RECOVERY Z--Recovery Act - Replace Community Living Center Elevators

This modification to announcement is issue to incorporate the following changes:

a. Solicitation bid date change as follows:



From: October 17, 2009.

To: November 13, 2009.



b. Contract completion period:



From: Sixty (60) calendar days after Notice to Proceed.

To: Three hundred sixty-five (365) days after Notice to Proceed.



c. Addition of the following specification:



SECTION 14 24 24 Repair and Alteration of Existing Hydraulic Elevators.



d. Incorporation of FAR 52.211-12, LIQUIDATED DAMAGES -- CONSTRUCTION (SEPT 2000)



e. Additional bid items as follows:



*Bid Item 0002 is the addition of the following:



Provide Elevators Inspection/Code Training as offered by the Polytechnic University Of Puerto Rico. The bid shall include the course cost and necessary materials for two persons. Contact University Center For Professional Education and Training at 787-622-8000, ext. 470 or 464.



*Bid Item 0003 is the addition of the following:



Provide latest edition of Safety Code For Elevators Code Book ASME A17.1, Manual and Handbook



f. Change Classification Code as follows:



From: Y- Construction

To: Z- Real Property Maintenance Ect.



The above listed changes will be incorporated into the solicitation via Amendment to Solicitation with the issue of Standard Form 30. The amendment to solicitation will be posted at the Federal Business Opportunities System website https://www.fbo.gov on or before October 15, 2009. This amendment will be available in electronic format ONLY. Dissemination is limited to electronic medium and the VA Caribbean Healthcare System WILL NOT PROVIDE HARD COPIES.



Once the amendment is posted Offerors are advises that they are responsible to review and for monitoring this solicitation in the website frequently to ensure that they have most up to date information about this acquisition. Offeror are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments. Questions shall be submitted IN WRITING at the following e-mail address israel.rodriguez-perez@va.gov or via facsimile at (787) 781-8721 no later than October 21, 2009. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Offerors are responsible to verify complete delivery of faxed documentation. All other terms of the original pre-solicitation announcement remain in effect.

This is a pre-solicitation announcement for the Department ofVeterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS). An Invitationfor Bid solicitation will be issued on or about September 18, 2009 for aconstruction project titled Replace Community Living Center (CLC)Elevator. The project is to be performed at the VACHS CLC in San Juan,PR. This procurement is a total set-aside for Service Disabled VeteranOwned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms only. The North American IndustryClassification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 238290 and sizestandard $14.0 million. In accordance with FAR 36.204, disclosure of themagnitude of this construction project is between $250,000 and $500,000.The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price contractresulting from this solicitation. The VA is seeking a Contractor toprovide all labor, supervision, materials, tools, and equipmentnecessary to perform the following work: The upgrade of two passengers hydraulic elevators located in CLCbuilding. It will include the replacement of their controllers, with newstate of the art controllers; replacement of pumps, valves and motors;replacement of all key-lock systems and door controls;replacement/upgrade of all cab panels, cab doors and operators, floor,finishes, etc. , shop drawings, as-built drawings and other certainitems as needed. New elevators controls and alarms will be remotelyconnected to the Graphic control center. Contractor shall providestructural engineer stamped calculations and certifications indicatingstructural integrity and that new work will meet seismic Zone 3. Nolump sum price estimate will be accepted. Specifications and new workof these new elevators shall comply with the latest VA requirements andthe latest ASME A17.1 -Safety Code For Elevators And Escalators Code.

Completion Time: Shall be identified and scheduled for approximatelysixty (60) calendar days after Notice to Proceed.

As authorized by FAR 5.102, solicitation dissemination is limited toelectronic medium, and VA will provide no hard copies and will beavailable for download at no charge at the Federal BusinessOpportunities System website (http://www.fbo.gov) on or about September18, 2009. Further details of all dates and events, including site visitand bid opening date, will be available in the solicitation. Bidders areadvised that they are responsible for obtaining all bid documents andany amendments, and should re-visit the website periodically to look forany updates or amendments. Prospective contractors shall initiate registration at the CentralContractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov and VetBizRegistry at http://www.vip.vetbiz.gov and Online Representations andCertifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov prior to bidsubmission. Award will not be made until registration has beencompleted.

Question in reference to this solicitation shall be submitted in writingfrom the date the solicitation is available up to three (3) days afterper bid conference/site visit is conducted to the issuing office pointof contact. Questions shall be submitted via email atIsrael.Rodriguez-Perez@va.gov or by fax to (787) 781-8721. Contractorsare responsible to confirm complete transmission of questions. Notelephone inquiries will be accepted. Mail inquiries shall be submitted to the following contracting officeaddress: Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Business DivisionAttn: Mr. Israel RodriguezTres Rios Building, Suit 600, 27 Ave. J. G. Guisti, Guaynabo, PR 00968.

Point of Contact(s): Mr. Israel Rodriguez, Contract Specialist.