Recovery y--replace/upgrade water main lines

Added: Feb 03, 2010 12:05 pm POC: SHARON PIERCE mailto:Sharon.Pierce@va.gov [Contract Specialist]DESCRIPTION: SOLICITATION NO. VA-243-10-RA-0205 RECOVERY ACT PROJECT NO. 620A4-08-114 REPLACE/UPGRADE WATER MAIN AT THE VA HUDSON VALLEY HCS CASTLE POINT CAMPUS



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK to include but not limited to: The contractor will furnish all materials, equipment, supervision, and personnel necessary to accomplish the replacement and modifications to the water mains / distribution system located at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System Castle Point, NY campus, with all upgrades required to meet current state and federal standards (including Ten States), and NFPA as to be shown on the drawings and specifications. Construction phasing will be required to ensure that all water distribution and firefighting systems disruptions are either eliminated or kept to an absolute minimum. Contractor will be responsible to submit phasing plan prior to construction. Contractor is also responsible to maintain all access to and egress from the buildings at all times for facility's fire protection requirements and to meet the requirements of regulatory codes, laws, etc. The full solicitation documents including technical specifications and drawings, is expected to be posted on or about February 22, 2010.



Offerors will search for solicitation VA-243-10-RA-0205 to access solicitation documents and any Amendments. Offerors are advised to check the web site frequently as they are responsible for obtaining amendments. This solicitation will be available in electronic format ONLY; distribution is limited to electronic medium and the VA will not provide hard copies. Copies of the solicitation may be downloaded at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website at www.fbo.gov.



A Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Visit shall be held, date/time/location to be provided with the solicitation. Only one site visit is planned.



Offerors must be currently 1. Listed in the VetBiz Registry Vendor Information Page (http://www.vetbiz.gov/vip/vip.htm) 2. Registered on the Central Contractor Registration (http://www.ccr.gov) 3. Completed Online Representations and Certifications at (https://orca.bpn.gov/). This acquisition is solicited pursuant to the Veterans' First Program, Public Law 109-461 as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. A Firm-Fixed Price Construction award is anticipated. NAICS Code: 237110. Small Business Size Standard: $ 33.5 Million. Project magnitude: Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. Contract Completion Time of Seven Hundred Calendar Days (700) from Notice to Proceed. Ninety (90) day bid acceptance period will be required. Bid Bond will be required from Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties (http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/c570.html). No bidder's list is maintained.



Questions shall be submitted via e-mail at Sharon.Pierce@va.gov, attention to the Contract Specialist. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED.