Replace curbs & sidewalks

Added: Feb 12, 2013 12:09 pm Construction Project No. 656-13-227 SCIP, entitled Replace Curbs & Sidewalks at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System, St. Cloud, Minnesota. This solicitation is issued as an IFB (Invitation for Bid) construction project, which is 100% SET ASIDE FOR SERVICE DISABLED VETERAN OWNED SMALL BUSINESS firms. All bidders must be registered on www.sam.gov, www.vetbiz.gov and https://orca.bpn.gov by the bid due date. The NAICS code is 236220. Work will consist of the phased demolition, removal & replacement of existing designated curbing, sidewalks, concrete pads, ramps and landscaping. Work will include: excavation/removal, fill, compaction, waterproof membrane placement, concrete, storm water protection and landscaping and all items necessary for the replacement of existing designated sidewalks and curbing at the St. Cloud VA Health Care System site. It shall be the responsibility of the contractor to coordinate all demolition and construction activities through VA personnel (COR). All fees, permits and registrations required shall be the responsibility of the contractor. Liquidated damages do apply to this project and are $132.00 per day after the contract completion date. Potential offerors to note the OSHA training requirements as listed in the General Requirements section. Work cannot commence until the VA has received proof of required OSHA training. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will ONLY be available on www.fbo.gov. Bidders are advised that they are responsible for obtaining all amendments. NO HARD COPY DOCUMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. All project information will be available free of charge on www.fbo.gov. No bidders mailing lists are maintained by the Contracting Officer. The interested parties list is available on www.fbo.gov. The estimated dollar value for this procurement is between $500,000 to $1.0 Million. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. All questions or inquiries must be submitted via email to wendy.hoeschen@va.gov. The solicitation will be issued on or around 3/1/2013. A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for 3/19/13 at 1:00 p.m. CST in Building 3 Room 207C; attendance is not mandatory but is strongly encouraged. A public bid opening will be held on 4/2/13 at 2PM CST when bids are due. Electronic or faxed bids will NOT be accepted. This project requires bidders to secure bonding. Award is subject to the availability of funds.