International Boundary and Water Commission, United States Section, The Commons, Building C, Suite 311, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso, Texas 79902-1441

Y -- EFFLUENT CORRIDOR STRUCTURES FOR THE SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SOL 96-05. Due 051496. Contact Sherry Brinkley, 915/534-6682/Contracting Officer Debra J Little, 915/534-6682. Pre-Solicitation Notice. The International Boundary and Water Commission, US Section, has a requirement for a firm-fixed price contract for construction of structures and piping within the corridor connecting the 25 MGD (chemically assisted) advanced primary wastewater treatment plant and the South Bay Land Outfall, located in southern San Diego County, California, near the intersection of Monument and Dairy Mart Roads. Major contract components include: large buried reinforced concrete structures, including the Primary Sedimentation Effluent Channel, Primary Effluent Bypass Structure, Primary Effluent Bypass Metering Structure, Primary Effluent Bypass Junction Structure and Advanced Primary Chlorination Facilities, Effluent Blending Structure and Effluent Metering Structure; connecting piping, including 66'' and 72'' diameter RCPP, 42'' diameter RCP tank drains with manholes, 16'' diameter and 30'' diameter PVC raw sewage force mains, and miscellaneous PVC potable water and chemical lines; 1.8 kW Standby Emergency Generator Facilities; and Canyon Collector Facilities including concrete diversion weirs, riprap, vortex valves and associated piping. The work also includes electrical and instrumentation equipment, construction dewatering, yard piping, site drainage, mass and finish grading, paving, landscaping and irrigation, fencing and lighting. Estimated range of construction is over $10 Million Dollars. The Government proposes to form a partnering relationship with the Contractor. Tentative dates for issuing and opening IFB 96-05 are March 15, 1996 and May 14, 1996, respectively. Contract performance is scheduled at 393 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. Plans will be available for inspection at the International Boundary and Water Commission, US Section, The Commons, Building C, Suite 224, El Paso, Texas 79902. A non-refundable charge of $120.00 will be charged for a copy of the solicitation documents. All requests for bid documents must be made in writing and payment must be submitted with the request. No telephone requests will be accepted. Requests for the bid documents must be sent to the preceding address, Attn: Mary Nichols, and must be received by March 4, 1996, in order to ensure availability of bid documents. Limited copies will be available after that date and will be issued on a first-come first-serve basis. No express mail procedures will be utilized in mailing of the bid documents. Award is not restricted to small business. (046)

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