C1DA-- AE Replace Elevators 539-24-102

Provide complete design services, including all necessary schematics, design development, surveys, cost estimates, construction drawings and specifications, and construction period services (CPS) for solicitation to upgrade and replace all elevators and elevator components at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220 and the Ft. Thoms Domiciliary, 1000 S. Ft. Thomas Ave, Ft. Thomas, KY 41075. This project will modernize, replace, and repair 21 elevators that are deteriorated, outdated, or frequently out of service. Several elevators contain obsolete components that are no longer available for purchase, requiring replacement to ensure continued reliability and maintainability. Other units require upgrades to doors, flooring, and ceiling finishes due to normal use and deterioration. SELECTION CRITERIA The Government will evaluate each potential contractor under the terms of its: A. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services; B. Specialized experience and technical competence in the type of work required, including, where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and the use of recovered materials; C. Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; D. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; F. Experience in construction period services to include professional field inspections during the construction period, review of construction submittals, support in answering requests for information during the construction period, and support of construction contract changes to include drafting stat