General Services Administration, PBS,The Wanamaker Building,100 Penn Square East,Philadelphia,,PA 19107-3396

Z -- FALLON PLAZA REPAIRS SOL GS-03P-96-DXC-0026 DUE 071896 POC Contact,Barbara McPhelim,215/656-6128,Contracting Officer,James J. Smith,21 5/656-6091 The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials and supervision to perform the services described below at the George H. Fallon Federal Office Building, 31 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21202. Project includes a base bid and four options. The base and first three options each cover a quadrant of the plaza. The fourth option is the cost to repair the city portion on the north side of the plaza. The work involves the following: Removing existing plaza surfacing and waterproofing down to the existing structural slab, removing granite cove base at window and building walls, performing asbestos abatement and sealing of ACM at base, removing existing designated planters and fountains on plaza, installing new hot melt asphalt waterproofing, drainage board, insulation, concrete and granite paver surfacing, secure selected granite wall panels and caulk panel joints, removing and re-installing selected granite wall panels, removing and re-installing granite railings and copings, installing two (2) new granite panels and copings and installing new granite filler pieces along perimeter railing and building window wall. This project is designed in metric. The construction will also be completed in metric. All shop drawings, submittals, etc. will be required to be submitted in metric. Definitive responsibility criteria is spelled out in detail in the solicitation and evidence of this criteria must be submitted in a technical bid. Among the criteria that must be met are: The contractor shall be approved by the waterproofing materials manufacturer with a minimum of five (5) years experience installing the specified product. The contractor shall submit written evidence, from the membrane manufacturer that he has been an Approved Applicator for five (5) years and that he is eligible to provide the guarantee. A copy of the guarantee proposal, certified by the manufacturer, shall also be submitted. Additional information concerning definitive responsibility criteria can be found by obtaining a copy of the solicitation. Night work is required for demolition of the plaza deck. Also, the drilling of the granite panels is night work except on the West elevation of the building. The estimated cost range for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. This procurement is issued under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and is unrestricted. This announcement also constitutes the synopsis of the Pre-Invitation Notice. The SIC Code is 1771. Specifications and drawings will be available on June 12, 1996. For copies of the solicitation, please mail a written request to Ms. Shelia Watkins at the General Services Administration, Chesapeake Realty Services District (3PCCD), The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Room 614, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3396. Requests may be faxed to Ms. Watkins at (215)656-5838. This Commerce Business Daily notice represents the Government's official information on this project. Any information on this project taken from any other publication is used at the sole risk of the contractor. The procuring office cannot guarantee the accuracy of information contained in other publications. (0134)

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