RECOVERY - Design Build Construction of North Bend ENG/AST Building

RECOVERY - ARRA Project - U.S. Coast Guard Facilities Design and Construction Center anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price Design-Build contract for the design and construction of a new shop and office building for engineering (ENG) and aviation swimmer (AST) functions and a new separate utility building at USCG Group/Air Station North Bend, Oregon. The scope of work includes all architectural and engineering design, construction, and other related services necessary to provide a fully functional new facility located on government owned property. The Contractor shall be responsible for completing the final architectural-engineering design of the building and associated interior furnishings and exterior site work. The Contractor will be furnished with conceptual (10%) design drawings indicating space layouts, program requirements, exterior elevations, and performance specifications by the Government and then proceed with completing the building and site designs through the 100% design level. The Contractor shall be responsible for constructing the project in accordance with the accepted design. The new ENG/AST building will be a single story, approximately 21,000 gross square feet. Ground improvement methods to improve liquefaction resistance is required as part of the site preparation. Mechanical and electrical systems include HVAC with DDC, plumbing, fire protection, power, lighting, telecommunications, fire detection and alarm. The Contractor shall provide interior systems furniture plans, designed and coordinated with the building construction. An interior designer currently holding a Professional level membership in the America Society of Interior Designers shall select all interior systems and finishes. A new utility building will be provided by the Contractor to accommodate the electrical switchgear, emergency generator and two air compressors. The Contractor shall provide temporary facilities and relocate the functions, equipment and materials during construction of the new facilities. Sitework includes demolition of pavement, removal of four building, site utilities, grading, paving, and landscaping. The design proposals shall incorporate energy efficient design and construction and shall include sustainable design features sufficient for the Contractor to obtain a - certified rating by the U.S. Green Building Council LEED-NC Version 3.0. Design and construction shall be accomplished within a total 20-month performance period after date of award. The estimated price range of this project is between $10,000,000 and $15,000,000. The USCG will be utilizing a two-phase Design-Build selection procedure. The Phase One solicitation will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) web site http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the Phase One solicitation document will not be available. The web site provides downloading instructions. All future information regarding this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through this web site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the web site to ensure they have the most up-to-date information regarding this acquisition, and are encouraged to register in the Interested Vendors List in FedBizOpps for this project. This notice is not a request for proposals. For consideration on this project, the offeror, at a minimum, must be a firm or joint venture with experience, individually or as a member of a team, in successfully and satisfactorily completing a project of similar size and scope, not necessarily design-build. The design of the architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, civil, life safety, or other engineering features of the project shall be accomplished or reviewed and approved by architects and engineers registered in the State of Oregon to practice in the particular professional field involved. This solicitation is restricted to small business concerns. The Phase One solicitation will be available for download in FedBizOpps on or about 13 February 2010. The Phase One proposal due date will be identified in the Phase One solicitation. The Phase One solicitation will provide the scope of work, evaluation factors (Past Performance, Capability to Perform, Specialized Experience and Technical Competence, and Technical Approach) and submission information for interested Design-Build firms to prepare their Phase One qualification proposals. Phase One qualification proposals will be evaluated to determine the top firms who will be selected as offerors for Phase Two. The number of Phase Two offerors will be limited to no more than five. Phase Two participants will submit competitive past performance, technical, and price proposals as defined in the Phase Two solicitation. The Phase Two evaluation factors (Past Performance, Proposed Technical Solutions, Proposed Organization and Key Personnel, Management and Scheduling Approach, and Quality Assurance and Quality Control) are considered approximately equal to price. The Coast Guard will make a best value award determination and reserves the right to make cost-technical tradeoffs which the Contracting Officer determines are advantageous to the Government.