New Critical Care Center on the VA Campus for the GLAVAHS

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There is an Industry Day planned for June 20, 2024 at 10:00. The meeting will be held in Building 500, Room 1281 at the West LA VA Medical Center located at 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles. Campus map is attached to this announcement.

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District (SPL) has an announcement regarding a new project for the construction of a New Critical Care Center on the VA Campus for the GLAVAHS. This project is expected to exceed $750,000,000. We are seeking information from interested parties on executing this project. The anticipated award date is Q4 Fiscal Year 2026 targeting August 2026.

This project provides for the construction of a new Critical Care Center to relocate existing critical and associated ancillary and diagnostic services from seismically-deficient Building 500 and for the construction of a new central utility plant, at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, CA. The new Critical Care Center will be 450,000 GSF. Programs within the facility include Sterile Processing, Morgue, Pharmacy, Pulmonary, Engineering & Bio-Med, Environmental Management (EMS), Police Service, Administrative and Conference areas, Emergency Department, Imaging, On-call Suites, Caf , Chapel, Surgical Suites, SICU, MICU, PACU, PRE-OP, Acute Mental Health, and Med-Surge patient rooms. The facility will have 160 beds of which 44 will be in the mental health ward. The location of the new Critical Care Center will be just south of the current Hospital, Building 500.

To support the new facility, the existing Building 500 will require limited renovations, relocation of the existing loading dock functions, and the addition of a 30,000 GSF Logistics Transportation Hub. This project will also include a new 52,000 GSF Central Utility Plant (CUP) to replace the existing CUP that will support all current and future buildings on the site and all the necessary utility upgrades to support the new facilities. This project would have to be constructed to meet LEED silver standards.

Minimum construction capabilities for this project include:

• Demonstrated experience within the last 5 years providing new medical centers that include, but are not limited to, administrative, surgical, intensive care, pharmaceutical, nuclear medicine, specialty care, and radiological services. Previous team experience (i.e. JV, mentor/prot g , prime/sub) working together as a team with demonstrated successful experience delivering a building of the size, type and magnitude indicated for this project. Experience in Federal projects is preferred.
• Experience with constructing radiation shielding.
• Experience with surveying, designing and abating lead and asbestos material.
• Experience with planning, developing and coordinating with the Owner a service disruption plan compliant with Joint Commission practices.
• Experience with planning, developing and coordinating medical and lab equipment selection, layouts, workflows and utility support systems for architecturally significant equipment.
• Experience with pure water (deionized or reverse osmosis treatments) systems and medical gas systems for installation and certification.
• Experience with domestic water legionella mitigation controls during construction and operations.
• Previous experience delivering LEED Silver facilities and familiarity with LEED reporting requirements, construction processes & practices necessary to obtain Certification.
• Experience integrating construction processes with 3rd party commissioning efforts, ICC inspections and complying with findings.
• Experience with constructing multi-storied facilities within a seismic zone using a glazed curtain wall system on the building exterior fa ade.
• Experience developing a traffic control plan and accident prevention plan with the Owner and coordinating pedestrian and vehicular access while construction is ongoing.

To aid in the Government's Market Research and Industry Day, please respond to this notice with the following information.

1. Considering that the project is currently at 65% design, would your firm be interested in a Design-Build acquisition strategy utilizing a competitive 2-step trade-off procurement or a one-step Design Bid Build acquisition strategy?
2. If yes to either option listed #1, what are your concerns? Please be specific, and identify concerns that would impact your decision to participate in this procurement?
3. Does your company have experience in Medical Center projects? If so, please provide your experience in the last 5 years. Please include the project title, scope, location, customer, contract amount, award date, and completion date. Please provide no more than 3 contracts.
4. The project has four primary parts; Critical Care Center, Central Utility Plant, Building 500 limited renovation with addition of a Logistics Transportation Hub, and the upgrade of site utilities to support the new facilities. Does your firm prefer to keep the CCC and the CUP in the same contract?
5. What are some best practices from your company's perspective that will help the Government prepare for this procurement?
6. Will you attend an online Webex form to discuss this project's procurement strategy?
7. What would your interest level be in pursuing this project using an early contractor involvement acquisition strategy? What are the pros/cons to using this approach?
8. Please provide an affirmative statement as to your firm's ability to provide both payment and performance bonds in the reported magnitude of this acquisition. Magnitude of this project is expected to exceed $750,000,000.
9. Please provide a narrative as to any other concerns your firm may have that might impact this project the Government should consider as part of this advertisement.
10. What type of contracting vehicle / mechanism would you prefer to see? Firm Fixed Price? Fixed Price Incentive? Other?
11. The Government is currently contemplating a 90-day advertisement period. Is this reasonable? If not, what would be considered reasonable?