C--MINOR 556-304 4 unit community living center

A/E Design Services for 4 GREENHOUSE ®Nursing Homes Minor Project 556-304 This is a request for Standard Form 330, not a request for proposal. Provide Architect/Engineer Design services at the North Chicago VA Medical Center for the construction of four (4) GREENHOUSE ® N These four units will be constructed on a site where two units are already underway Nursing homes accommodating approximately ten nursing home patients each - about 34,000 square feet of total area. Provide any additional investigation and planning to complete the development of the site. The design shall comply with VA planning criteria, and shall be coordinated with the Geriatrics and Extended Care staff and the model home program consultant (Community Solutions Group of NCB Capital Impact). Architect/Engineer services under this contract include, but are not limited to: A. Design development plans, four (4) copies for review due in sixty (60) calendar days after receiving the Notice to Proceed B. Four (4) copies for review of the 90% drawings, and one copy of the specifications and preliminary cost estimate,, due in sixty(60) calendar days after approval of the design development plans. C. Working drawings and specifications due in 30 calendar days after approval of the 90% submittal. Drawings to be AutoCAD(no later than 2010) DWG files on CD-R disc (also provide PDF copies of the drawings) and the specification sections in Microsoft Word (not later than Word 2007) on CD-R disc (deliver two(2) CD-R sets to the GLAC Contracting Officer and two (2) sets to North Chicago Facility Management). Also, provide five (5) hardcopy sets of drawings and specifications. D. A cost estimate, three (3) copies due with the working drawings and specifications. E. Review and approve all submittals. Provide design support for all change orders (not include a change of construction contract scope.) F. Provide for six (6) post bid meetings or job inspections (other than the final inspection) as requested by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. G. Conduct a final inspection and deliver a report within ten (10) days. H. Incorporate installed variations and contract changes into the working drawings. Provide "as-built" AutoCAD DWG files and a reproducible set of drawings on 5mil polyester film. Estimated construction cost is between $500,000- $1,000,000. Area of consideration is restricted to 100 miles of the North Chicago VAMC, North Chicago, Illinois. Selection criteria will be based on: (1) specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including a joint venture or association) with the type of design required, (2) specific experience and qualifications of personnel proposed for assignment to the project, (3) Maintaining project schedules and project budgets; (4) Knowledge in design and construction requirements; and (5) Cost control effectiveness. No bid packages are available. A/E firms, which meet the requirements listed in this announcement, are invited to submit two(2) copies of the completed Standard Form (SF) 330 no later than COB August 16, 2010. PLEASE NOTE: TWO copies of the packages are to be sent to the Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Attn: Linda Krysiak, 5000 W. National Avenue, Bldg 5, Milwaukee, WI 53295-0005. This is not a request for Proposal (RFP). NAICS Code 541330 applies. Award is subject to availability of funds. It is anticipated that A/E interviews will take place during the week of 7 Sept 2010.