Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Admin. (FAA), Contracts and Acquisition Management Branch, AWP-55, P.O., BOX 92007, WWPC., Los Angeles, CA. 90009-2007

P -- COOLING TOWER AND CHILLER REPLACEMENT AT THE OAKLAND AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER (ARTCC) SOL DTFA08-96-R-03738 DUE 071996 POC Matt Smilak, Contracting Officer, Phone 310/725-7552, FAX 310/536-8550. The Federal Aviation Administration Western-Pacific Region is seeking potential sources for the Cooling Tower Replacement and Chiller Replacement at the Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) located in Fremont, California. The work for the Cooling Tower Replacement includes, but is not limited to; installation of the new cooling tower; construction of cooling tower foundation; installation of sump pit, water tank and flume with associated piping, power, controls and foundation; installation of pump shelter; demolition of the existing water tank, flume, and sump pit. Three (3) existing cooling towers shall be provided with new piping, control, and power. Other work includes sitework, trenching, landscaping, paving, concrete placement, firestopping, waterproofing, painting, piping, controls, power, underground utilities. The work for the Chiller Replacement includes, but is not limited to; installation of two (2) new chillers and pumps with associated piping, power and controls; installation of new cooling tower piping to the existing two (2) chillers; installation of chilled water bypass; and demolition of two existing chillers with associated piping, controls and power. Other work includes asbestos abatement, piping, ductwork, miscellaneous electrical and finishes. The period of performance will be 275 calendar days and the estimated price range is between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000. The Standard Industrial Classification for this procurement is 1711. The FAA is seeking potential sources who have demonstrated successful past performance with contracts of similar size and nature and possess the necessary business/technical, bonding, and financial capability to successfully compete a contract of this nature. Interested sources may request a company qualification and background information package by FAX 310/536-8550, by letter at the address listed in this announcement, or by email at Matt_Smilak@mail.hq.faa.gov. Requests for the company qualification and background information package must be received by July 19, 1996. Potential sources will be evaluated and qualified based on the following factors listed in descending order of importance: past performance, business/technical capability, bonding capability, and financial capability. The FAA will be soliciting offers for this project only from known qualified sources. There will be a fee for the solicitation package. This notice BELOW is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontract at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, payment, and performance bonds up to 1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80 percent guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Programs (STLP), at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximun line of credit is $500,000. For further information regarding the bonding and lending programs, please call the DOT Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. (0184)

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