Pittsburgh Research Office Building, PA

Added: Aug 25, 2010 2:13 pm Modified: Aug 26, 2010 12:57 pmTrack Changes This is project is not a design-build project: Replace the first sentence in the presolicitation announcement with the sentence below:



The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Washington, DC is seeking proposals from general contractors for the construction of the new Research Office Building for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA.

Added: Aug 25, 2010 2:13 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Construction and Facilities Management, Washington, DC is seeking proposals from general contractors for the design and construction of the new Research Office Building (ROB) for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA. Contractor shall completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor and materials and perform work for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, University Drive division, CARES Consolidation Phase 2, Research Office Building #30 as required by drawings and specifications. The work will consist of the general construction, alterations, site work, site utilities, roads, walks, grading, drainage, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, elevators, roof top helipad and the necessary removal of existing structures, abatement and construction and certain other items. The gross area of the project is 99,358 square feet.



Contractor shall furnish labor and materials, equipment, transportation, supervision, coordination and services required to perform and complete the work required by drawings and specifications for the CARES Consolidation Projects, Research Office Building (ROB) work at the VA Pittsburgh Health Care System, University Drive Division, University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240-1005. The work will consist of one partial mechanical basement level, three stories of offices (two floors of offices and open areas and one floor of office and mechanical room), and one rooftop helipad. A bridge connecting the helipad by an intermediate patient/service elevator stop and the third floor of the main hospital (Building 1) is part of the work.



The ROB is a new facility intended to provide offices and future research spaces for the VA’s Research and Development group. It is to be constructed at the VA University Drive site in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, PA, adjacent to the existing VA hospital. The new building will be connected to the third floor of the existing hospital building by a restricted access bridge.



Phasing of construction operations for the proposed ROB is partially dependent upon the construction operations and schedule for the Mental Health Building and Road Improvements project that are currently underway. Construction staging for this project is planned to take place in the vicinity of the ROB site with the Resident Engineers coordinating the locations.



The VA will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and will provide the best value to the government considering recent and relevant construction management, including corporate project experience and project personnel experience, technical/management approach; Past performance; schedule; small business participation, and cost/price. The government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror. The magnitude of this project is between $20 Million and $50 Million. This solicitation is as an unrestricted procurement.







This project shall require the use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) under FAR Part 22. The PLA will be required at the submission of the offers. See FAR Provision: 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement, See FAR Clause 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220. To be considered a small business under NAICS 236220, the size standard must not exceed $33.5 million average annual receipts. The applicable small business subcontracting goals for this project are as follows: (a) 17.7% for Small Business (SB); (b) 5% Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB); (c) 3% Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB); (d) 5% Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB); (e) 3% HubZone Small Business (HUBZone), and (f) 5% Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB). The closing date and time for submission of offers will be contained in the solicitation package. The anticipated solicitation issue date is on or about September 9, 2010. The Pre-Proposal Conference information (date, time, and location) will be provided at a later date. The solicitation package will be posted on FedBizOpps, which can be accessed at https://www.fbo.gov/. In order to view the solicitation package, you must register with FedBizOpps. For changes to the issue date or any other changes to the information in this synopsis, potential offerors are responsible to check the information at FedBizOpps https://www.fbo.gov/. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register with FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov in order to receive notification and/or changes to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective offerors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the FedBizOpps website under IVL. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database and have completed On-Line Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov. To register with ORCA, you may go online at https://orca.bpn.gov. Points of contact for this procurement are: Contracting Officer is Frank A. Clemons at (202) 461.8486, email frank.clemons@va.gov and the Project Manager is Robert Bliss at (301) 427.2169, email robert.bliss@va.gov.