U.S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402-0889

C -- DESIGN OF USARC, PN 0249, FY-97, FT. BRAGG, NC SOL DACA21 POC Steve Turner at 912/652-5402. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for final and corrected final design, shop drawing review and construction phase services. This will be a firm fixed price contract. This announcement is open to all firms regardless of size. The contract is anticipated to be awarded in February 1996 and completed in December 1996. The estimated construction cost range is $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for the final and corrected final design drawings and specification for the construction of Additions and Alterations to an existing United States Army Reserve Center located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The work will include renovations to the existing facility of approximately 26,000 square feet and a new building addition of approximately 50,000 square feet. The design will include demolition of the existing Organizational maintenance Shop(OMS), design for a new OMS and a parachute drying, packing and storage building. The buildings will be permanent construction with reinforced concreted foundations and floor slabs, masonry veneer exterior walls, insulated metal deck with single-ply roofing membrane and mechanical and electrical systems. The parachute packing facility requires a 30 ton capacity crane. Asbestos abatement and lead based removal and disposal may be required. The project includes parking for private vehicles, security lighting, telecommunications, security, landscaping and associated utilities. This facility will be handicapped accessible. The estimated construction cost range is $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-g are secondary and will only be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. a. Specialized experience in: 1). Design of major building renovation projects, 2). Design of equipment maintenance facilities, 3). Design of Parachute drying, packing and storage facilities with large capacity cranes, 4). Design of asbestos and lead based paint abatement, 5). the estimates for this proect shall be prepared using the latest Version of MCACES Gold Software. The software and User's Manual will be provided by the Savannah District free of charge to the successful A-E. and, 6). the drawings will be prepared using graphics created via Microstation 32 or Micro/Station PC (4.0) and/or AutoCADD Version 11. All drawings delivered to the District that have been created using AutoCADD Version 11 must be translated to .dgn files. The Contractor shall posses the software to enable the full translation of drawing files from .dwg to .dgn and vice versa. Before final selection the preselected A-E's may be required to demonstrate the above compatibility by reproducing a Government supplied standard drawing and translating it to the Intergraph format stated above. The method of translation must be thoroughly described and documented in Block 10 of the SF 255 if the A-E does not have an Intergraph CADD System. **** b. Past performance on DoD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules.**** c. Capacity to accomplish the work in the stated contract period and to dedicate at least two (2) architects and one (1) certified industrial hygienist, civil, structural, electrical and mechanical engineers. The design team must include a Registered Engineer or Registered Architect who is full ''member'' in good standing of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) or an individual who is a Fire Protection Engineer. **** d. Professional qualifications of key management and professional staff members. **** e. Knowledge of the locality as it pertains to design and construction methods used for large multiple building projects with erosion control design requirements in the geographic area of this project. SECONDARY CRITERIA: **** f. Extent participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and university and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured by percentage of the estimated effort. **** g. Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. **** 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one (1) copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) for PRIME and ONE (1) copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for prime and ALL CONSULTANTS, to the above address by 24 Jan 1996 to be considered for this selection **** INCLUDE the firm's ACASS number on the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503/326-3459. **** DEPTH of PRIME and SUBCONTRACTOR personnel in EACH discipline must be SHOWN in Block 4 of SF 255 and SF 254 to CLEARLY identify the NUMBER of PERSONNEL in each firm and DISCIPLINE. **** COVER letters and extraneous materials are NOT desired and WILL NOT be considered. The A-E firm selected will be required to submit a Design Quality Assurance Plan concurrently with their fee proposal. Information on what is to be contained in this plna will be furnished upon notificaion of selection. Firms responding to this announcement are requested not to transmit this plan with their SF 255. PHONE calls are DISCOURAGED unless absolutely NECESSARY. **** PERSONAL visits for the PURPOSE of DISCUSSING this ANNOUNCEMENT will NOT be SCHEDULED. **** THIS is NOT a REQUEST for a PROPOSAL.**** (0354)

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