GS# 507-062 New Nursing Home Rankin

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
BUREAU OF BUILDING, GROUNDS AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
501 North West Street, Suite 1401B, Woolfolk Building
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Phone: (601) 359-3621
REQUEST FOR PREQUALIFICATION
OF CONTRACTORS
1. GENERAL: The Department of Finance and Administration's Bureau of Building, Grounds and
Real Property Management (hereinafter "Bureau of Building") will contract for construction of the
projects listed in this document. This is NOT a request for bids/pricing. Contractors who are
prequalified under this process will be requested to submit sealed bid in a separately issued
Invitation for Bids. Qualifications shall be submitted in a sealed envelope with the GS# and
name of the project clearly indicated on the outside of the envelope or electronically via
MAGIC to RFx Number 3160008094. Physical submissions shall include one (1) hard-
copy of all information required and five (5) flash drives. Electronic submissions shall
include all information required except for the required hard-copy and AIA Document
A305-2020 with Exhibit B Financial and Performance Information for the Contactor which
may be submitted in hard-copy format not later than twenty-four (24) hours of the
submission date and time.
2. PROJECT: The Bureau of Building is seeking prequalification for the following project:
GS#: 507-062
Title: New Nursing Home - Rankin
Agency: Mississippi Veterans Affairs
Location: Whitfield, Mississippi
Funding Source(s): USVA State Home Construction Grant
Senate Bill 3045, Laws of 2024
Senate Bill 3018, Laws of 2023
Senate Bill 3020, Laws of 2022
Scope of work includes sitework and construction of a new one-story, 170,000+/- square
foot Nursing Home designed to serve the special needs of 150 residents with private
bedrooms and baths. The facility also includes common dining and living rooms, bathing
suites, therapeutic areas, administrative offices, barber shop, commercial kitchen, laundry,
maintenance, and other support spaces. The foundation system is composed of grade beams
with interconnected slab-on-grade. The roof framing system consists of prefabricated cold-
formed steel trusses with metal decking; trusses bear on a system of WF beams and tube
columns. In addition, load bearing walls consisting of concrete masonry units (CMU) and
cold-formed steel studs occur in varying locations of the building. The roof system is

composed of standing seam metal roof over poly-iso insulation with a continuous moisture
barrier. The exterior veneer is a mix of masonry/brick and fiber cement board siding. The
project includes all finishes, millwork, equipment to include kitchen and laundry
equipment, access controls; full mechanical, electrical and life safety systems.
3. SELECTION PROCESS: A Selection Committee will review all proposals submitted
for each project and establish a list of all responsible and responsive proposals meeting a
minimum score of 70 points. The Selection Committee for each project will consist of
three (3) representatives of DFA and two (2) representatives of the listed Using Agency.
The Selection Committee may elect to further refine the list to not less than two (2) and no
more than five (5) Contractors receiving the highest scores. Interviews, if held, are open
to other representatives of DFA, the Using Agency or Governing Board; however, they will
not participate in any re-scoring following such interviews. Interviews, if held, will be
scheduled the week of 07/20/2026. Evaluation criteria for selection for this RFP shall
be as follows (100-point scale):
1. General Contractor Past Performance & Relevant Experience (35 Points):
Scoring for this criteria will be based upon references provided and/or consultation
with Owner(s) of completed reference projects identified in the Contractor's
submission. Performance shall be documented in the format stipulated herein a
minimum of five (5) reference projects that are on-going contracts or contracts
completed not more than three (3) years ago that demonstrate ability to perform work
of the size, character, and complexity of the project being solicited. All information
received from those clients must confirm a minimum rating of SATISFACTORY to be
eligible for award of project. No relevant contracts within the identified period shall
be excluded. All relevant contracts, whether federal, state, or local or for private sector
clients will be evaluated equally. Failure to provide documents that would impact
performance rating of Contractor may be considered non-responsive.
* Reference Project Documentation
o Project Name
o General Scope of Work
o Owner Name & Contact Information
o Professional Name & Contact Information
o Location(s) of Work
o Initial Construction Sum
o Final Construction Sum
o Initial Construction Time
o Final Construction Time
o Contractor's Project Management Team

o Identify not less than two (2) problems/issues encountered during project
and explain corrective actions taken.
* Performance Rating
o Technical Performance
Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor
problems and highly effective corrective actions.
Very Good: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor
problems and effective corrective actions.
Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with
predominately minor problems and satisfactory corrective actions
and no more than two significant problems or ineffective
corrective actions within the last twelve months.
Marginal: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with no
more than one serious problem or ineffective corrective actions.
Poor: Previous project performance indicates either a lack of
experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity
or with one or more serious problems where recovery not likely.
o Timeliness
Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within original contract time on all projects.
Very Good: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion within original contract time on one or more projects
and within contract time as amended by Change Order on all other
projects.
Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change
Order on most projects but failure to achieve Substantial
Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on
one or more projects and no more than two failures to achieve
within the last twelve months.
Marginal: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change
Order on some projects but failure to achieve Substantial
Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on
several projects.

Poor: Previous project performance indicates failure to achieve
Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by
Change Order on most projects.
o Integrity
Exceptional: Contacts uniformly report highly professional,
responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction.
Very Good: One or more contacts report highly professional,
responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction. All contacts
report professional, responsive and adequate user satisfaction.
Satisfactory: Contacts predominately report professional,
reasonably responsive and adequate user satisfaction.
Marginal: One or more contacts report non-professional,
unresponsive and/or low user satisfaction.
Poor: Several contacts report non-professional, unresponsive,
and/or low user satisfaction OR one or more contacts report
uncooperative, combative and/or negative user satisfaction.
2. Project Management Team (10 Points): General qualifications and experience of
office and field management personnel identified by General Contractor, award points
depending upon resume and personal references. Contractor shall identify and provide
resumes and references for key management and construction personnel proposed for
the prosecution of the work. It is the expectation of the Owner that personnel identified
will be retained in such roles for the duration of the project.
3. Key Sub-Contractor Past Performance & Relevant Experience (30 Points):
Qualifications and experience of Key Sub-Contractors identified in the Contractor's
submission. Where more than one Key Sub-Contractor is identified for each role, score
will be based upon the least qualified/experienced Key Sub-Contractor identified.
Performance for each Key Sub-Contractor proposed shall be documented in the format
stipulated herein a minimum of five (5) reference projects that are on-going contracts
or contracts completed not more than three (3) years ago that demonstrate ability to
perform work of the size, character, and complexity of the project being solicited. All
information received from those clients must confirm a minimum rating of
SATISFACTORY to be eligible for award of project. No relevant contracts within the
identified period shall be excluded. All relevant contracts, whether federal, state, or
local or for private sector clients will be evaluated equally. Failure to provide
documents that would impact performance rating of Key Sub-Contractor may be
considered non-responsive. Note: Any key sub-contractor listed by any General
Contractor who is prequalified may, but is not required to, provide pricing to
any prequalified General Contractor during the bidding phase.

* Reference Project Documentation
o Project Name
o General Scope of Work
o Owner Name & Contact Information
o Professional Name & Contact Information
o Location(s) of Work
o Initial Construction Sum
o Final Construction Sum
o Initial Construction Time
o Final Construction Time
o Contractor's Project Management Team
o Identify not less than two (2) problems/issues encountered during project
and explain corrective actions taken.
* Performance Rating
o Technical Performance
Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor
problems and highly effective corrective actions.
Very Good: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with minor
problems and effective corrective actions.
Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with
predominately minor problems and satisfactory corrective actions
and no more than two significant problems or ineffective
corrective actions within the last twelve months.
Marginal: Previous project performance indicates experience
with projects of similar size, character, and complexity with no
more than one serious problem or ineffective corrective actions.
Poor: Previous project performance indicates either a lack of
experience with projects of similar size, character, and complexity
or with one or more serious problems where recovery not likely.
o Timeliness
Exceptional: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within original contract time on all projects.

Very Good: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion within original contract time on one or more projects
and within contract time as amended by Change Order on all other
projects.
Satisfactory: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change
Order on most projects but failure to achieve Substantial
Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on
one or more projects and no more than two failures to achieve
within the last twelve months.
Marginal: Previous project performance indicates Substantial
Completion achieved within contract time as amended by Change
Order on some projects but failure to achieve Substantial
Completion within contract time as amended by Change Order on
several projects.
Poor: Previous project performance indicates failure to achieve
Substantial Completion within contract time as amended by
Change Order on most projects.
o Integrity
Exceptional: Contacts uniformly report highly professional,
responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction.
Very Good: One or more contacts report highly professional,
responsive and proactive with high user satisfaction. All contacts
report professional, responsive and adequate user satisfaction.
Satisfactory: Contacts predominately report professional,
reasonably responsive and adequate user satisfaction.
Marginal: One or more contacts report non-professional,
unresponsive and/or low user satisfaction.
Poor: Several contacts report non-professional, unresponsive,
and/or low user satisfaction OR one or more contacts report
uncooperative, combative and/or negative user satisfaction.
o Key Sub-Contractor Classifications
Mechanical
Plumbing
Electrical
Roofing
Glazing
Masonry

4. Financial Stability (25 Points): Contractor shall submit an AIA Document A305-
2020 with Exhibit B Financial and Performance Information for the Contractor.