Pirnie upper envelope project – alexander pirnie federal building

Title:

PIRNIE UPPER ENVELOPE PROJECT – RNY12834

Description(s):

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal and no contract will be awarded from this notice. This posting is for market research purposes only.  The General Services Administration, Region 2, Public Buildings Service, is conducting market research to determine if there are any Small Businesses that have the current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capability to perform the work described herein.

The General Services Administration, Region 2, Public Buildings Service, is seeking to replace approximately 28,500 sf of existing roofing systems at the Alexander Pirnie Federal Building (161’ x 166’) will be replaced with new roofing systems at Alexander Pirnie Federal Building, 10 Broad Street, Utica, NY 13501.  The existing 2” thick wood planking which is located beneath the mansard roofing system- will be replaced with new 2” thick wood planking which has field fabricated R-30 insulated panels installed on top of the new planking.  The Yankee gutters will be replaced in their entirety with similar materials; and the existing roof drains and roof conductors located above the attic floor will be replaced in their entirety with new materials.  The existing slate roofing materials which are installed on the sloped portion of the mansard roof will be replaced with synthetic slate materials and a new TPO roof membrane will be installed on the flat portion of the mansard roof.  The ACM flashing materials which are installed at the six skylight structures at the Lower Roof will be abated and the six skylight structures will be demolished and the skylight openings which are located in the concrete slab beneath the Lower Roof will be closed.  The existing roofing and wood support structures at the Lower Roof and Middle Roof will be removed and replaced with new TPO roof membranes and R-30 insulation that will be placed on the existing concrete slabs that support the wood framing.  The existing roof membrane and associated insulation materials at the Upper Roof will be replaced with a new TPO roof membrane and R-30 insulation.  Guardrails will be installed around the perimeter of the flat roofs; snow rails will be installed at the lower edge of the slate roofs.  A roof  tie-off system will be installed at the peak of the slate roofs; and a secondary roof drain system will be installed at the Lower Roof and the two drain conductors will be routed through the interior of the building and terminate at the north wall at two sheep’s mouth nozzles.

The project involves HVAC work and is described hereafter: a ventilation system will be installed in the attic space to regulate temperature and humidity.  The existing rooftop equipment at the Middle Roof and Lower Roof will be removed and reinstalled on the lowered roofs.  Existing electrical and mechanical systems which are hung from the mansard ceiling will be re-supported. At the conclusion of the project, the existing site will be restored to its original condition.

This project has three options as described hereafter:

Option One includes the following work: a steam coil with associated piping and controls will be installed at the basement AHU identified as PHCU-1 and will be installed at the second floor AHU identified as PHCU-2.

Option Two includes the following work: the R-22 direct expansion refrigeration system (DX cooling coil, compressor unit, refrigeration piping, and air-cooled condensing unit) which provides cooling at the basement AHU identified as PHCU-1 will be replaced in its entirety.  PHCU-2 provides 7,030 cfm of conditioned air to the Alexander Pirnie Federal Building.

Option Three includes the following work:  the R-22 direct expansion refrigeration system (DX cooling coil, compressor unit, refrigeration piping, and air-cooled condensing unit) which provides cooling at the basement AHU identified as PHCU-1 will be replaced in its entirety.  PHCU-1 provides 20,850 cfm of conditioned air to the Alexander Pirnie Federal Building.

All Base Work and Options Work (if awarded) must be Substantially Complete no later than thee-hundred (300) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed is issued.

All qualified Small Businesses, including 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned, are encouraged to respond. The Government will not pay for any information received from this Sources Sought Notice. One of the main purposes of this Sources Sought Notice is to assist the Contracting Officer in determining if a Set-Aside is the acceptable strategy for the procurement. The appropriate NAICS Code is 236220 with a size standard of $39.5 Million.

THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AT THIS TIME.  This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this sources sought notice is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

In responding to this sources sought notice, please indicate your: (1) interest as a prime contractor, teaming partner, joint venture, and indicate (2) whether or not your company is a small business. (3) Brief description of your firm’s past experience in Construction trades and past experience working on roofing projects and the respective contract value, (4) overall Bonding Capacity, and (5) company information (name, point of contact phone number/email). Please note that there is no solicitation available at this time; the purpose of this announcement is to identify available sources only.

To be eligible for any federal contract award, a firm must be registered in the System Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov

Interested parties should send expressions of interest, no later than 5:00 P.M. on  December 6, 2019, to Jayshree Tank, Contracting Officer, at jayshree.tank@gsa.gov and Nicholas S. Uom, , Supervisory Contract Specialist at nicholas.uom@gsa.gov.

Primary Point of Contact:

Jayshree Tank

Contracting Office Address:

One World Trade Center,

New York, New York 10007