C1DA--EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Design West Palm Beach

The A-E shall include site visits, field investigation, studies and user interviews to prepare drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for all facets of work and disciplines/trades to facilitate a construction project to upgrade the facilities electric and IT to allow for the new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system. SCOPE OF DESIGN The scope of this project is the following infrastructure improvements to the West Palm Beach VAMC: A/E Part One Services (also known as Design Phase) for this design project includes site visits, field investigation, studies and user interviews to prepare drawings, specifications, and cost estimates for all facets of work and disciplines/trades to facilitate a construction project to upgrade the facilities electric and IT to allow for the new Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) system. Electrical (electrical panel upgrade, power (normal, emergency)), Bonding, UPS, Building Management System interfaces, assess for new and upgrades to existing HVAC, reconfiguration, expansion and renovation of existing space (demo, new construction, finishes), renovation of existing Data Center (demo wall, remove raised floor, new construction, patch, finish), communication infrastructure (new Data outlets, patch panels, upgrade to Cat 6A cable) in buildings as necessary, assess and upgrade fiber infrastructure backbone campus wide within buildings and between buildings, install diversified path to datacenter for WAN, site prep needs for training space/modular buildings, hazardous material abatement. Project Building locations include: Buildings 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 22 and site. A/E Part Two Services of this design project (also known as Construction Period Services) includes responding to construction contractor Requests For Information (RFIs) during the solicitation and construction phases of the construction project, attendance at pre-bid, post-award and commissioning kick off construction project conferences, review of construction material submittals and shop drawings, approximately four (4) site visits per month during construction (both scheduled and emergent) to ensure compliance with the design drawings and specifications (the construction period of performance is twelve (12) months), preparation of site visit reports, coordination with project commissioning requirements, review of any construction project modifications for cost and technical acceptability, requirement to create independent cost estimates for the VA, for any modifications, for the attendance in the final acceptance inspection, preparation of the punch list and preparation of record drawings of the completed construction project based on the construction contractor s as-built drawings. The A/E shall prepare a submittal log to be utilized by the VA during construction period services, maintain RFI log and provide meeting minutes for weekly construction meetings throughout the duration of construction. The A/E shall review the Contractor s requests for information and cost proposals for construction change orders when requested by the COR. The A/E s reply regarding his/her review of cost proposals and his/her recommendations shall include an independent breakdown of costs in detail, quantities, and unit prices and shall cover both additions and deductions of labor, materials, and equipment. The A/E shall also supply cost estimates as requested by the COR for Request for Proposals for anticipated changes. The A-E shall be professionally licensed in any state in the United States. The A-E is responsible for all services to complete the deliverables listed in the Statement of Work (SOW) (See Final SOW West Palm Beach EHRM Infrastructure Design 3-10-21). The deliverables outlined in the SOW are inclusive of the following: Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, basis of design (10%), schematic design (35%), design development (65%), contract documents (95%), final bid documents (100%), and construction period services. The deliverables schedule can be found in the SOW. Please note that the 220 calendar day period of performance for the design completion begins with the issuance of the Notice of Award and that a Notice to Proceed will not be issued for the completion of a design project. The construction period services will be option items that will be exercised after the award of the construction project. The period of performance for construction period services will match the period of performance for the construction project.

Architectural, New Construction.