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Y -- U.S. BORDER STATION, PROJECT # NND96-003 SOL GS-08P-96-JFC-0004 DUE 020696 POC Contact,Arlene Lawrence,303/236-7070 SIC CODE 1542. Construction of a new border station including 8 hectares of site improvement (extensive fill, mitigation of wetlands, utilities, roads, parking lots, landscaping and signing) and construction of four buildings totaling approximately 3500 gross square meters. The two major buildings will be two story structures consisting of spread footings/steel frame construction with block/brick veneer. These buildings will consist of lobbies, office space, search and examination rooms, computer rooms, exercise/shower rooms, an elevator, firing range, warehouse/loading dock space and integrated inspection booths. The two buildings will be connected with a bridge containing office space. The other two buildings will be one-story structures consisting of spread footing/block and brick construction. One will consist mainly of garage bays and the other of office space. Existing facilities (four small buildings totaling 821 gross square meters) will be demolished. These buildings consist of office space, two-bay loading dock with warehouse space, high-bay garage, and cattle pens. Structures are slab-on-grade with two buildings consisting of block and brick and the other two of wood frame with brick veneer. Some asbestos abatement will be required in two of the buildings, and lead based paint exists in three of the buildings. In addition, the portion of Interstate 29 (north and south bound lanes) lying within the boundaries of the new border station will bedemolished and reconstructed. Reconstruction will consist of subgrade preparation, geotextile fabric, aggregate base, permeable stabilized based, and joint reinforced concrete pavement along with some curb and gutter. Construction will be performed in three primary phases with the intention of having minimal if any impact to the ongoing operations of the border station. The first phase will consist of all construction west of the I-29 southbound lane, including the new facilities, inspection lanes, associated through lanes, site lighting and signing, wetlands, broker's area, and impound parking lot. Phase 2 will consist of construction located between the north and south bound lanes of I-29, including demolition of the existing facilities, renovation if I-29 southbound lanes, duty free area, employee/visitor parking lot, north bound truck inspection parking area, turn around lanes, and associated site lighting and signing. Phase 3 will consist of I-29 northbound lane renovation with associated temporary rerouting lanes. The new border station will be occupied by the existing tenants including U.S. Customs Service, the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Estimated price range is $10,000,000 to $15,000,000. The procurement will be accomplished by use of the ''Two-Step Sealed Bidding'' procedures. Step one requires the offeror to submit a technical proposal, without pricing. The Government will evaluate and, if necessary, discuss the technical proposal with the offeror to determine the acceptability of the services offered. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Step two involves the submission of :priced'' bids by those firms determined to be in the competitive range. Request for Technical Proposals will be issued o/a 1/5/96, with responses due o/a 2/6/96. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on 1/23/96 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This procurement is open to large and small businesses under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. (0008)

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