Parking Lot Expansion at the VA Medical Center, Manchester New Hampshire

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be issuing an Invitation for Bid for Paving. The work of this project includes (1) construction of an expanded parking lots A-1 which is currently a small parking lot between the main visitor parking lot (Lot A) and Smyth Road. The project is to expand this parking lot across the front lawn toward the main entrance resulting in the addition of a minimum of 70 additional parking spaces, which should include regular, handicap, wheelchair van accessible, and, possibly motorcycle spaces; (2) construction of a Parking Lot near Building 7 currently used by contractors; and (3) construction of Wheelchair Van Accessible Parking near Building 15 including rerouting of the sidewalk. Included will be additional lighting, signage and a handicap accessible sidewalk access to the new front parking lot. Drainage repairs shall be constructed along the east entrance road and sidewalk steps incorporating low impact development techniques to achieve predevelopment hydrology to the maximum extent technically feasible. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238990 with a size standard of $14 million. The construction cost range is estimated between $100,000 to $500,000. This solicitation will be issued as 100% set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. The estimated issue date for the solicitation is on or about August 7, 2009. Interested bidders can download the solicitation via the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). The due date for the bid will be stated in the solicitation. Requests for solicitation documents by telephone, fax, or email will not be honored. Instructions for bid submissions will be provided in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a bid for consideration by the New England District.