Albert V. Bryan Courthouse Limited Modernization Project – Construction Pre-Solicitation Notice

The General Services Administration (GSA) requires repairs and modernizations at the AV Bryan Courthouse which include but are not limited to Lighting, HVAC, and Building Automation Systems (BAS) in the Albert V Bryan Courthouse (AVB). This contract will be funded by GSA and thus contain numerous specific requirements, regarding pricing, invoicing, submittals, materials, and construction, among others.

The work will be performed at the Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, 401 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, Virginia. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 236220, entitled “Commercial and Institutional Building Construction” and the small business size standard is $45 million. All offerors submitting proposals on this project will be required to be certified to work within this NAICS code.

The Albert V. Bryan Courthouse was built in 1995, is federally owned, metropolitan-based, and serves as the Eastern District of Virginia that can seat fifteen judges and has a high operational activity each day, housing the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Marshall Service (USMS) among others.

Applicable Conditions:

This project will fulfill goals for reduced lifecycle costs, and quality of life improvement for the Courthouse tenants.

Project Summary Description: The contract work can be summarized as follows and includes Base Bid Tasks 1-3, but please note any Bid Alternates and Bid Options will be exercised subject to availability of funds:

1. Base Bid-Task 1: Chiller Plant Upgrades

a. Replace chillers with variable speed screw (VSS), chilled water pumps and isolation valves. Upgrade the chilled water side of the plant to a variable primary system type with properly sized pumps, bypasses, DDC controls, and accessories. Demolish glycol system and plate and frame secondary loop heat exchangers and associated pumps. Replace condenser pumps.

b. Bid Option 1: Provide variable magnetic bearing chillers, instead of VSS chillers, and associated electrical equipment for clean power to chillers.

2. Base Bid-Task 2: Lighting System Replacement: This will include existing lighting replacement with LEDs and a new full occupancy and daylighting controls system throughout the building, and new conduit and cabling where required. The building is 536k SF and has standard courthouse, administration, and building maintenance areas of use. The new system is targeted for a deep dive energy reduction using new settings according to the Energy Analysis Dept at Berkeley National Laboratory.

a. Replacement and improvement of all interior public space, utility areas, and office lighting systems. Includes demolition and installation of conduit and conductors for lighting.

b. Bid Option 2: Replace lighting in the courtrooms, chambers, and prisoner areas.

c. Bid Option 4: Replace lighting in garages and exterior.

3. Base Bid-Task 3: Controls Upgrades: A new secure BAS system that replaces the obsolete existing one and adds/replaces all end devices, air and water side controls on AHUs and VAVs, and other metering devices that increase the efficiency of the building. Devices include but are not limited to sensors for temperature, humidity, static pressure, carbon dioxide, differential pressure, airflow measurement, control valves, actuators, freezestat, etc.

a. Base Bid: Provide upgraded non-proprietary native BACnet control components with proprietary Tridium Niagara Framework and front end (with native BACnet driver) control components. Provide control devices, programming, and graphics for the chilled water plant and AHUs 1 thru 20.

b. Bid Option 3: Provide control devices, programming, and graphics for all fan powered terminal boxes.

c. Bid Option 5: Provide control devices, programming, and graphics for garages, RTUs, ACUs, and metering.