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Z -- THE EXPANSION OF BUILDING 11, ON NIH CAMPUS SOL 263-97-P(CC)-0200 DUE 020797 POC Jean Riddle, Contract Specialist, 301/435-3558. Pre-solicitation -- The National Institutes of Health plans to solicit construction services for the expansion of Building 11 on the NIH campus. The contractor(s), as a minimum will be responsible for a Building addition consisting of approximately 7644 square meters. The expansion consists of: two (2) levels below grade, a high bay chiller area at grade and a two (2) story office/shop area. Site work for placement of the building to include relocation/addition to sanitary water, storm water, steam, chilled water supply and return, electrical and communications. Tunnel connection (approximately 80 meters) for Building 11 expansion to the campus tunnel system will be constructed 15 KV service for the expansion will extend from Building 46 west substation. Transformers and switch gears shall be provided for the equipment. Installation of chillers 22, 23, and 24 and all associated auxiliary equipment with a total capacity of 15,000 tons. Installation of secondary variable speed pumping system, installation of a 10,000 ton free cooling for winter operation and asbestos abatement and lead paint removal. This project will have three (3) options, which will be implemented pending availability of funds as outlined: Option 1: Provide Chiller 25 with a total capacity of 5,000 tons, Option 2: Provide ozone water treatment for cooling towers 22, 23, and 24, Option 3: Provide ozone water treatment for cooling tower 25. Firms shall have a minimum of 10 years experience in the type of work outlined above. The general contractor and his first tier structural, civil and electrical subcontractors shall submit their qualifications for evaluation as a part of their proposal. The proposals will be evaluated for cost and technical merit and these two factors shall have essentially equal weight. The technical proposal shall be evaluated based on technical experience, past performance, relevant project experience on similar projects, management plan including work and schedule plan and staffing, personnel experience, quality control plan, safety plan and safety records on past projects, these evaluation factors will be elaborated upon in the solicitation. The solicitation will be ready for issuance sometime in early February, 1997. All responsible sources may respond to this solicitation. Requests shall be presented in writing accompanied with a money order, certified check or cashiers check for $330.00 payable to the National Institutes of Health. Contract completion time will be 1185 calendar days. A pre-proposal meeting/site visit will be noted in the solicitation. A fixed price construction contract is contemplated with an estimated cost of more than $30,000,000.00. SIC Code for this procurement is 1542. (0015)

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