Dublin Veterans Cemetery Columbarium Expansion

The Virginia Department of General Services Office of Procurement Services and the Department of Veterans Services are soliciting sealed bids for the Dublin Veterans Cemetery Columbarium Expansion project located in Pulaski County and Difficult Run CDP, Virginia. The procurement involves constructing a columbarium expansion that will include up to 960 columbarium niches and associated site improvements. Bidders must be registered vendors in the eVA system and comply with contractor registration requirements under Section 54.1-1103 of the Code of Virginia. The project requires a mandatory compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act, which mandates that all iron, steel, and construction materials be produced or manufactured in the United States. Key qualifications include demonstrable experience with columbarium installation or the inclusion of a qualified subcontractor. The bid submission deadline was November 15, 2022, at 2:00 PM, with public bid opening scheduled for November 16, 2022, at 3:00 PM. A mandatory pre-bid conference was held on October 6, 2022, with virtual attendance options available.

The contract will be awarded on a lump sum basis with an additive bid item that the owner may elect to include at its discretion. The project is fully funded through the Veterans Administration Cemetery Grants Program, and Davis-Bacon wage rates will apply. Two bidders were identified in the bid tabulation: Simcon Company, LLC and W.M. Schlosser Company, Inc., with base bids of $564,500 and $1,322,000 respectively. The total bids, including the additive bid item, were $963,500 and $1,797,000. While no specific set-aside designations were mentioned, the procurement process appears to be open to qualified contractors meeting the specified requirements. The project does not indicate preferences for disadvantaged business enterprises or specific restrictions on bidder qualifications beyond the mandatory compliance with state and federal regulations. The contract aims to expand columbarium capacity at the Dublin Veterans Cemetery, providing additional memorial space for veterans.