GSA, PBS, Property Development Division (5PCM), 230 South Dearborn Street, Rm. 3360, Chicago, IL 60604-1503

Y -- HAMMOND, IN, NEW U.S. COURTHOUSE. SOL GSO5P96GBC0015 DUE 092096 POC: Pam Wilczynski, 312/353-2496. Project includes but is not limited to providing all labor, materials, equipment, and supervision required for the construction of a 26,000 square meter (270,000 square foot) four-story courthouse. The building will include seven courtrooms and ancillary spaces, eight judges chambers, space for the Clerk of the Court and Clerk of the Bankruptcy Court, district offices for two Senators and a Congressman, and three Executive Branch offices (U.S. Attorney, U.S. Marshal, and U.S. Trustee). Space for a cafeteria, firing range, building support functions, and inside parking will be provided in the building. In addition, a minimum of 275 outdoor parking spaces will be provided on site. The building will be constructed utilizing metric system of measurement. Construction consists in part of auger cast piles, steel frame superstructure with limestone cladding, cast in place, precast, and composite steel flooring, interior architectural millwork, traction and hydraulic elevators, security/detention equipment, food service equipment, landscaping, and VAV HVAC system. This project will include options which may consist of, but is not strictly limited to interior finishes, elevator maintenance, exterior work, concrete precast. The estimated construction cost is more than $10,000,000. The estimated construction period for this project is 540 calendar days. The offer will consist of a technical and a price proposal. A single-phase evaluation process will be used. Offer selection will be made based upon the following technical evaluation criteria which are in descending order of importance: Quality Control Plan, Pat Performance on Similar Projects, and Key Personnel Qualifications. In addition to the documentation required to illustrate the evaluation criteria, offerors will submit a price proposal and subcontracting plan. Price is equal to the combined weight of technical factors. For this solicitation, the Government will use the ``greatest value concept'' in selecting the contractor. Final selection will be to the responsible offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the Government considering both technical factors and price. The SIC is 1542, and the applicable small business size standard is $17,000,000 which is based on average annual receipts for the past three fiscal years. This solicitation is open to all business concerns IAW the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. Therefore, responses from both small and large business concerns will be considered and evaluated for selection. Award to the successful offeror, if not a small business concern, will be contingent upon submission and approval of an acceptable subcontracting plan. Funding is currently available. Closing date and time of submittal of offers is 092096 at 4:00 p.m. (local time). Offers will be opened privately. The number of proposals received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any offer or relative standing of any offer will not be disclosed. RFP will be available o/a 080696. There will be a $150.00 non-refundable charge for each set of specifications. Payment must be in the form of a money order, cashier's check, or certified check made out to the General Services Administration. Personal or company checks will not be accepted and will be returned to the sender. To request specifications, contact Cecelia Morris at the above address or call 312/353-9780. Please be prepared to state name, address, solicitation number, project title and location. See Note 3. (205)

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