THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY. This is not a Request for Proposal.

Construction Services for Roof Repairs at the Almeric L. Christian Federal Courthouse & Office Building located at Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00820-4173

Reference is made to SAM Sources Sought No. SourcesSought_VI0008ZZ_Roof posted on November 13, 2024. All solicitation posts and updates for the Roof Repairs at the Almeric L. Christian Federal Courthouse & Office Building project will be posted to Solicitation No. 47PC0225R0017.   

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Northeast and Caribbean Region (Region 2) intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a qualified General Contractor to provide construction services for the Roof Repairs at the Almeric L. Christian Federal Courthouse & Office Building located at Christiansted, St. Croix. 

The Almeric L. Christian FOB and USCH was constructed in 1992 and houses the St. Croix Division of District Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with the several Federal agencies. In the past years, some repairs have been made to the building envelope, including to the roof metal panels. The existing roof metal panels and other roof elements are corroded and are near to reach their life expectancy and there are several locations in the building that are experiencing water intrusion. For this reason, the government goal is to procure the services of a General Contractor to replace and repair the metal roof panels and membrane roofing systems as identified in the design drawings and specifications.

The project for the Roof Repairs at Almeric L. Christian Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse, St. Croix, U.S.V.I, includes all the details outlined in the contract drawings and specifications for the project.

The project includes the following:

• Removal of existing metal roofing and plywood substrate down to steel purlins as per structural calculations on the contract drawings. Replacement with fire-retardant plywood.
• Removal and replacement of existing roof insulation in the areas where the existing plywood is scheduled to be replaced. The base bid work will incorporate these areas indicating replacement of insulation and call for the contractor to provide a Unit Cost for additional insulation as well as the labor to install it.
• Removal and replacement of existing metal gutters, downspouts, etc. New, pre-finished metal gutters and downspouts will tie into the new standing seam metal roofing system.
• Removal of eastern roof ladder. A new ladder will be provided. The existing western ladder will be scraped and painted.
• Provide a new pre-finished, standing seam metal roof system. The metal roofing is interlocking with concealed fasteners and is manufactured to withstand hurricane winds. A water-resistant membrane will be installed under the metal roof system. New flashings, boots, etc. will be installed as required.
• Provide OSHA compliant standing seam metal roof horizontal lifeline system.

 Additionally, there are three bid options for this construction project.

 Bid Option No. 1: Involves the removal and replacement of TPO membrane roof systems on flat roof areas.

 Bid Option No. 2: Involves the removal and replacement of TPO membrane roof systems over the Parking Garage.

 Bid Option No. 3: Involves the removal and replacement of the existing metal roof system on the Water Treatment Building.

The estimated cost of construction range for this project is $1-5 million. 

The period of performance for this contract for the base and options is two hundred and seventy calendar days (270) and sixty calendar days (60) for contract closeout. 

This requirement will be issued as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The procurement will be competed utilizing Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources in accordance with FAR 6.203.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this procurement is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business Administration standard of 45 million dollars in annual receipts averaged over the last three (3) completed fiscal years.

The procurement method that will be implemented for this project will be in accordance with FAR Part 15.1-Source Selection Processes and Techniques. This project is a competitive acquisition utilizing the Trade-Off process approach under the Best Value Continuum (FAR15.101). This process permits tradeoffs among cost or price and technical factors. It allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced offeror or different than the highest technically rated offeror. For this