As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the General Services Administration is soliciting bids for design and construction of a [...]]]> I’m looking to assemble a team consisting of an architect and CM and possibly a mechanical and roofing firm for proposal on a federally funded upgrade project in Philadelphia, PA.  Bids will be collected December 30, 2009.   

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the General Services Administration is soliciting bids for design and construction of a replacement of air handling units, installation of photovoltaic arrays, and installation of a vegetative roof.  These renovations will be performed on two federal buildings in Philadelphia. 

The GSA is looking for the best value proposition and not necessarily the best price.  Price will be submitted, but they will look at what team provides them with better value.  The criteria for selection consists of the following items in order of importance. 

Factor #1 Past Performance

Factor #2 Key Personnel of the Construction Team and the Design Team

Factor #3 Project Management Plan

Factor #4 Small Disadvantaged Business

We must assemble a team the meets the experience requirements of the GSA.  Those requirements are as follows: 

1.  Three projects within the past ten years that demonstrates the firm’s experience on HVAC projects with AHU replacement and ductwork in an occupied office facility with construction valued at greater than or equal to $3 million.

2.  Two projects, one of which demonstrates experience with a non-unitized vegetative roof system and both of which demonstrate the construction experience working on a minimum roof area of 20,000 square feet on an existing structure

3.   Three projects within the past ten years that demonstrates the firm’s experience working with Crystalline technology on a minimum of 50kW rated system per project in a high rise building defined as 5 stories or taller

I am a small disadvantaged company and a LEED accredited professional.  I will assist with proposal preparation, design considerations, AutoCAD work, estimating, schedule preparation, writing subcontracts, on-site project management, change order management, submittal management, RFIs, and project close-out.

Please contact me at john@constructonomics.com if you would like to be a part of this team.  I’m confident that with the right team assembled, we can win this thing.