RECOVERY Z--Recovery Act - Halls and Walls Project No: 679-08-107

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, supervision necessary to complete Project RA679-09-108 Upgrade Quality Management and Pharmacy at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Contractor shall provide completely prepare site for building operations, including demolition and removal of existing structures, and furnish labor, materials and perform work for basement level and ground floor renovations of Building 135 at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center as required by drawings and specifications. All work of the main bid item (ie. demolition, construction, alterations, mechanical and electrical systems, etc.) , shall include both the Basement floor and the Ground floor of Building 135 as per drawings and specifications. Work will also include general construction, alterations, mechanical and electrical work, utility systems, necessary removal of existing structures and construction and certain other items. The estimated dollar value of construction is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Estimated solicitation issue date is on/about October 9, 2009, with an estimated bid opening date of November 9, 2009. The National American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 236220 with a size standard of $33.5 million. THIS SOLICITATION IS SET-ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES (SDVOSB). All solicitation packages will be available for downloading from the website www.fedbizopps.gov. NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Wanda Goolsby (10N7/NLO), VA Medical Center, 3701 Loop Road E, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 or by e-mail to Wanda.Goolsby@VA.GOV, It is highly recommended that you complete the solicitation mailing list on the website before downloading the solicitation. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will be available ONLY at the website. Bidders are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments from the website. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR WORK AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER, TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA.