RECOVERY Y--RECOVERY ACT Renovate Emergency Room Area, R540-07-115

***Proposal Due Date changed to June 30, 2009 at 2PM (EST)***

***Revised Drawings and Specification additions attached to this amendment***



Notes from the Pre-proposal site visit RECOVERY ACT: EMERGENCY ROOM REMODEL Project# R540-07-115.



1. This project is going to use Recovery Act Funds, so the Contractors need to pay close attention to the reporting required by the American Recovery and Reinvestment ACT. Pg 23, FAR Clause 52.204-11

The projects will be looked at by varies people and will tracked because they are using this money.



2. 80% of the money needs to be spent by October 2010.



3. Look at Page 31 buy American Act, Products from outside the US will need to be approved by the C.O. before they can be used.



4. Contractors will need to provide detail estimates for all Divisions (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, General Trades, Fire Protection, etc.), if the VA can't understand how they got their number than the offer/proposal will be thrown out.



5. Look at the phasing, and provide a commentary, Phasing will be important for this project.



6. Offers will be due June 30, 2009, project will be awarded approx. July or August 2009, Construction Start Approx. Oct., Nov 2009.



7. The VA only pays for installed materials and after the VA has reviewed the installation.



8. Contractor will be expected to submit an Infection control plan based on VA standards, and this will need to be in detail. Due to the area of work and area's surrounding this project area

Infection control will be high priority. The contractor will have to access Central Sterile below this Area.



9. No Office Trailer or storage trailer is to be located on Hospital Grounds property. The site is tight and with other construction projects going on there is no space for additional vehicles.

Contractors should propose the use of a shuttle to bring workers from remote site to hospital. Only one vehicle will be allowed to park on site, all other vehicles are asked to park at the far end of the over flow area or off site.



10. The new door to be cut in at stairwell 6 room 1223 between column line 18 & 19 along O, should be done as one of the first steps in the project. This will allow another emergency egress for the waiting area during construction.



11. Coordination and ordering of Materials for replacement of the Air Handling unit teardown, and rebuild will need much consideration due to the fact that this unit serves other areas and will require shutdowns of those areas. This will need to be reviewed by VA before the work begins.



12. This project area is adjacent to the MRI and vibration will be a concern, the contractor is expected to coordinate the work requiring vibration or could disrupt the MRI with the VA prior to performance of the work.



13. Non-related Price factors for evaluation can be found page 11, Table 1 of the solicitation.

RECOVERY ACT CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

Project Name: Recovery Act Emergency Room Renovations

Project Number: R540-07-115



This project will be a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside pursuant to 39 USC 8127(d) and PL 109-461



All work will be accomplished at the Louis A Johnson, VAMC, 1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg, West Virginia, 26301-4199



IAW FAR 36.204, disclosure of the magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,00.00 and $2,000,000.00



All labor, materials, equipment and supervision to completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures in performing work for Emergency Room Area Renovations as required by drawings and specifications. Contractor will be responsible for the removing, proper transportation on Medical Center property and disposal of debris. It will be incumbent on the contractor to address all issues surrounding the delivery of equipment and construction services that impact the site. Engineering disciplines needed but not limited to for this project include Structural, Fire Safety, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing.



The solicitation and any amendments will be available electronically on FedBizOpps website (http://www.fedbizopps,gov). Solicitation posting date will be on or before May 11,2009 offerors are cautioned that it is their responsibility to access the website for any amendments that may be issued for the solicitation.



A recommended pre-proposal site visit will be held May 14, 2009 at 10:00 AM at the Louis A Johnson, VAMC, 1 Medical Center Drive, Clarksburg, WV, in conference room 488. All potential prime and sup-contractors are encouraged to attend. Individual site visits will not be conducted>



The specifications and drawings attached for the solicitation may be too large to open electronically. A CD disk copy of the specifications and drawings may be obtained by written request and remain a part of the solicitation.



Send request to: Louis A Johnson, VAMC

Attn: Charles Loar, Contract Specialist

1 Medical Center Dr.

Clarksburg, WV 26301-4199



Or e-mail your request to Charles.Loar@va.gov please include return street address and telephone number.



All request for information about the solicitation must be in writing and received by close of business June 1, 2009 to allow for amendment issuance prior to the offer due date. All questions are to be forwarded to Charles Loar at that the address provided above.