Department of Veterans Affairs, 1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400, Room 433, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37129. Award is subject to the availability of funds. All requests for information on this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at e-mail susan.kemp@va.gov or faxed to 615-225-5431. The deadline for requests for information is 10 calendar days prior to bid opening.