Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) Building Renovation Project

The Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) Building Renovation project, solicitation 69056726R000008, is a full-scale tenant improvement and extensive renovation of the WFLHD campus located in Vancouver, Washington. With an estimated price range between 25 million and 35 million dollars, the project focuses on a 58,870 square foot main building consisting of wings built in 1932, 1952, and 1977. Key objectives include addressing deferred maintenance, ensuring ADA and fire protection code compliance, performing structural seismic retrofitting, and upgrading MEP systems, including a 480V electrical service. The scope also encompasses the abatement of hazardous materials such as asbestos and lead-based paint, the installation of a comprehensive automatic sprinkler system, and the reconfiguration of on-site and off-site parking. The government is utilizing a two-phase design-build selection process conducted as a full and open competition. In Phase I, offerors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis for safety and capability, followed by an assessment of specialized experience with design-build projects over 20 million dollars, firm fixed price contracting, and operational phasing in occupied facilities. A shortlist of up to five qualified firms will proceed to Phase II, where proposals will be evaluated using a best value trade-off process considering technical factors, past performance, and cost. The contractor must ensure that laboratory certification standards, specifically ISO/IEC 17025 and AASHTO R18, are maintained throughout the renovation. Performance begins within 10 calendar days of the notice to proceed.