GSA, PBS Keystone Realty Svcs District,The Wanamaker Building,100 Penn Squar e East,Philadelphia,,PA 19107-3396

Y -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN ANNEX TO THE FED SOL GS-03P-96-CDC-0005 POC Contact,John Singleton,215/656-6105,Contracting Officer,John L. Singleton,2 15/656-6105 The General Services Administration, Mid-Atlantic Region is seeking sub- contracting source interested in subcontracting opportunities for the construction of a new Federal Courthouse Annex with an option to renovate the existing Courthouse in Scranton, PA. Subcontracting sources intersted in this ad will be identified for informational purposes to the General Construction Contractors who have previously submitted technical proposals in response to the Request For Proposals for this project. Note that only those General Construction Contractors who have previously submitted technical proposals under Phase One of this procurement will be eleigible to submit price proposals as prime contractors. It is the GSA's intention to issue a set of construction documents which are 90% complete (in terms of design) so that the General Construction Contractors may begin to put pricing proposals together. The issuance of their documents will be in a formal amendment and is scheduled for mailing on or about July 2, 1996. Final documents will be issued on or about July 15, 1996. Price proposals from the General Construction Contractors will be due on August 6, 1996. A pre-proposal meeting is tentatively scheduled for July 16, 1996, to discuss any technical questions with respect to the construction documents. The meeting will be held at the Raddison Lackawanna Station Hotel at 9:00AM in Scranton, PA. If interested in this project, please identify yourself in writing to the attention of Ms. Prscilla Bryant, GSA, Keystone Realty Services District (3PKC), The Wanamaker Building, Room 725, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3396 or by FAX at (215)656-5955 within forteen days of the publication of this notice. Attendance at the aforementioned meeting is encouraged. There will be a charge for the construction documents. This charge has not been finalized. Once you have identified yourself as an interested source, an amendment concerning how to obtain the documents as well as the charge for the construction documents will be issued to you. The following is a description of the project. SCOPE OF WORK Furnish all labor materials, supervision necessary for the construction of a new Federal Courthouse Annex, Scranton, PA. This project consists of but is not limited to the construction of a new 11,872 GSM Annex to the Federal Courthouse in Scranton, PA, with an option based on availability of funds to renovate the existing Federal Courthouse. The Annex will consist of 4 stories above ground with one level of underground parking for 32 spaces, and will be located on a site adjacent to and connected to the existing building. At compleetion of the Annex, the building will contain 2 Courtroom suites on the 4th floor and general office space to house court support & federal agencies (Clerk, FBI, DEA, Circuit Library) on the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd floors. The buildings mechanical and electrical space will be housed on the part of the thirde floor. The annex will be connected to the existing courthouse with a 4 story Atrium with bridges spanning from the Annex to the existing building. The project will includes work in the following areas; Concrete, Structural Steel, Metal Decking, Fireproofing insulation, masonry, Stonework, Roofing, wood paneling and millwork, drywall, plaster, doors, windows, glass curtain wall, elevators, HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical power and distribution, lighting security systems, audio visual systems, built-in furniture and fixtures, painting and finishing, carpeting, soundproofing, paving, and other associated work. The building occupies a footprint of approximately 46m by 46m. The estimated cost range for the annex is between 20 million and 30 million. Work is expected to take 24 months from Notice to Proceed. In addition to the above the government will be requesting an option for the renovation of the existing 50 yr old 4 story 14,390 GSM Historic Courthouse. This option will be exercised pending receipt of Congreesional authorization and approporiation. At completion of the renovation the building will contain the renovation of 3 existing courtrooms (2 on the 4th floor and 1 on the 2nd floor) and the inception of 1 new courtroom on the 2nd floor. The remaining 2nd floor, 1st floor, and 3rd floor will consist of varying degrees of renovation for general office space and federal agencies. The renovation will make it possible for the two buildings to function as a single facility, and work in the following areas; demolition, hazardous material removal, historic renovation and restoration, window renovation, new partition and ceiling insulation, wood paneling and mill- work, drywall, plaster, doors (new and restored), elevators (new and upgrades), HVAC, plumbing, masonry cleaning, fireprotection, electrical power and distribution, lighting, security systems, built-in furniture and fixtures, painting and finishes, carpeting, and other associated work. During this phase, the existing building will be partially occupied, work will be completed in 3 phases, each with an approximate duration of 7 months. It is expected that this phaswe will begin approximately 16 months after the start of the Annex. The estimate of this option is between $5 million and $10 million. This is a metric project, drawings and specifications are to be prepared utilizing metric units. The SIC Code for this project is 1542. (0151)

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