Renovation of a water / sewer project in New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

Questions Due Date: June 28, 2024, 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time. See Proposal Submittal Directions Section below for more information. Battelle Memorial Institute, Pacific Northwest Division (Battelle) operates the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for the U.S. Department of Energy and is authorized to issue this Request for Proposal (RFP). Throughout this document, the term "Contract" is used to refer to any resultant Battelle Contract. Captions are included in this document and Battelle's General Provisions for convenience of reference only and in no other way define or delineate any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. Scope: This RFP is for Port of New Orleans, LA Napoleon/Milan Booth Replacement as described in the Division 1 (DIV-1). Draft Contract: Offeror shall thoroughly review the attached Draft Contract and propose accordingly. It includes applicable language related to Scope, Environment, Safety, and Health Requirements and the role of the TOR as well as other applicable language. The Draft Contract is provided for preliminary review purposes and is an example of what the final Contract will include. The content of the Draft Contract is subject to change prior to execution of the final Contract. NAICS: NAICS is the abbreviation for "North American Industry Classification System." NAICS was developed by the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in a joint effort to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North America. NAICS assigns codes to all economic activity within twenty broad sectors and is accepted and used by the Small Business Association (SBA) in determining size standards where eligibility as a small business is a factor or a consideration. The NAICS Code for this service is 236220. The stated size standard is $45.0M. The stated size shall be the sole determining factor as to classification (small or large business) of an Offeror. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to certify its size on the attached Representations and Certifications in their proposal. Description of the Work: 1. General: Contractor shall perform all construction services, and provide all material, means and methods, equipment, tools and labor, necessary to complete the work described in and reasonably inferable from the Contract Documents. The Work generally includes providing labor, materials, equipment, means and methods to complete the project. 2. Specific: The work includes but is not limited to the specific scope elements identified in the Division 1 (DIV-1) and accompanying Drawings, Specifications, etc. 3. Sequencing: Work Sequencing and Interim Completion Milestones of identified portions of the work shall be in accordance with the "Work Sequence" requirements of the Division 1. Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work: The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this Contract within ten (10) calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP), (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) fully complete the entire work ready for use not later than 21 calendar days after Notice of Award (NOA). It is anticipated that the Contractor will receive the NOA on or around July 15, 2024. Port of New Orleans, LA Napoleon/Milan Booth Replacement Contracts Specialist: Name: Paula Miller Telephone Number: (509) 375-3616 Email: paula.miller@pnnl.gov Your Notice of Intent to Bid this work is due June 21, 2024, 4pm PST. Anticipated Period of Performance: July 15, 2024 through August 31, 2024 Estimated Duration of Work: 21 days Battelle may evaluate proposals received in response to this RFP without discussion (initial proposal should contain the Offeror's best price and technical terms). Rights Reserved: Battelle may: A. reject any or all proposals; B. request clarification of minor irregularities, informalities or apparent clerical mistakes; C. waive minor irregularities, informalities or apparent clerical mistakes in offers received; D. accept any item or combination of items, unless doing so is precluded by a restrictive limitation in the RFP or the proposal; E. award multiple contracts as a result of this RFP; F. reject a proposal as non-responsive if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or sub-line items. A proposal is materially unbalanced when it is based on prices significantly less than prices for some items and prices which are significantly overstated in relation to prices for other items, and if there is a reasonable doubt that the proposal will result in the lowest overall price to Battelle even though it may be the lowest evaluated proposal, or if it is so unbalanced as to be tantamount to allowing an advance payment; G. conduct site visits to the home or field offices of Offeror (Offeror will be notified with the date and time of arrival, an outline of the duration of the visit, and any assistance/information required); H. require oral presentations from any or all Offerors, determined to be in the competitive range (Offerors will be notified of the time and place for such presentation); I. request oral and/or written discussions; J. determine a competitive range, including all proposals that are judged to have a reasonable chance of being selected for award, and negotiate with all Offerors within it. (In the event a competitive range is determined, it will be based solely on Battelle's judgment, and Best and Final Offers will be requested at the conclusion of negotiations); K. negotiate only with a single Offeror to further reduce the price paid if, in the judgment of Battelle after a review of the technical and price offers, only one Offeror has a reasonable chance of being selected for award. L. conduct a cost or price audit to facilitate a determination of price reasonableness; or M. re-solicit this requirement. Question Deadline 06/28/2024 at 6:00 PM CT Should Offeror have questions on the RFP, they must be presented to the Contracts Specialist, in writing, by the Questions Due Date and Time. Questions received late may not be answered. If applicable, the Questions should reference specific scope details. The Questions and Battelle's Answers will be transmitted in writing to all Offerors. 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