RFQ D/B - Design Build Services for a Welcome Center at the Benjamin Hooks Job Corps Center

As of September 14, 2023, information regarding the award and award date has not been disclosed. A firm timeline for construction has not been established. *The closed solicitation has been included below for reference: The US Department of Labor, Office of Job Corps Acquisition Services, has a requirement for a qualified firm to provide design build services for a new Welcome Center addition to the Main Building (Building 3) totaling approximately 1,500 GSF and associated security site improvement upgrades at the Benjamin Hooks Job Corps Center in Memphis, Tennessee. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10.002(b) (2) (i), this notice is issued for the purpose of conducting market research. Market research is being conducted to determine if there are potential businesses with the capacity and experience to perform the required work. This Notice is not to be misconstrued as an Invitation for Bid or Request for Proposal. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The full extent of the work will be described in the solicitation, which may follow at a later date. However, a summary of the services to be performed is provided as follows. The work involves design-build (design and construction) services for a new Welcome Center addition to the Main Building (Building 3) totaling approximately 1,500 GSF and associated security site improvement upgrades within the Benjamin Hooks Job Corps campus. The Welcome Center addition will function as the main security building and entry point to the Center where vehicles and persons entering the Center are logged in and screened with metal detection equipment prior to entry to the Center. Security site improvements include, but are not limited to, modifications to the existing campus parking lot, fencing, access control gate arms, and security lighting. Design services for the project include a site field survey and investigation and assessment of the existing building as it pertains to the building addition and site security improvement work and preparation of construction documents for the security upgrade site work and building addition. The estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and 5,000,000. Firms interested in this requirement are requested to submit a statement of qualifications. Your statement of qualifications shall demonstrate the capacity of your firm to perform the services described above, and should include the following information: Previous projects of similar scope and value Contractor has provided design-build services on two or more security/access control buildings projects with a $1M to $5M constructed value within the last five years. Contractor has provided design-build services on two or more building addition projects within the last five years. Provide previous project examples that include the location of the project (City, State), the project owner, a brief and concise description of the project scope, specialty design consultants employed, a comparison of the construction budget versus construction award value, and the final contract amount. 2. Project Location Contractor has completed three or more projects in the region of the state and country the project is located in the last five years indicating familiarity with state and local codes, environmental conditions, economic conditions and experience/qualifications of local design consultants. 3. Cost control, project schedule, safety, and quality of work A. Contractor has a proven record of excellent performance by completing projects on or ahead of time. Using the previous project examples include the Contract Award/NTP date, the original contract completion date, and the actual contract completion date for each project. B. Contractor has a proven record of excellent performance by reducing cost and completing projects on or below budget. Using the previous project examples indicate the contract award amount, the final contract value, and a percentage of change order value relative to the total construction value for each project. C. Contractor has established Safety and Quality Control procedures and protocols which are consistently applied to all projects. 4. Financial Capabilities Contractor is in sound financial standing with no claims or liens. Contractor has sufficient financial capacity to bond a project in the $1M to $5M range. Provide aggregate and per project bonding capacity limits. Your project examples shall include the location of the project, the project owner, a brief description of the services performed. Your synopsis should also include the date of contract award, the original and final date of contract completion. Using the previous project examples indicate the original contract price and final contract value. The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to 1) provide services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated; and 2) secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements. Your submission should not exceed 10 pages. Your response to this notice, is due no later than March 15, 2022, by 2:00 PM EST, and shall be submitted via email to Martrelle Pyatt Harvin, Contract Specialist, US Department of Labor/OASAM/OSPE/JCAS, A&E Construction, pyattharvin.martrelle@dol.gov. HUB Zone, veteran-owned small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) businesses and large businesses are encouraged to submit responses. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 236220. Acknowledgment of responses will not be made, nor will respondents be notified regarding the results of the Government s evaluation of the information received. The determination to proceed with the acquisition is within the discretion of the Government. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Please be reminded that a prospective Offeror interested in obtaining a contract award with the Government must be registered in the Federal Government's System for Award Management (SAM) database. Additional information regarding contractor registration can be obtained through www.SAM.gov. As of November 10, 2022, the issuance of design build firm has not been released. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.

1,500 SF.

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