High Containment Continuity Laboratory - McCarthy Building Cos

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Diseases contemplates award of a firm-fixed-price sole source Contract to Flad/Page Design Partnership (Flad/Page), 999 Peachtree St NE, Ste 1200, Atlanta, GA 30309 for construction administration to include ensuring compliance with the contract and design, responding to Requests for Information, reviewing submittal and closeout documents, performing site visits/ inspections, and witnessing commissioning activities for Building 28 project construction. Flad/Page was originally selected as the Architect/Engineer for the Building 28 project under Far 36.6 competitive source selection process and was awarded Contract 75D30119C06664. This contract will require the administration of the construction of Building 28 by ensuring the contractor is executing the project as per the design and specifications. Since Flad/Page have produced the design documents, Flad/Page is the only subject matter expert who can complete this scope and is the only source that can provide these unique services. No other vendor has been identified that can adequately meet the needs within the required timeframe. The North American Industrial Classification Standards (NAICS) Code is 541310 and Standard Business Size of $8 Million. This acquisition will be negotiated under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 as only one responsible source will satisfy agency requirements. is not requesting competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. Interested parties who believe they possess the capabilities to satisfy this requirement should indicate their interest in writing and submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, on April 6, 2022. Determination not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Respondents will assume all financial costs for preparing a response to this notice. The U.S. Government assumes no financial obligation for the preparation and distribution of prepared responses. Inquiries may be sent to Patrick Winders via email at https://www.bdcnetwork.com/tax-shortfalls-nip-government-projects-bud NOVEMBER 13, 2020 Page is collaborating with Flad Architects and WSP on a 160,000-sf High Containment Continuity Laboratory that will be part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2025 masterplan for its Roybal Campus in Atlanta. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year, with McCarthy Building Companies as the CM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is not anticipating a huge slowdown in its government funded work. Its Director, Joseph Ruocco, AIA, says that projects from the Department of Defense have been "especially strong," as have federally funded projects with the General Services Administration and the Department of State Overseas Building Operations. Even state-funded public buildings on both coasts are advancing through their design processes, says Ruocco. SOM recently coordinated a petition statement to the World Health Organization promoting a collaboration with the design industry to develop guidelines that would prevent the spread of viruses. Its solutions, says Ruocco, include enhanced natural air ventilation and high-performance air filters, appropriate humidity control, and access to sunlight and UV light. "There is an immediate need to elevate our interior environments to higher standards," he says. ___________________________________________________ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been planning a new high-containment laboratory facility near its headquarters in Atlanta for years, well before the coronavirus made its debut in the U.S. and around the world. McCarthy Building Cos. has been awarded a $233 million contract to serve as Construction Manager as constructor (CMc) on the project. A CMc contract, according to the American Institute of Architects, typically sees the owner engage with one entity to perform the functions of both construction manager and contractor. The C DC also has chosen Flad Architects, Page Southerland Page and WSP to plan, program, and design the new facility.The C DC asked Congress for $400 million to build the lab and perform associated work in 2018, the Associated Press reported. The new lab, classified as BSL-4 (biosafety level 4), will replace one designed by HDR and built by McCarthy in 2005. That facility is located on the agency's main campus in Atlanta. Despite the anticipated 50-year life of the existing lab, the C DC told lawmakers that the building will be obsolete before then and that it would have to shut down the lab for years in order to perform the necessary renovations. BSL-4 labs are designed for research on the most dangerous health threats, and McCarthy has built more than 50% of the gross square feet of these facilities in the U.S. This one, however, will be the most advanced, according to the general contractor.The new 160,000-foot, multistory High Containment Continuity Laboratory (HCCL) will be located on the C DC's Roybal Campus and will have space for approximately 80 researchers. The facility will include: Connections to the existing Roybal campus utility systems with below-grade utility tunnels and a two-level bridge connection.When the project is complete, it will be one of only three facilities in the world able to perform "diagnostic research on specific, select viruses." Because of the expertise needed to build BSL-4 facilities, said Ryan Molen, vice president and business unit leader at McCarthy, there is a tight circle of contractors that compete for these projects. "The barriers to entry into this space for new contractors are high," Molen said. "[However,] the field of qualified contractors widens when looking at the more broad context of public health facilities that can vary in the range of complexity." The COVID-19 pandemic, he said, is driving interest in public health work, so it could be that contractors with varying degrees of experience will be able to land more projects in the space, if additional funding is made available. Still, Molen said, public heath construction usually has to compete with other needs like infrastructure when it comes to the allocation of tax dollars. The project, he said, will take 36 months, and will local construction companies, small and large, could get a boost from the project. "In keeping with McCarthy's strong commitment to economic inclusion, " he said, "there will be opportunities for both general and specialty subcontractors on this project." The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.

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