Vandiver Hall Component Replacement

The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia is soliciting design-build services for the Vandiver Hall Component Replacements Project at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia (Project No. OUA 14-018(PPV-10-1201)). Responding firms and teams must demonstrate successful experience in designing, planning, and constructing replacement components for apartment facilities, including countertops, flooring, and bathtubs, as well as the replacement and relocation of fresh-air equipment. Key qualifications include proven capability in pre-construction planning, construction delivery, and managing construction activities in densely populated campus environments while minimizing negative impacts on natural resources, existing structures, and ongoing campus operations. The evaluation process will include submission of initial responses, followed by the Board of Regents' selection of several qualified firms for further consideration, requests for detailed project team composition information, interviews with finalist firms, ranking of finalists, and contract negotiations with the selected firm. The submission deadline for all responses is 2:00 p.m. on February 21, 2014, with an addendum posted on February 14, 2014, extending the original due date. For additional information, interested parties should contact Joe Powell at the University of Georgia's Office of University Architects for Facilities Planning at (706) 542-3605 or powellra@uga.edu.

This procurement opportunity does not specify any set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to particular categories of organizations, such as disadvantaged enterprises or minority-owned businesses. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are identified in the solicitation materials. The stated cost limitation for the project is approximately $295,000.00, establishing the budget range for design and construction services. As this is a design-build procurement, the selected firm will be responsible for both the design phase and construction delivery within the established budget parameters.