SAM #629-27-5001

VA award for urgent St. John CBOC water-intrusion and mold assessment

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded work for an urgent building-envelope and environmental assessment at the St. John CBOC in Reserve, Louisiana. - Buyer and award - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System (SLVHCS), through Network Contracting Office 16 (NCO 16); related project documents also identify the New Orleans VA Medical Center. - Awardee: King Albert JV, LLC. The award summary lists $166,625; an attachment gives an estimated value of $176,587.40. - Scope of services - Investigate moisture intrusion, mold, and other biological growth in the roof, exterior walls, canopies, building interfaces, and interior spaces, including concealed wall and above-ceiling areas. - Use inspections, moisture mapping, infrared thermography, water-infiltration testing, and air, surface, and bulk sampling with laboratory analysis. Perform approved destructive verification under engineered containment, including selective opening of building assemblies. - Analyze water sources and pathways; document findings; and provide prioritized remediation recommendations, cost estimates, verification procedures, and restoration details. Related documents also call for mold remediation planning and exploratory demolition near canopies. - Submit destructive-testing and safety/containment plans for approval before intrusive testing. The scope also calls for records such as sampling documentation, photographs, marked-up plans, and daily logs. - Award and performance - The assessment period is 30 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. No specific calendar dates are stated. - Related roof submittals describe a two-year workmanship guarantee and a 20-year GAF Diamond Pledge NDL system guarantee; these are not the assessment period. - Named manufacturers and vendors - OEMs/manufacturers: Whitley Manufacturing (Model 6597 modular clinic); Viking (Microfast sprinklers); GAF (roofing system and insulation); USG (Securock roof board). - Awardee/vendor: King Albert JV, LLC. Other named project vendor: Roof Technologies, LLC, which proposed the roof workmanship guarantee and maintenance. STBA is identified in a related report as providing canopy remediation details. - Related project products shown in attachments - One Whitley Manufacturing Model 6597 modular clinic, approximately 80 by 116 feet. - 94 Viking Microfast pendent sprinklers, part number VK302, 5.6 orifice, chrome finish. - GAF EverGuard 60-mil TPO roofing membrane and accessories; GAF SA Vapor Retarder XL; GAF EnergyGuard Polyiso and tapered Polyiso insulation; GAF EnergyGuard HD cover board; OlyBond500 adhesive; USG Securock 1/4-inch roof board; and 24-gauge Kynar-finished metal coping. Quantities are not specified. - Notable site findings in related documents - Mold contamination was reported in Rooms 128, 129, 132, and 141; indoor spore levels in Rooms 128 and 132 were substantially above the outdoor reference. - Canopy and adjacent-wall water intrusion was attributed to constrained rain leaders, canopy drainage details, and discontinuities or inadequate sealing in stucco and the vapor barrier.

Description

Conduct a comprehensive, phased environmental assessment of the St. John CBOC facility with destructive verification (core drilling, strategic panel/wall‑cover removal). Destructive test methods utilized must be approved by the Contracting Officer (CO).

Conduct a comprehensive, phased environmental assessment of the St. John CBOC facility to identify, characterize, and document moisture intrusion, mold, and other biological growths across the building envelope and interior areas, including above-ceiling spaces and wall cavities, with destructive verification (core drilling, strategic panel/wall-cover removal).  A Destructive Testing Plan (locations/methods) shall be submitted and preapproved by the Contracting Officer (CO) prior to execution; individual openings may proceed under the approved pla

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