Y1NB--336C25726R0025 C549-23-600 Construct Garland Energy Center Design-Build Construction Sources Sought 2

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking a design-build construction contractor to construct a new energy center at the Garland VA Medical Center in Texas. The energy center will be a single-story, stand-alone, high-rise building that will house all heating, cooling, fuel oil, bulk oxygen, and electrical generation equipment and storage. The contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary personnel, material, and labor to complete the construction project per the design documents prepared by the Architect-Engineer (A/E). The A/E will develop a design for the energy center, including architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. The contractor will also be responsible for field verification of the A/E design prior to construction start. Some key features of the energy center include: separate areas for electrical generation, cooling, and boilers; a central control area with clear viewing of all generators, boilers, and chillers; men and women’s locker rooms with toilets and showers; two administrative offices; IT/EHRM space; housekeeping; storage; water chemistry area; an internal vestibule to ensure non-plant staff cannot access the energy center; bulk oxygen storage tank area within the secure grounds of the energy center; and a walkable, underground utility tunnel with a lift system to allow equipment to be placed into the tunnel. The energy center will serve the existing hospital as well as the outlying, VA-owned building, 900 Shiloh. • The energy center will be designed and constructed for optimal space usage and to provide all required functional, aesthetic, environmental, and safety needs. • The energy center will include a new mechanical system to support the new energy center and to supply and support all new equipment. • The energy center will include a new electrical system to support the new energy center and to supply and support all new equipment. • The energy center will include a new plumbing system to support the new energy center and to supply and support all new equipment. • The energy center will include a walkable, underground utility tunnel with a lift system to allow equipment to be placed into the tunnel. • The energy center will include a bulk oxygen storage tank area within the secure grounds of the energy center. • The energy center will include an internal vestibule to ensure non-plant staff cannot access the energy center.