Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project, AURA, 950 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719

C -- DESIGN OF HEADQUARTERS FACILITY Sol 8100738, Due 011596, contact point, Keith Raybould (520) 318-8410, Contracts Manager, Kenneth Krohn (520) 321-3411. The Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project is seeking qualified firms to design a Headquarters Facility of approximately 12,000 square feet, in Hilo, Hawaii, adjacent to the Joint Astronomy Center in the University Park, Hilo. After selection, the contractor shall propose concept designs, and then, after selection of one of the concept designs, the contractor shall produce completed construction documents for the Headquarters Facility. The Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project is an international collaboration to build two 8-meter telescopes, one to be located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, to other to be located on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The Gemini project partners include the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The Gemini project is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under contract to the National Science Foundation. Firms wishing to receive the Request for Proposal package for the work shall submit a one page letter of interest, which may be transmitted by facsimile, to the Gemini project office, at the following address, by January 15, 1996. Gemini 8-m Telescope Project, 950 North Cherry Ave., PO Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85719-6732, Attn: Contracts Manager, Request for Proposal No. 8100738, Facsimile: (520) 318-8590. (326)

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