A Water Tower Repair Requirement

"Common Water Tower" model image, 3D Warehouse

Built Environment Innovation Challenges are a 7 phased project based learning experience that start by asking a "Driving Question" in Phase One. After reading through the expressed requirement below, student and mentor teams can use the content to launch a Built Environment Innovation Challenge learning experience aimed at developing "Value Engineered" solution concepts to meet this owner's requirement.

Built environment requirements from owners that encourage Value Engineering are potential opportunities for innovation. Using the Built Environment Innovation Challenge "Five W's Template", this posting captures an expressed requirement (a need) for "management and supervision, labor, material, supplies, and equipment, to upgrade and repair a 200,000-gallon multi-column elevated water storage tank". During a Built Environment Innovation Challenge, students can elaborate on this requirement to develop a project that incorporates a Value Engineering Change Proposals (from the plans and specifications provided) that could save the owner significant costs over life cycle of this system.

1. Where is the requirement?

At the Department of Veterans Affairs, Illiana Health Care System, 1900 East Main St., Danville, IL.

2. What is the requirement?

a. Intended purpose:

The puropse behind this built environment venture is supporting a properly functioning potable and firewater system for a health care facility. In order to achieve the desired results, the owner needs (acccording to the soliciation), "-all the management and supervision, labor, material, supplies, and equipment, to upgrade and repair a 200,000-gallon multi-column elevated water storage tank."

b. Built environment project activities that may be part of the requirement:

In accordance with plans and specifications provided, this work includes "-cleaning and debris removal; installation of lightning protection and grounding systems, flapper valves, manways, riser piping, ladders, railing, safety grating, drain valves, signage, liquid level indicators, and cathodic protection; anchor bolt adjustment; repair of interior welded seams, lead-based paint removal and disposal, and application of interior and exterior coating systems.

c. Target price or budget constraints to meet the requirement:

The owner estimates this procurement to be between $250,000 and $500,000.

d. Other details about the requirement:

Innovation is encouraged. Value Engineering Change Proposals (VECP's) may be developed, prepared, and submitted voluntarily. Any net acquisition savings realized from accepted VECP’s will be shared between the owner and the team contracted (e.g. builders and designers) contracted to perform the work.

3. Who's expressing or has an interest in the requirement?

Department of Veterans Affairs;Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC);3001 Green Bay Road;Building 1, Room 329;North Chicago IL 60064-3048

4. When was the requirement identified and a solution sought by?

The owner posted this requirement as a synopsis on January 5, 2018 with a original reposnse date of February 5, 2018. According to the content posted by the owner, the work should be started within 10 calendar days after receiving a a notice to proceed from the owner and complete the entire work ready for use not later than 90 days after receipt of notice to proceed (including final cleanup of the premisis).

5. Why is it a requirement?

This water tower, originally built in 1957, provides potable and fire water service to health care facilities. Not doing the repairs represents an unsatisfactory risk to continuous, reliable potable and fire water service to health care facilities.

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