The District of Columbia (the "District") Department of General Services ("DGS" or the "Department"), on behalf of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services ("FEMS") and Office of the State Superintendent of Education ("OSSE"), is issuing this Request for Proposals ("RFP") to solicit construction services from a General Contractor ("Contractor") for the construction of the new FEMS Fleet Maintenance Facility and OSSE Southwest Bus Terminal (the "FEMS and OSSE Fleet Facility"). The new FEMS and OSSE Fleet Facility will be located at 6 DC Village Lane SW, Washington, DC 20032 (the "Project"). Background The Department has commissioned a set of drawings and specifications ("Drawings and Specifications") for the Project site that generally describes the work required to implement the Project (the "Work"). These Drawings and Specifications are being issued as part of this procurement and should serve as the basis for the proposals submitted by the offerors ("Offerors"). The Contractor will be required to complete the Work based on the Drawings and Specifications. Minor variations or adjustments in scope that are necessary to accommodate the site conditions will not be the basis for a change order, and Offerors should include in their bid prices a contingency appropriate to cover adjustments of this nature that are typically encountered on jobs of this nature. FEMS's mission serves to preserve life and promote health and safety through excellent pre-hospital treatment and transportation, fire prevention, fire suppression, rescue activities, and homeland security awareness. OSSE's mission serves to provides safe, reliable, and efficient transportation services that positively support learning opportunities for eligible students from the District. OSSE's work is designed to achieve four main objectives: (i) Safety; (ii) Efficiency; (iii) Reliability; and (iv) Customer Focus. The Department engaged Alphatec PC (the "A/E" or "Architect") for the design and construction administration of the following new FEMS and OSSE facilities. The scope of services is further outlined below and generally includes implementing the design drawings and specifications for the Project and providing all services necessary to complete the Project. The Drawings and Specifications for the Project are attached as part of this solicitation. The Project includes construction services for the following: FEMS Fleet Maintenance Facility FEMS Logistics Warehouse Facility FEMS Heated Storage and Ready Reserve Facility FEMS and OSSE Fuel Station OSSE Parking Structure OSSE Administrative Building. In preparation for the Contract, the Department awarded a separate abatement and demolition Contract to abate/demolish two (2) Metropolitan Police Department ("MPD") structures and construct temporary parking lots, to be utilized by OSSE. Net Zero Energy and Energy Consumption requirements: In addition, the District is requiring the Project become a Net Zero Energy building per the design, and the Department requires the Contractor to achieve net zero energy strategies in the building's construction and certification through either the International Living Future Institute's ("ILFI") Zero Energy Building program or U.S. Green Building Council's ("USGBC") LEED Zero program. The Facility's solar photovoltaic panels (if any) will be purchased, installed, and maintained through the Department by entering into a separate solar power purchase agreement. The Contractor shall conform to the DC Energy Conservation Code ("DC ECC") in its Appendix Z, a voluntary appendix that sets the standard for net-zero energy construction for commercial buildings within the District. Specifically, the Project shall achieve a site energy use intensity ("EUI") of 40-18 units or less. The exact achieved Site EUI must be low enough to be realistically 100% offset with onsite solar PV on an annual basis to meet the building's net zero energy goal. Net Zero Energy balancing calculations shall use 100% onsite renewable energy generation. The use of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) shall not be factored into the NZE calculations. Question Submission Deadline:October 11, 2024, 4:00pm If the Contractor subcontracts any Work, 35% of the subcontracted effort must be subcontracted to small business enterprises (SBEs). For subcontracted work, pass through entities will not count toward this goal. In order to count toward the subcontracting requirement, the SBE must perform at least thirty five percent (35%) of the work that is being counted toward the goal with its own forces. The Local, Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise ("LSDBE") certification shall be, in each case, as of the effective date of the applicable subcontract. Supply agreements with material suppliers shall be counted toward meeting this goal. The Contractor has developed a Subcontracting Plan that is attached hereto as Exhibit G. The Contractor shall comply with the terms of the SBE Subcontracting Plan in making purchases and administering its subcontracts and supply agreements.