Upgrade infrastructure yellow clinic

Added: Jul 17, 2012 1:49 pm The Department of Veterans' Affairs is seeking the services of a qualified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business to provide all labor, material, transportation, equipment and qualified supervision required to renovate the existing Yellow Clinic (Building 511) located

at the H.H. McGuire VA Medical Center, 1201 Broad Rock Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia, 23249.

In general, work will consist of the demolition and replacement of existing HVAC systems and equipment, including the construction of a small building addition for the new mechanical equipment. The existing roof will be replaced and upgraded to improve building efficiency and correct roof drainage. Interior work will include the installation of a building sprinkler system, replacement of suspended ceilings, and remediation of defective finishes on exterior walls. Work shall be phased to minimize interruption of medical services that will continue in portions of building not part of the phased work.

All work shall be performed in strict accordance with construction drawings and specifications prepared by Innovate Architects, and completed within 240 days after the Notice to Proceed. This includes final Inspection and cleanup. The NAICS code for this project is 236220 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million. The estimated construction cost is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000.The drawings and specifications will be uploaded as part of the solicitation on/about 8/2/2012. A date and time for a pre-bid conference / site visit will be stated in the solicitation. The bid deadline will be on/about 9/4/2012.

Questions or Requests for Information from Bidders must be typewritten and e-mailed to the

Contracting Officer, Mark S. Harville @ mark.harville@va.gov. Bidders shall not contact VA Engineering to ask questions or request site visits.

This procurement is 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Bids are solicited only from SDVOSB concerns and bids not received from concerns that are not from SDVOSB concerns shall not be considered. Bidders are directed to VAAR 819.7003, Eligibility, which defines the requirements for SDVOSB eligibility for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Note: Paragraph (b)(3) "Verified for eligibility in the VIP database" means that the bidder/offeror must be viewable in the VIP database in order to be able to submit a bid/offer. The firm must be verified in the VIP database in order to receive an award.