RECOVERY Z--Recovery - Replace Underground CW & Dom. Lines

Recovery Act - The Hefner VAMC, Salisbury, NC is seeking the services of a qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business to complete the project to Replace Underground chilled water and domestic water lines at the Hefner VAMC, Salisbury, NC. The work includes, but it not limited to, replacement of existing aged domestic and chilled underground water lines around the campus of the medical center. Work includes general site construction, alterations, roads, walks, grading, domestic water and chilled water line replacement and certain other items. The NACIS code for this procurement is 236220 with a small business size standard of $31,500,000.00. This is a competitively negotiated project. The contract will be awarded using the Best Value source selection process. Award may be held without discussions. Firms will submit two proposals. One will address technical capabilities The second proposal shall address pricing. All work shall be completed within 270 calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed. This includes final inspection and clean-up. The estimated dollar amount of this procurement is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The specifications will be uploaded on/about May 8, 2009. The date for receipt of proposal will be close of business (4:30pm EDT) on/about June 9, 2009. A pre-proposal/walk-through will be held on/about May 14, 2009 at 9a Bldg 21, Room BC-110. These dates are estimates. The actual dates will be stated in the solicitation. Firms interested in submitting offers are strongly encouraged to attend the preproposal/walk-through meeting. Due to workload demands, another meeting will not be scheduled. The deadline for receipt of questions is ten days prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals. Firms interested in submitting a proposal must request drawings in writing; no telephone requests will be received. The Contracting Officers email address is jolette.morrison@va.gov. The bidder is responsible for the readability of faxed requests. Drawings are available and will be issued on a first come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. Firms requesting drawings must be registered at both Central Contractor Registry and Vet Biz. The Online Representations and Certifications must be completed by each firm submitting a proposal prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals.