RECOVERY - DOL099RB20779 Phase 4 Vocational Complex, Potomac Job Corps Center

PLEASE NOTE: AMENDMENT 0002 WAS INADVERTENTLY ADMINISTERED.



The purpose of Amendment 0003 is to:



Provide Questions and Answers (Q&As) concerning contractual and technical.



Provide a copy of the Bidder's List from the follow-up site visit which occurred on October 2, 2009.



Pages I-7, L-4 and L-5 are DELETED in their entirety and REPLACED with the attached change pages I-7, L-4 and L-5. This adds FAR clause 52.211-18 VARIATION IN ESTIMATED QUANTITY in full text to address Question # 14 within the Q&As; and changes the due date for Bid Opening from Thursday, 10/22/09 2:00 PM EDT to Thursday, 11/5/09 2:00 PM EDT in an effort to provide enough time for offerors to prepare bids.



Provide five (5) Attachments regarding specifications and drawings as mentioned within the Q&As. Attachment # 5 is provided by means of hyperlink.



NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is to:



Provide a copy of the Bidder's List.



Pages L-3 through L-5 are DELETED in their entirety and REPLACED with the attached change pages pages L-3, L-4, and L-5 in this Amendment.



Extend due date for Questions from 10/1/09 4:00 PM EDT to 10/2/09 4:00 PM EDT. All questions must be e-mailed to holst.miriam@dol.gov.



Extend Response Date for bids from 10/9/09 2:00 PM EDT to 10/22/09 2:00 PM EDT.

QUESTIONS pertaining to this solicitation must be received no later than October 1, 2009 at 3:00 PM EDT via e-mail: holst.miriam@dol.gov.



BID DUE DATE/OPENING has changed from October 9, 2009 at 2:00 PM EDT to October 22, 2009 at 2:00 PM EDT.

This procurement is being funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), PL. 11-5 (February 17, 2009).



The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Job Corps has a requirement for construction of a new Vocational Complex at the Potomac Job Corps Center located in Washington, DC. The work will include three (3) separate structures designated as Buildings A, B, and C. Designs illustrate Building A as located at the east side of the Vocational Complex, and Buildings B and C are located at the west side. Buildings B and C are each 6,200 gross square feet and Building A is 19,700 gross square feet, resulting in an overall total of 32,100 gross square feet. Each building is comprised of identical modules, grouped in mirror plan fashion. Building A has five (5) modules and Buildings B and C each have two (2) modules. Each module contains vocational spaces as well as educational classroom spaces. The building construction is structural steel frame with exposed steel roof framing and metal deck. The interior and exterior are predominately nonbearing masonry walls. The project also includes roads, parking, drainage, all utility services and site/security lighting. All work shall be accomplished to provide a complete and functional facility in accordance with the project specifications and drawings.



This requirement is 100% Set-Aside for competition among small businesses with an estimated price range between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The business size standard for this NAICS is $33.5 million. DOL will utilize a sealed bidding method of contracting under FAR Part 14, Invitation for Bids (IFB). The solicitation will be available for download on or about September 9, 2009. A Pre-Bid Conference/Walk-Thru is scheduled to take place at the Potomac Job Corps Center on September 24, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Additional information pertaining to the conference will be provided in the solicitation.



Contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration, http://www.ccr.gov by 2:00 p.m. EDT on October 9, 2009. Contractors should also ensure that on-line Representations and Certifications have been updated at https://orca.bpn.gov/.