VETERANS AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF USA Tender

This Is A Call For Sf 330s. Please Read The Entire Attached Document. the Department Of Veterans Affairs Va San Francisco Healthcare System Is Seeking Architectural/engineering Firms To Submit Standard Form (sf) 330 For Project 570-23-006, Building 1 Tier 3 Seismic Study. The Project Is Location Is Va Central California Health Care System, 2615 E. Clinton Avenue, Fresno, Ca 93703.  description Of Requirement A. The Nature Of This Requirement Is To Provide A Tier 3 Seismic Evaluation And Retrofit Options On The Fresno Vamc S Main Hospital Campus Building #1. Building #1 Is A Multi-story Structure Seven Stories Above Grade And 2 Stories Below Grade, Approx. 250,000 Gross Square Feet (bgsf) And Is Located In A Medium High Risk Zone And Is A Risk Category Iv Structure. The Proposed Solution/s Will Mitigate Seismic Deficiencies Of The Building And Bring Them Up To Current Seismic Safety Requirements. During The Seismic Retrofit Construction, Significant Disruption Of Building Operations Is Expected. The A/e Will Be Responsible For Fulfilling The Data Collection Requirements Necessitated By Chapter 6 Of Asce 41-17 And Will Use The Collected Data To Perform An Analysis Of The Existing Building. Once The Tier 3 Evaluation Is Performed, A Tier 3 Retrofit Analysis Will Be Performed To Develop Suggestions On How To Eliminate Any Non-compliances Discovered During The Tier 3 Evaluation. As Required By 2.5 Of Va Standard H-18-8, This Analysis Must Be By Non-linear Procedures For Retrofit. The A/e Is Required To Meet All Applicable Laws And Regulation Not Explicitly Stated In This Document. Design Efforts And Products Shall Be Conducted And Produced In Compliance With Va Publications Including Master Construction Specifications, Design Guides, And Cad Standards (http://www.cfm.va.gov/til ).