FY16 DESIGN-BID-BUILD TENANT IMPROVEMENTS for EOIR, GRAND JURY and EPA at the EDWARD J. SCHWARTZ FB&CH, SAN DIEGO, CA

Purpose:  The purpose of this synopsis is to provide a notice to the public of information for Design-Bid-Buid General Contractor services for repair and alterations of a Federal Building/Courthouse for the Tenant Improvement for agencies; Grand Jury, EOIR and EPA at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building and Courthouse located in San Diego, Ca.

Authority: GSA is issuing this synopsis in accordance with FAR Part 5.204 Pre-solicitation Notices.

Description:  The Edward Schwartz building at 880 Front / 221 W. Broadway Streets in downtown San Diego consists of two wings: the 5-story courthouse wing (CT) and the 6-story federal building wing (FB). The CT houses the courtrooms and chambers of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California, as well as the Court of Appeals and certain U.S. Marshal Service operations.  The FB houses the U.S. Attorneys, ICE, FPS and various other federal agencies.

 This Repair & Alterations project includes tenant realignment and systems upgrade following the move of the IRS and the District Court Clerk and Judges to San Diego's New Courthouse Annex which was completed in the first quarter of FY2013. The project will cover 3 main areas of work:

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2. Recovery of vacant space work includes Tenant Improvements, with related MEP upgrades on the 1st, 3rd, and 4th floors of both the Federal Office Building and the Courthouse wings of the building complex.
   
3. Building system upgrade includes automatic transfer switches replacing main switch gear; new emergency generator; replacement of water shut-off valve, cracked plumbing at all floors; and cleaning & sealing of precast concrete panels on south side of FB wing.
   
4. Fire/Life safety work includes sprinkler coverage retrofit; quick response sprinkler heads; electric fire pump to replace diesel pump.
   

Construction services shall include, but not limited to, security clearances for workers (HSPD-12), 4-week look ahead schedules, demolition, site supervision, drywall, mechanical, electrical, automatic sprinkler system, architectural finishes, submittal samples, HVAC, system balancing, fire and life safety, security infrastructure, protocols for utility outages, dust and noise mitigation, clean up after work, file and record management, and all other work to meet the tenant agencies' requirements.

The Schwartz FB & CT must remain fully operational throughout design and construction of the project.  Work deemed to be disruptive to tenants (loud noise, hazardous odors, dust, etc.) must be scheduled after hours in order to minimize disruptions to building occupants and to maintain public safety.

 Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price

Evaluation Process: Proposals will be evaluated on the Best Value - Tradeoffs, where the technical factors is approximately equal to price.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement: 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Period of Performance: 727 calendar days from the date of issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Magnitude of Construction - More than $10,000,000