Site work, asbestos abatement and renovation of a mixed-use development in Batavia, New York. Completed plans call for the renovation of a medical facility; for site work for a medical facility; and for asbestos abatement for a medical facility.

Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision necessary to perform all work required for "Improve Potable Water Distribution System-Batavia", in accordance with (IAW) all drawings, specifications, and the scope of work. This project is located at the Batavia New York Veterans Hospital at 222 Richmond Avenue, Batavia NY 14020. Project magnitude: between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS code is 238220. Small Business size standard is $16.5. As set forth in 38 U.S.C 8127 the requirement is a 100% set aside to Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. See VAAR 852.219-10, Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside of this VERIFIED by the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) at time of submission of bid and at time of award. Failure to be both VERIFIED by CVE and VISIBLE in VetBiz prior to contract award will result in the bidder's proposal being deemed non-responsive. All offerors are urged to contact the CVE and submit the required documents to obtain CVE verification of their SDVOSB status if they have not already done so. In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (SAM), prospective contractors shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award of a contract or agreement. See full solicitation text for information related to pre-bid site visit, requests for information, bidding materials, and public bid opening. Note: In accordance with FAR 36.209 and VAAR 836.209, an A/E firm cannot be awarded any construction contract for which it provided design services unless approved by the head of the agency. The site visit is schedule on Tuesday October 18, 2022, at 11: 00A.M at the Batavia VAMC (a) Bidding materials consisting of Invitation for Bids, drawings, specifications and contract forms will be available in electronic format only. All interested parties (subs & primes) should register as an "Interested Vendor" so that others will know of your interest in participating in this procurement. A Bidder's mailing list WILL NOT BE prepared by the Contract Specialist. SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS: Amendments to the solicitation will be posted . Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to "Receive Notification", you will be notified by e-mail of any new amendments that have been issued and posted. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Offerors are reminded that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments to this solicitation prior to the time for receipt of offers. (b) If bid exceeds $150,000 a bid bond must be submitted. A bid guarantee is required in an amount not less than 20 percent of the bid price but shall not exceed $3,000,000. Failure to furnish the required bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, will require rejection of the bid in all cases except those listed in FAR 28.101-4, and may be cause for rejection even then. (c) If the contract will exceed $150,000 (see FAR 28.102-1 for lesser amount), the bidder to whom award is made will be required to furnish two bonds, a Payment Bond, SF 25A, and a Performance Bond, SF 25, each in the penal sum as noted in the General Conditions of the Specification. Copies of SFs 25 and 25A may be obtained upon application to the issuing office. (d) If the bid/offer is between $30,000 - $150,000 The bidder/offeror to whom award is made will be required to furnish a Payment Bond, Standard Form 25A or alternative payment protection which conforms to the requirements set forth in FAR Clause 52.228-13, Alternative Payment Protections, as noted in the General Conditions of this Specification. Copies of the Standard Form of Payment Bond may be obtained upon application to the Issuing Office. PROJECT BID ITEMS A single award will be made on the Base Bid. BASE BID: All work required in the construction documents (including but not limited to drawings, specifications, addenda, and contract documents). Fill in price SF 1442 BOX 17, BASE BID (use ink) The construction magnitude is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 BID SUBMISSION The following documents are to be included in the bid submission: (a) One (1) signed SF 1442 page 2, Offer page, with blocks 14-20c completed. (b) Acknowledgment of all amendments must be accomplished either via entering data in block nineteen (19) of the SF1442 or completing blocks fifteen (15) a, b, and c of the amendment and attaching it to Page of 36C24222B0077 the SF 1442 Offer page. (c) One (1) original completed/signed SF24 Bid Bond and Power of Attorney as required. (d) Safety or Environmental Violations and Experience Modification Rate: 1) All Bidders/Offerors shall submit the following information pertaining to their past Safety and Environmental record. The information shall contain, at a minimum, a certification that the bidder/offeror has no more than three (3) serious, or one (1) repeat or one (1) willful OSHA or any EPA violation(s) in the past three years. 2) All Bidders/Offerors shall submit information regarding their current Experience Modification Rate (EMR) equal to or less than 1.0. This information will be obtained from the bidder's/offeror's insurance company and be furnished on the insurance carrier's letterhead. 3) Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide their EMR rating on insurance letterhead may obtain a rating from the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) by completing/submitting form ERM-6 and providing the rating on letterhead from NCCI. Note: Self-insured contractors or other contractors that cannot provide EMR rating on insurance letterhead from the states or territories of CA, DE, MI, NJ, ND, OH, PA, WA, WY, and PR will obtain their EMR rating from their state-run worker's compensation insurance rating bureau. Please submit any RFIs by November 18, 2022, NLT 1:00 PM Eastern Time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.