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Y -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A U.S. COURTHOUSE SOL GS-03P-96-DXC-0037 DUE 122096 POC Contact,LLOYD JENKINS,215/656-6112,Contracting Officer,James Concannon,215/ 656-6112 NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A U.S. COURTHOUSE AND I.R.S. FEDERAL COMPLEX, SOLICITATION GS-03P-96-DXC-0037, DUE 10/23/96, POC Contact, Lloyd J. Jenkins, (215) 656-6112, Contracting Officer James Concannon, (215) 656-6112, Furnish all labor, material, equipment, and supervision necessary for construction of the new U.S. Courthouse and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal Complex to be located in downtown Beckley, West Virginia. The site for the New Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Complex located in the downtown Central Business District (CBD) in Beckley, West Virginia. GSA purchased the site from the City of Beckley which housed a city parking lot holding 450 vehicles. The 1.05 hectare irregular L-shaped site slopes approximately 10 meters from Heber and Main streets to the west toward First Avenue. GSA is currently working with a small business contractor who is preparing the site for construction. The parking lot is being demolished, and the soil/rock excavated to the approximate basement foundation grade. The contractor is is also providing excavated fill to a city site, that may be used to backfill in the prime project. The contractor will maintain the site and turn over site maintenance and the security fence to the prime contractor at award. Context: Beckley is a relatively small town of 20,000 people. The New Federal Complex and U.S. Courthouse provides a greater focus of activity for Beckley's downtown business district by upon the closed-off portion of Heber Street adjacent to the Raleigh County Courthouse, thereby expanding the existing 'Pedestrian Court House Square' to define a new Square. The Classical composition of the building's facades distinguishes the Square as a civic landmark, complementing both the neighboring County Courthouse and the existing U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building nearby. The New Federal Courthouse's facade squarely faces Main and Heber Streets, proclaiming the hierarchy and dignity of the building's civic purpose without dwarfing the surrounding commercial, religious, and civic structures, which date predominantly from the late 1800's and early 1900's and range in scalefrom to two to six stories high. Siting: The 17,170 GSM facility will consist of three principal volumes: The Courthouse, the IRS building, and a connecting Civic Lobby. The three components of the New Federal Complex are organized along a pedestrian arcade which, in effect, extends Main Street into a new, garden like public plaza at the center of the block. The building's site plan thus transforms the residual space behind the existing buildings to the south of the project site into a significant civic amenity: the New Federal Courthouse Square. The design of the Square as well as the garden and walkways that lead to it accommodate a 10-meter change in grade between Heber Street to the East and First Avenue to the West; while the pedestrian arcade extends across the site at the level of Heber Street. Building Plan: The building footprint is an ''L'' shape consisting of approximately 3,500 meters. The Courthouse comprises three floors above the level of Heber Street (above grade) and two floors below grade. The third floor houses the District Courtroom, Judges Chambers and clerical offices. The second floor houses the Magistrate Courtroom, Judges Chambers and clerical offices (a mechanical level is between the second and third floor). The first (lobby) floor, located at the level of Heber Street and the pedestrian arcade, house offices for U.S. Probation and the U.S.D.C. Clerk. The US Marshals Service security checkpoint for the facility is located in the main Civic Lobby at this level. The ground level (below grade) houses the Federal Public Defender, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Jury Assembly, the Grand Jury spaces and 11 secure parking spaces. The lower basement level houses mechanical spaces and connects to the IRS mechanical basement. The IRS Building consists of four floors: the below grade mechanical basement, and three office floors above the level of First Avenue (or one floor above and below the level of the Heber Street pedestrian arcade). The project work includes all work necessary for new construction and will include work in the following areas: Caisson and slab on grade foundation, Concrete, Structural Steel, Metal Decking, Fireproofing, Masonry, Precast Concrete, Roofing, Panelling, Custom millwork, and built-in furnishings, Drywall, Doors, Windows, Carpet, Paint, Elevators, HVAC, Plumbing, Fire protection, and Electrical power and distribution, Lighting, Security systems, and detention cell areas, Soundproofing and accoustical considerations, Building Automation System, Landscaping and other associated work. The project will have Options ranging from adding landscaping to revising the roof structure. This is a metric project; drawings and specifications are prepared using metric units, all shop drawings will be required in metric as well. Work is expected to take 22 months from Notice to Proceed. Offers will be evaluated in accordance with Source Selection Procedures outlined in the solicitation package based on the following two technical evaluation factors: 1) Past Performance and 2) Key Personnel Qualifications and Organizational Structure, as well as Price Related Factors. A solicitation package of instructions for submitting technical proposals based on the two aforementioned technical evaluation factors will be available on or about September 20, 1996. Technical offers will be due on October 23, 1996. Specifications and drawings will be issued on or about November 20, 1996. Price Proposals will be due December 20, 1996, 30 calendar days after issuance of specifications and drawings. Offerors must submit a technical proposal in order to be eligible to submit a price proposal. Offerors are invited to attend a Pre-Proposal Conference scheduled for October 16, 1996, at the Regional Office Building in Philadelphia, Room 818 at 10:00 AM. The address of the Regional Office appears at the top of this notice. The purpose of this conference is to discuss the Source Selection Contracting Concept so that offerors can ascertain the general conditions of the procurement that could materially affect their technical submission. Please confirm, in writing, your attendance at this conference no later than October 4, 1996, and list the total number of people from your company who will attend. Please send confirmation to: Mr. Lloyd J. Jenkins, GSA New River Realty Services District (3PNK), The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Room 621, Philadelphia, PA 19107-3396, or fax to (215) 656-7424. Firms requesting copies of the solicitation are required to do so in writing to Mr. Lloyd J. Jenkins at the address or fax number identified above. There is no charge for the part of the solicitation package being issued on or about September 20, 1996, however, there will be a charge for the specifications and drawings expected to be issued on or about November 20, 1996. The amount of this charge and instructions for remitting payment will be issued in an amendment to this Commerce Business Daily notice. This procurement is being solicited through full and open competition. A subcontracting plan will be required. This synopsis constitutes the synopsis of the Pre-Invitation Notice. The estimated cost range for this project, including all options, is between $20 million and $30 million. The SIC code for this project is 1542. There are approximately 16 options for additional work items and and this notice constitutes the synopsis of those options. (0243)

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