SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO BUILD A NEW DORMITORY at THULE AIR BASE, GREENLAND
- Notice Date
- 11/9/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 236117
— New Housing Operative Builders
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, New York, CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090
- ZIP Code
- 10278-0090
- Solicitation Number
- W912DS-05-B-0004
- Response Due
- 1/6/2005
- Archive Date
- 3/7/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a firm-fixed price contract for the construction of a new 72 room, three-story dormitory at Thule Air Base, Greenland. The scope of work for thi s project is to demolish an existing storage facility on the site, as well as performing all the affiliated abatement (Building 103) and relocate /protect its existing utilities. There are two substations on the project site that are to be relocated. The n ew three-story dormitory will provide living quarters for the accommodation of both Junior and Senior Non Commissioned Officers. The dormitory will be comprised of a series of modules. The modules will typically have two or four bedrooms with a closet a nd a private bathroom connected to a common area, which includes a small kitchenette. The dormitory will be comprised of a steel super-structure supported on concrete footings. The building exterior shall be an insulated metal panel system. The buildings mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection systems are designed to accommodate the extreme cold climate conditions. There will be associated parking and an access road requirement. Roads are generally dirt roads at Thule. All interior walls will be constructed of a typical metal stud and gypsum board assembly. The structure footprint is approximately 16M by 56M. The roof is a gable type utilizing standing metal seam system.General Conditions at Thule Air Base:- Thule Air Base is a United States mi litary installation located in the country of Greenland, which is under Denmarks home-rule. It is located within the Arctic Circle, about 900 miles south of the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland. - The ground is a permafrost condition that is required to be kept from thawing as much as possible so the facility sits on footings and the elevated floor has about a meter clearance above the ground. The permafrost exists from 1-6 feet below the surface and has been measured to a de pth of 1,600 ft. Non-Frost Susceptible material will be used as backfill and can be obtained on site. - There is about a three-month (June August) full construction period at Thule. The temperature and daylight cycles limit the outside construction period to approximately 4-5 months, providing materials are on site. Maximum high temperatures occur in the summer months at an average of 15 degrees Celsius and the winter minimum of 35 to 40 degrees Celsius. It is dark 24 hours per day from mid Novemb er through February and light 24 hours per day May through August. The months in between transition between both. - There is one annual sealift to Thule AB from the North American port at Norfolk, Virginia. The ship leaves port approximately the beginnin g of July. Inquiries can be made with the American Embassy in Denmark for any other shipping accommodations from Denmark to Thule AB, there are generally two shipments to Thule from there. The contractor must furnish and transport, to and from Thule AB, a ll his own equipment and materials to complete the project. This procurement shall be Unrestricted to Bidders in the United States and Denmark, only. The estimated construction value of the project is over $10,000,000.00. The completion period is appr oximately 720 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Plans and Specification will be available on or about 23 November 2004. A dual bid opening will be held simultaneously in Denmark and at the New York District, on 6 January 2005. 10am US, Eastern Standard Time and 4pm Denmark time. Bid opening at the New York District will be held in Room 1841 of 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. A pre-bid site visit is not planned. Firms interested in proposing on this project are requested to affirm their interest by submission of a letter of interest to the following address: New York District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, New York, New York 10278, Attn: Ms. Ella D. Snell. The media selected for the issuance of the Solicitation and Amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the Internet and CD-ROM. Pa per copies of this Solicitation, and Amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the Solicitation at no charge at http://www.nan.usace.army.mil (Contracting Opportunities). Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat reader. Minimum system requirements are 486-based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater, 8mb application RAM. A registration page is attac hed to the website and prospective bidders are required to register and to receive notice of any amendments and/or addenda that may be issued to this solicitation. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method, however, CDs will be available upon wri tten request. Parties requesting the CD documents must do so in writing stating the Solicitation Number, or Project Name, complete company name and street address. We will not deliver to P.O. Boxes. Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contrac tor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense (CCR) database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CC R registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Direct your contracting questions to the Contract Specialist, the point of contact for this acquisition is Ms. Norma Sm ith, US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, CENAN-CT 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843 New York, NY 10278-0090 Phone: (212)-264-0242 or by facsimile to (212) 264-3013. Direct your technical questions to the technical point of contact and for this acquisi tion it is Mr. Robert Philbrick Phone: (212) 264-9102, or facsimile (212) 264-6494.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Thule Air Base Greenland APO AE
- Zip Code: 09704
- Country: DK
- Zip Code: 09704
- Record
- SN00706134-W 20041111/041109212109 (fbodaily.com)
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