PROVIDE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AS FOLLOWS: THE BANDELIER INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER COMBINES THE E…

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PROVIDE ARCHITECT AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AS FOLLOWS: THE BANDELIER INTERAGENCY FIRE CENTER COMBINES THE EFFORTS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE (USFS) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE). THE FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES WEST OF THE BANDELIER NATIONAL MONUMENT (BAND) ENTRANCE ON NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY 4. THE SITE IS IDEALLY LOCATED TO PROVIDE RAPID RESPONSE TIME BY BOTH AIR AND ROAD TO LAND MANAGED BY THE PARTNERS, AND LOS ALAMOS TOWNSHIP. DOE OWNS THE PROPERTY, REFERRED TO AS TECHNICAL AREA 49 (TA-49). NPS FIRE ENGINE CREWS AND FIRE ADMINISTRATION CURRENTLY OCCUPY A PERMANENT FIRE CACHE BUILDING OF APPROXIMATELY 2,300 SQUARE FEET (SF) AND A RENTED TRAILER (APPROXIMATELY 1,400 SF) ON THE SITE. USFS HELITACK (HELICOPTER-DELIVERED FIRE RESOURCE) CREWS OPERATE FROM THREE HELIPADS AND A SECOND RENTED TRAILER (APPROXIMATELY 900 SF) AT THE SITE, WITH A THIRD ROLL-OFF RESERVED FOR STORAGE. TWO OTHER NPS FIRE UNITS WILL BE RELOCATED FROM TEMPORARY FACILITIES AT BAND HEADQUARTERS TO THE INTERAGENCY BUILDING AS A PART OF THIS PROJECT THE FIRE USE MODULE, AND THE FIRE ECOLOGY PROGRAM. A PRIMARY GOAL FOR THE NEW FACILITY IS FACILITATION OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS THAT WILL SHARE THE NEW BUILDING. THE NEW FACILITY WILL CONTAIN NPS OFFICES; USFS HELITACK OFFICES; A WORKOUT ROOM; MEN S AND WOMEN S LOCKERS AND SHOWERS; A MEETING/CONFERENCE/TRAINING ROOM; EXTENSIVE AND MULTI-FUNCTIONAL TOOL, EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING AND APPARATUS STORAGE AREAS; A MAINTENANCE AREA; OUTSIDE OPEN AND COVERED STORAGE AREAS; AND EXTERIOR MEETING AND BREAK SPACE THAT WILL BE USED FOR STAGING FIRE OPERATIONS. THE SITE REQUIRES EFFICIENT PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR CIRCULATION THROUGH AND AROUND THE BUILDINGS AND PARKING AREAS. THE NEW FACILITY WILL NOT BE A PART OF THE ARCHITECTURAL PALLET CHARACTERIZED EXISTING HISTORIC PARK LANDMARK BUILDINGS, AND WILL NOT BE A PUBLICLY OPEN FACILITY. NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FOR THE FIRE MANAGEMENT FACILITY IS CURRENTLY PROGRAMMED AT 7,435 GROSS SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR SPACE, AND 7,715 SQUARE FEET OF PROGRAMMED OUTDOOR SPACE. THE SITE HAS EXISTING SECURITY FEATURES THAT ARE A PART OF DOE S LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY; WATER, GAS, POWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS LINES; TWO SEMI-OPERATIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS; HELITACK PADS; IDENTIFIED CULTURAL SITES; AND NUMEROUS MATURE TREES.