U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OMAHA DISTRICT, 215 NORTH 17th STREET OMAHA, NE 68102-4978

Y -- ENLISTED BARRACKS COMPLEX - PHASE 1, FORT CARSON, COLORADO SOL DACA45-96-B-0061 DUE 080196 POC For further information, Contact Cindy Siford at (402)221-4530. On or about 19 June 1996, this office will issue Invitation for Bids for the construction of Enlisted Barracks complex - Phase 1, Fort Carson, Colorado. Bids will be opened on or about 1 August 1996. Informational Meeting: This project is the first one issued by the Omaha District that utilizes an Electronic Bid Set (plans and specifications on CD ROM). An informational meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, June 12, 1996, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Pikes Peak Community College Community Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Anyone interested in learning more about Electronic Bid Sets is required to register to attend this meeting. Registration may be accomplished via the Internet at http://mroed-d_3.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/Contract.htm. Questions on this meeting should be addressed to Cindy Siford at cindy.m.siford@mro01.usace.army.mil. You may also fax questions to Cindy at 402-221-4530. Description of Work: (Approx. quantities) Barracks Buildings (2 Buildings Required): 8906 square meters (gross floor area) ''Z'' shaped building incl: three-story dorm wings consisting of 126 room modules (2 private living/sleeping rooms, bathroom and common service area) and two-story community building area (supports 300 persons with accommodations for recreational activities, meeting space, bulk storage, laundry facilities, kitchen facilities, a TV lounge, and mail pick-up), exterior CMU cavity walls w/ brick veneer, standing seam metal roofing (gable and hip roof types for community building area and hip roof type for dorm wings), EPDM roofing where the dorm wings meet the community building area, roof supported by steel roof deck on steel joists and steel beams, concrete foundation walls and strip footings, interior materials and finishes incl: vinyl composition tile, carpeting, ceramic tile, cast stone tile, quarry tile, painted gypsum wallboard, burnished and scored CMU, vinyl wall covering, fiber-cement wallboard, and GWB and acoustical tile ceilings, Mechanical HVAC incl: forced draft, modulating burner type natural gas fired boiler and chilled water for air conditioning, wet-pipe fire protection sprinkler system, Electrical wiring and lighting, fire detection and alarm system. Single, Large Company Operations Building (939 square meters (gross floor area)) and two (2) Medium Company Operations Buildings (1595 square meters (gross floor area) each): Two-story buildings incl: first floor (storage areas, maintenance space, shower, locker, and toilet rooms, and mechanical and electrical rooms), second floor (general and gear storage and administrative offices), exterior steel frame structure w/ brick veneer, standing seam metal roof (gable with projecting dormers) on steel deck supported on steel joists and beams, structural steel frame and steel columns, foundations are shallow isolated spread footings under frame columns and continuous strip footings under perimeter walls, concrete slab-on-grade, interior materials and finishes incl: carpeting, ceramic tile, quarry tile, painted gypsum wallboard, burnished CMU, and acoustical tile ceilings, Mechanical forced draft, modulating burner type natural gas fired boilers, unit heaters and air handling units, wet-pipe fire protection sprinkler system, Electrical wiring and lighting, fire detection and alarm system. Site Work includes: Miscellaneous removals, 570 meters sewer lines, 75 meters fire water lines, 430 meters water service lines, 12,200 cubic meters grading excavation, 8,245 Cubic meters fill (embankment), 2500 meters storm drain lines, 340 meters subdrain lines, 520 meters gas lines, bituminous pavement for parking lots (300 stalls) and 845 square meters multipurpose court, landscaping (trees and shrubs), sodding, seeding and lawn irrigation systems, concrete pavement for Company Operations Building loading areas and service drive, Exterior electrical includes: Underground primary service, Underground secondary service, five (5) Pad Mounted Transformers (2-750 KVA, 2-150 KVA & 1-75 KVA), Pad Mounted Sectionalizers, Parking Lot Lighting System, Building Lighting System, Walkway Lighting System, Multi-Purpose Courts Lighting System, and Cathodic Protection System. The estimated construction cost of this project is between $20,000,000 and $30,000,000. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work 420 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The plans and specifications will be available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. Plans and Specifications WILL NOT be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may order the CD ROM through the Internet at the following address: http://mroed-d_3.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/Contract.htm. Contractors may also view and/or download this project from the Internet at: http://mroed-d_3.mro.usace.army.mil/EBS/Contract.htm If you do not have Internet access, you may fax a request to 402-221-4530 or mail a request to the US Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Attn: CEMRO-CT-S, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978 Points of Contact: Questions regarding bidding information should be addressed to Contracting Division at 402-221-4824 or 402-221-3173. Questions regarding small business matters should be addressed to Mr. Hubert J. Carter Jr. at 402-221-4110. Questions regarding the contents of drawings and specifications should be addressed to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4547. Contractors interested in inspecting the site of the proposed work should contact the Fort Carson Resident Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bldg. 849 O'Connel Blvd, Fort Carson, CO 80913, Telephone: (719) 526-5448. FAX (719) 526-5365. SIC NO. 1522. THIS SOLICITATION IS UNRESTRICTED AND OPEN TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. (0142)

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