Department of Procurement, US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York 11024-1699

Z -- REPLACEMENT OF TWO CENTRAL CHILLED WATER PLANTS SOL DTMA95-96-B-00007. Due 102996. Contact, John Muir, 516-773-5584/Contracting Officer. This project includes furnishing all material, labor, equipment and supervision for the replacement of the central chilled water plants in two educational buildings located on the campus of US Merchant Marine Academy. Work shall encompass the removal of existing air conditioning units, including chillers, pumps, cooling towers and associated piping and controls. The existing chilled water plant serving Gibbs/Fulton Hall consists of two 150 ton units with R-11 refrigerant located within a below grade mechanical equipment room; the associated double cell cooling tower is located on the roof of the building. The two new chillers shall be electric water cooled centrifugal or rotary screw, utilizing R-22 or R-134a refrigerant. Chiller cooling capacities shall be approximately 180 tons, with a minimum full load efficiency of .66 KW/ton at the specified operating conditions. The chilled water plant serving Bowditch Hall consists of one 200 ton electric water cooled centrifugal chiller with R-11 refrigerant. This plant is also located in a below grade mechanical equipment room within the building and the associated cooling tower is on grade adjacent to the mechanical equipment room. The new chiller shall be electric water cooled centrifugal or rotary screw, utilizing R-22 or R-134a refrigerant. Chiller cooling capacities shall be approximately 190 tons with a minimum full load efficiency of .66 KW/ton at the specified operating conditions. Due to physical constraints of the buildings, the chillers shall be brought into the mechanical equipment rooms in components. The field assembly of the chillers shall be supervised and certified by a factory authorized technician. The new chilled water systems shall be operational by the start of the cooling season. Temporary cooling shall be provided by the contractor at no additional cost to the Government if the mandatory construction schedule is not satisfied. THERE IS A $200.00 FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE) FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. YOUR COMPANY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO ``US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION - MARITIME ADMINISTRATION''. PERSONAL CHECKS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. Plans and specifications will be available until the supply is exhausted. The tentative date for the site inspection is 8 October 1996. The estimated range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. All requests for the solicitation must be made in writing. No telephone requests shall be accepted. The applicable standard industrial classification is 1711. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. 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, performance and payment bonds up $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (247)

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