A/E DESIGN: PROVIDE A/E PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS, CONTRACT DRAWINGS, SP…

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A/E DESIGN: PROVIDE A/E PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO PREPARE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DRAWINGS, CONTRACT DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, COST ESTIMATES AND INVESTIGATE/ SURVEY ENTIRE FACILITY AND PROVIDE REPORT OF ALL AREAS NEEDED REPAIRS/UPGRADE FOR THE VA MEDICAL CENTER AT 423 EAST 23RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY. WORK SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: 1. AMBULANCE ENTRANCE INCLUDING THE PAVER WALKWAY AREAS AT THE TURN-AROUND. 2. DOCK AREA AT THE EAST WING. 3. PERIMETER SIDEWALK REPAIRS / UPGRADES. 4. MAIN DRIVEWAY INCLUDING FLAGPOLE AREA. 5. INTERIOR SIDEWALK REPAIRS / UPGRADES. 6. MISCELLANEOUS BRICKFACE AT LOWER LEVELS. 7. REAR PARKING LOT ENTRANCE. 8. STAIRWAY ADJACENT TO REAR PARKING LOT. SCOPE OF WORK ALSO INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION PERIOD SERVICES, SUCH AS PHASING PLAN, SUBMITTAL/SHOP DRAWING REVIEW AND PROJECT MEETINGS, SITE VISITS AND PREPARATION OF AS-BUILT DRAWINGS. ALL WORK AND MATERIAL SHALL MEET ALL VAMC SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS AS PUBLISHED ON THE GOVERNMENT WEB SITE WWW.VA.GOV, UNLESS SPECIFIED IN DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS FURNISHED TO CONTRACTOR. 1.) DESIGN DEVELOPMENT A.) CONSULT WITH VA TO IDENTIFY AND PRIORITIZE AREAS OF CONCERN, BUDGETARY CONSTRAINTS, AND TIME CONSTRAINTS. B.) REVIEW VA AS-BUILT DRAWINGS INDICATING ORIGINAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, SPECIFICATIONS, AND PREVIOUS REPAIR CONTRACTS. C.) VISUAL INSPECTION: WORK WILL INCLUDE A DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF REVELANT PORTIONS OF THE PROJECT. THE INSPECTION WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING THE NATURE, EXTENT, AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF ANY DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED. D.) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT: THE A/E SHALL ISSUE A REPORT RECOMMENDING REPAIR STRATEGIES, MATIRIALS AND METHODS OF INSTALATIONS, PRIORITIES, AND ALTERNATIVES. THE REPORT SHALL INCLUDE: OBSERVATIONS AND FINDINGS FROM VISUAL, INSPECTIONS. PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION ON DIGITAL FORMAT. A SPREADSHEET ENUMERATING EACH RECOMMENDED ITEM OF REPAIR, TOGETHER WITH AN INDICATION OF ITS PRIORITY, AND AN ESTIMATE OF ASSOCIATED COST. E.) REVIEW MEETINGS: THE A/E SHALL MEET WITH VA PERSONNEL TO REVIEW THE CONTENTS OF THE REPORT AND TO ESTABLISH A CONSTRUCTION SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE VA. 2.) CONTRACT DRAWINGS A.) A/E SHALL PREPARE DRAWINGS OF EACH PORTION OF THE PROJECT. THESE DRAWINGS SHALL BE PRODUCED USING AUTOCAD AND WILL BE USED TO RECORD THE RESULTS OF THE VISUAL INSPECTION, AND AS BACKROUND DRAWINGS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. B.) CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS: THE A/E SHALL PREPARE CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS DELINEATING THE INTENDED SCOPE OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS TO BE USED ON THE PROJECT. C.) CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS: THE A/E SHALL PREPARE WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS, SPECIFYING TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROJECT. D.) DETAILED CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE: THE A/E SHALL PREPARE A DETAILED CONSTRUCTION COST ESTIMATE IN TABULAR FORMAT LISTING ALL ITEMS OF WORK TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDING ESTIMATED QUANTITIES AND UNIT COSTS FOR LABOR AND MATERIALS TO PERFORM EACH ITEM AND EACH PORTION OF PROJECT. THE A/E SHALL ALSO PREPARE THE SAME TABLE WITHOUT THE ESTIMATED UNIT COSTS AND TOTAL COST TO BE USED FOR BIDDING PURPOSES. E.) THE A/E SHALL MEET WITH VA REPRESENTATIVES TO REVIEW THE CONTRACT DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND DETAILED COST ESTIMATE AT 75% AND 100% COMPLETION. A/E SHALL MAKE ALL PROPER CORRECTIONS TO THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS BASED UPON THE INTENTIONS OF THE VA DISCUSSED DURING THESE MEETINGS. 3.) CONSTRUCTION PERIOD SERVICES A.) THE A/E SHALL REVIEW CONTRACTOR S SHOP DRAWINGS, SUBMITTALS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION (RFI), PAYMENT REQUISITIONS, AND CHANGE ORDER REQUESTS. 4.) FURNISH AS-BUILT DRAWINGS AFTER COMPLETION A.) UPON COMPLETION OF WORK, THE A/E SHALL PREPARE AS-BUILT DRAWINGS DOCUMENTING THE AREAS OF COMPLETED WORK IN FORMAT ACCEPTABLE TO VA. 5.) SITE VISITS A.) PERIODIC SITE VISITS: THE A/E SHALL MAKE FIFTEEN (15) SITE V