[labnetwork] Clean room contractors

Fri Oct 28 13:04:43 EDT 2011

Hi Everyone,

We just finished selection for our new cleanroom, we hired an
architecture firm, then a construction manager and a commissioning
agent. Here is our list of people that we contacted for our job.

                Architects

1.       F. H. Chase

2.       Richmond Group

3.       Signet Harris

4.       Advance TEC

5.       R.E. Dinneen Architects and Planners, INC.

6.       Wilson Architects

7.       Winter Street Architects

8.       SMRT  (eventual winner)

9.       HDR  (2nd place winner)

Construction managers

1.0   Hodess Construction (eventual winner)

2.0   JM Coull  (2nd place)

3.0   Turner Construction

4.0   Bond Brothers

5.0   Gilbane

Commissioning agents

1.0   Hallam-ICS  (eventual winner)

2.0   Sebesta Blomberg

3.0   RDK

Our methodology was to search the web and get references, send our
proposal out to bidders, have a walkthrough of the site, receive the
bids, rank them invite 3 in for a dog and pony show, check references
and chose the winner. So over a 2 month period we selected the
architect/ construction manager and commissioning agents. A very crazy 2
months.

If I can be of any help call or email.

Rick

Rick Morrison

Senior Member Technical  Staff 

Group Leader Microfabrication Operations

Draper Laboratory

555 Technology Square

Cambridge, MA  02139

W  617-258-3420

C   508-930-3461

From: labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu
[mailto:labnetwork-bounces at mtl.mit.edu] On Behalf Of Luciani, Vincent
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:37 AM
To: labnetwork at mtl.mit.edu
Subject: [labnetwork] Clean room contractors

Good Morning All,

We are in the early stages of preparing a solicitation for a multiyear,
multi-award, contract for construction and tool install services in and
outside our clean room.  The government competition, evaluation and
award process can be very time consuming and has huge implications for
our NanoFab.  As we all know, it can be difficult to find people who
know the best practices for our special needs.  A common failure mode
for us is lack of qualified bidders.  Many companies do not monitor 
FedBizOps <https://www.fbo.gov/>  (www.fbo.gov) on a regular basis.  We
are in the market research phase and I am seeking out qualified general
contractors that I can contact to discuss this upcoming opportunity and
put on the notification list.  If you have any recommendations of
companies that you have been pleased with would be interested in some
work at the CNST NanoFab at the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD campus, please
send me their name or pass my contact information on to them.

Labnetwork has been a very valuable forum for me. Thanks folks.  

Vince Luciani

Vincent K. Luciani

NanoFab Manager

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology <http://www.cnst.nist.gov/> 

National Institute of Standards and Technology

100 Bureau Drive, MS 6201

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6200 USA

+1-301-975-2886

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