RECOVERY Y--Contractor shall provde all labor, material, equipment and manpower necessary to Design and Construct a 1, 000, 000 gallon water tower. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with FAR Part 36. 3 Two Phase Design-Build

The acquisition shall be offered using the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation and FAR Part 36 Construction. The estimated range of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Award of this contract shall be done in accordance with the Best Value Continum using the Trade-Off Process. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and make award without discussions.



DESIGN BUILD STATEMENT OF WORK



The selected Contractor shall provide all labor, tools, material, equipment and supervision necessary to design and construct a million gallon water tower as a source of potable water (water for toilets, sinks, showers, and cooling towers) to supply the Miami VA Hospital with seven (7) days emergency capacity. The scope of this project is to design and construct the installation of elevated steel, food grade, holding tank, associated pumping, piping and control systems, and a water treatment system.



The Contractor shall retain an external Certified Independent Third-Party Safety Professional or Professional Credential (CITP) consultant for the design of the above project.



The Certified Independent Third-Party Safety Professional or Professional Credential (CITP) consultant shall review the design of the above project to verify compliance with the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) codes, State and local building codes, OSHA, and Life Safety Codes.





STATEMENT OF WORK

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THIRD-PARTY DESIGN DOCUMENT REVIEWS





I. Requirement for acquiring and incorporating a Certified Independent Third-Party Safety Professional or Professional Credential (CITP) review of design documents



VA must comply with national and local codes, standards and regulatory requirements in order to comply with Public Law 100-678, Public Buildings Amendment Act of 1988 and Public Law 102-522, Federal Fire Safety Act of 1992. Like other federal agencies with real property and construction authority, VA acts as its own building and code enforcing official or as the "Authority Having Jurisdiction" (AHJ) for meeting code requirements. As such, the VA has overall responsibility of ensuring compliance with codes.



The Design A/E or Contractor shall hire a CITP consultant(s) as necessary for the review of design documents for compliance with applicable national and local codes, standards, federal and state regulations. The Design A/E or Contractor shall take into consideration and incorporate all third-party consultant comments / recommendations into the design documents prior to advertising for a construction contract award.



Review of the A/E's or Contractor's design documents for compliance with national and local codes, standards, and federal and state regulations should include but is not limited to:



? NFPA Life Safety and other applicable Code sections

? National and Local Building Codes

? OSHA Standards

? Disability Accessibility Standards



II. Certified Independent Third-Party Professional or Professional Credential Review and Approval



Project plans and construction funding requests must include certification on the CITP company letterhead that the plans have been reviewed for compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulatory requirements. At the time of review, the CITP should identify all corrections necessary for the A/E or Contractor to bring the design into compliance. The A/E or Contractor shall incorporate and make necessary corrections to the design to bring the design into compliance prior to the final design documents being issued for a construction contract award.



a. Proposals submitted by Contractors shall demonstrate Fire Protection expertise on the design team.



b. In addition, Contractor shall retain an external qualified Fire Protection Engineer independent of the design team for the review of the project design. The external Fire Protection Engineer shall review the design of the project to verify compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency codes (EPA), National Fire Protection Agency codes (NFPA), Occupational, Safety, Health, Administration goals (OSHA), Life Safety Codes, State and local building codes.

A qualified Fire Protection Engineer is defined as an individual with a through knowledge and understanding of the principles of physics and chemistry governing fire growth, spread and suppression and meets one of the following criteria.



1. An engineer having an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university offering a course of study in fire protection or fire safety engineering, plus a minimum of four year work experience in fire protection engineering.



2. A professional engineer (P.E. or similar designation) registered in fire protection engineering.



3. A fire protection engineer (P.E. or similar designation) registered in a related engineering discipline and holding member grade status in the International Society of Fire Protection Engineers.