Description
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a contractor to perform abatement and construction work at the Buffalo, NY VA Medical Center. The project involves constructing a new gas room, installing a new automatic medical gas manifold system, and providing new alarms, pipelines, and outlets to ensure continuous uninterrupted gas service to Microbiology and the Blood Bank. The contractor will be responsible for furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to complete the project. The work must comply with NFPA 55 and all applicable code requirements.
Key aspects of the project include:
• Building a new gas room by dividing the existing IT room into two separate rooms
• Installing a new acoustic ceiling grid and tiles, ceiling LED lights, diffusers, and sprinkler heads
• Installing an automatic medical gas manifold system to regulate and monitor gas cylinder pressure
• Installing new medical gas pipelines and outlets for the blood bank and microbiology
• Demolishing the existing gas room and all associated parts
The project is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000, and the contractor must be a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be eligible for the contract.