PN# 438-14-101, SF, Const Upgrade Chiller and Air Handler Systems Building 5 438-15-1-353-0001

Project: 438-14-101, Upgrade Chiller and Air Handler Systems, Building 5, Sioux Falls, South Dakota



The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 23, Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System Construction Contracting Product Line Team is soliciting for a construction project for the Sioux Falls VA in South Dakota that shall include, but not be limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, transportation and supervision necessary to complete the project description included here. The Project includes preparing a site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, furnish labor and materials, and providing additional air handling system capacity to serve the Emergency Department, adjacent waiting area (currently labeled as B76) and the Clinical Addition F rooms. New chillers will supply cooling capacity for previously mentioned areas, as well as new build-out space above the first floor/roof of

Building 5 clinical addition. To support the additional air handlers and ch8iller, the existing building structure will be modified and a new penthouse created to house the new equipment. The existing penthouse will be revised/removed as shown on the plans. The electrical service will be revised to handle the new loads. The above mentioned changes will be completed as required by the drawings and specifications. The estimated construction cost is between $5M and $10M. Deductive Bid Alternates are included.



Solicitation Number VA263-15-R-0142 for this effort will be posted to FedBizOpps (www.fedbizopps.gov) on or about March 2, 2015. This solicitation will contain all necessary specifications, drawings and other information necessary to bid the project.



An Organized site visit will be held, see solicitation for date and time.



The date for request for proposal is tentatively scheduled for Friday, April 7, 2015 (see solicitation when available for specific information.)



The successful bidder will be required to provide a Performance Bond, Payment Bond, or Irrevocable Letter of Credit within 10 calendar days of award notification. The Period of Performance is 465 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed.



THIS SOLICITATION IS SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSBs) UNDER PUBLIC LAW 109-461.