Contracting opportunities
Brooklyn Construction Company is a privately owned company and a subsidiary of the International Construction Group that has its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada. Through its long-term experience and staff expertise, Brooklyn Construction Company has sustained long-lasting business relationships across the United States and its contiguous areas, such as Canada and South America. The company has provided innovative construction solutions to complex infrastructural projects for over 75 years.
With the recent invitation by the Federal Government to contracting opportunities, the company has expressed its interest over two of the current projects. The first project entails cleaning up a cemetery, by removing the top polluted soil and transferring it to an off-site location at the Culpeper National Park, Virginia. The second project involves a road maintenance venture within the state of Colorado.
Project 1:
Culpeper National cemetery project:
The project entails site excavation, an initiative that will entail removal of the top soil in an effort to ensure that the cemetery remains clean. The project is therefore a site enhancement venture that will continuously need the improvement services over a long time to prevent the site from reverting into the initial condition.
Merits:
Factoring that the work entails scooping over the top soil, the project does not require heavy machinery and equipment. The project will therefore utilize the high-powered machinery and intensive professional expertise; hence, its management and operational costs will be maintained at the minimal levels. The project can be completed within a short duration of time, which will spare time and funds for other contracts and projects.
Demerits:
Considering that the project is located in a conservation area, most of the infrastructure in this area is under-developed; therefore, access to the site may be limited. Limited access implies poor project delivery and delays. The company might be compelled to develop the infrastructure as a prerequisite to accessing the site; consequently, escalating the entire project costs. Moreover, the need to carry out intensive Environmental Impact Assessments, to evaluate the level of ecological damage associated with the project, may further amplify the project costs.
Project 2: Road site maintenance project:
Merits:
The project site is located within Denver in Colorado, a region that features some of the best infrastructural network across the United States. Accessibility is excellent providing for a user-friendly terrain for the operation and on-site introduction of equipment. The region being prominent with mining activities, acquisition of the road construction elements, such as asphalt, ballast and concrete as well as other bases will be convenient in procurement and price.
Demerits:
Factoring that Denver is located on a high elevation, up to one mile above the sea level, the bedrock has been termed as unstable for heavy machinery like the earthmovers. During the construction of the interstate highway I-470 across Colorado to Ohio, most of the work was delayed for a several years, as environmental concerns were imminent. This aspect might as well delay the phases of the project, as the contractor seeks ground-stabilization options.
Project feasibility:
With the limited access and poor soils, especially after the wet season, at the Culpeper National Park, it is evident that the project implementation will be delayed. Moreover, the cost of shipping the soil from the cemetery site into the heart of the national park may escalate with limited accessibility. Furthermore, the need to carry out a series of Environmental Impact Assessments on the biological communities will further escalate the costs.
Therefore, the firm is more predisposed to taking the road maintenance project, which features more access and convenient sourcing of the construction implements. Hence, the project prevails as the most feasible and cost-effective in the light of the fiscal parameters.
Overall Schedule comparisons:
Among the most prominent contracting companies in Denver, Colorado are the Fed Light Supply and the Christian Flooring and Interiors. These firms have previously conducted intensive contracting services with the federal government on a repeated basis, and considering their prices and terms of service prevails relevant.
Comparison on price and other factors:
Prices and discounts:
For all the building and construction materials, the minimum order has been priced at $ 100 at Fed Light Supply, while the same is priced at $ 150 at Christian Flooring and Interiors. With the maximum order fixed at $ 75, 000 at Fed Light, the same proportion is rated at $ 250, 000 at Christian Flooring and Interiors. The price per every order comes with a considerable price variance; where Brother Flooring and Interiors has highly rated prices, and this only leaves a contractor with the Fed Light contracting option.
Both firms carry out domestic delivery across the United States. Fed Light Supply offers basic price discount rates of 25.4 percent on the awarded price list, while the Brother Flooring and Interiors offer up to 30 percent discount on products and 35 percent for the services. In addition, Fed Supply offers much discounted rates at 4 percent for goods attaining $ 5, 000 and more, which is lacking in the Brother Flooring and Interiors. Both companies accord prompt payment terms within a period of 30 net days.
Factoring that Brother Flooring and Interiors utilizes both a local and overseas point of production, namely: Canada, Hungary, Japan, Mexico, Taiwan, and the United States, this has significantly escalated the costs of their range of services. Conversely, Fed Light has adopted a local point of production, where all the inputs are produced within the United States, and this explains the fair-prices and the highly discounted order rates.
Sub-Contracting Opportunities Directory:
Contracting opportunities:
Kiewit Building Group and the Mechanical and Electrical Construction and Service Solutions (MCC) are among the leading firms in Colorado that are accredited for the government contracting opportunities. A descriptive analysis of the two firms will therefore guide the ultimate decision in identifying the prime objectives within the contracting process.
Kiewit Building Group:
Pros:
The firm has a substantial capital assets security:
Having met the Small Business Administration contracting credentials of technological advancements, positive impacts on the SBA programs, cross-sectoral project implementations, and overall capital assets, the firm is highly rated in the construction domains. The firm has also attained about 1,800 total business eligible actions, which exceeds the minimum number, 1,086 according to the SBA. In addition, the firm enjoys a capital stock of over USD 980 million against the SBA minimum value of USD 133, 157, 069. This financial ability provides an enhanced capacity to manage mega construction projects over a long time duration (SBA, 2016)
Vast industry experience:
The company has been ranked with latest construction and engineering technology, with unmatched resources, efficiency and flexibility. In the last 5 years, the company has secured over 361 procurement opportunities, and this premise has significantly contributed to vast experience in the construction industry.
Sustainability:
The firm has overtime adopted the green building practices that focus on environmental sustainability. This attribute is significant especially for Brooklyn Construction, particularly in the forth-coming road site maintenance project, where the Colorado Environmental Corporation have laid strict measures on repeated Environmental Assessments throughout the project phases.
Cons:
According to the Simplified Acquisition Threshold definition, a contracting opportunity will only be reserved for a small business unless the contracting officer determines that it is unreasonable for a small business to obtain two or more contracting opportunities, especially where the market prices are competitive, in terms of quality and delivery. Factoring that this Kiewit Group is engaged in other ongoing information and technology projects, it remains under the discretion of the SBA management to award the procurement opportunities.
Mechanical and Electrical Construction and Service Solutions (MCC Group):
The MCC Group delivers reliable procurement as well as building solutions across the United States. The firm has been awarded numerous procurement opportunities by the Federal Agencies, and has been ranked among the leading technological leading companies, both in the United States and overseas. The firm has a substantial procurement history in the mechanical, electrical, plumbing and in other services capabilities.
Pros:
MCC Group has optimally achieved the Small Business Administration contracting credentials of technological evolution, competitive products and services, federal procurement history, and the minimum capital assets. In its overall capital assets, the firm has attained about 3,200 total business eligible actions, which exceeds the minimum number, 1,086, according to the SBA criteria.
In addition, the firm enjoys a capital stock of over USD 1-billion against the SBA minimum value of USD 133,157,069. This significant financial ability provides an enhanced capacity to manage mega-technological and construction projects over a long time duration.
Vast industry experience:
The company has been ranked high with latest construction, technology, and engineering technology, with unsurpassed professional expertise, adequate modern equipment and human resources, competence and versatility. In the last 10 years, the company has secured over 500 procurement opportunities, and this ground has considerably contributed to its vast experience in the construction and engineering industry.
Sustainability:
The firm has intensively adopted the lean manufacturing practices in its procurement opportunities, which significantly reduces the inventory costs. The cost reduction becomes a core motivator to the clientele, and hence cutting down the overall project cost by up to 30 percent.
Cons:
Recommendations:
Brooklyn Construction considers the MCC Group befitting to the procurement opportunities in the prospective road maintenance project. Based on the volume of projects that the firm has successively executed, in both the construction, IT, and engineering faculties, this firm has demonstrated high service capabilities, reliability, and quality project delivery.
According to the small business set-aside provisions, a successful procurement firm must have demonstrated extensive experience in the relevant industry, with multiple interactions and project implementations across other closely related industries, which perfectly applies to MCC Group (USA, 2016). Consequently, the company will deliver three project quotes from the Schedule Contractors, which will mark the first phase of the road maintenance project.
References:
SBA (2016) Office of Business Development: Resources. Retrieved 28/1/2015 from https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/obd/resources/4210
USA (2016). Subpart 19.5—Set-Asides for Small Business. Retrieved 28/1/2015 from https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2019_5.html
