GSA, PBS, Property Development (5PC), 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3516, Chicago, IL 60604-1696

Y -- PHASE ONE -- EXCAVATION AND FOUNDATION, NEW FEDERAL BUILDING, CLEVELAND, OHIO SOL GS05P97GBC0007 DUE 050897 POC Rachel Zahn at (312) 886-4106, Technical questions, Camdon Hindes at (312) 353-5894 17. The project consists of, but is not limited to: site clearing, deep excavation and preparation for building foundations, storm and sanitary sewers, shoring, contaminated soil remediation, cast-in-place concrete footings, hauling, trucking and mat foundation for the New U.S. Courthouse, southeast corner of Huron Road and Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. The site will be remediated for soil contamination prior to work beginning. However, the contract scope of work may require small areas of remediation and special waste hauling. Work includes but is not strictly limited to providing all labor, materials, and supervision for providing barricades, fences and access control, sedimentation and erosion control, temporary drainage, temporary protection and/or support of RTA right-of-way, contaminated soil remediation; demolishing site concrete/structures & site utilities. Offerors will be required to submit with their offers proof of experience in mat foundation, deep excavation and shoring, and contaminated soil remediation. Any contractor or subcontractor performing contaminated soil remediation, shoring and mat foundation shall satisfy special responsibility requirements prior to award. An option to include an interceptor sewer may be part of the contract services. Time for completion is estimated at 210 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. Total estimated construction cost is between $5 million and $10 million dollars. Funds are not currently available. No document charge or deposit is required. This procurement is set aside for small business concerns under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, established by Title VII of the "Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988" (Public Law 104-208). The SIC code is 1629, and the small business size standard is $17 million (annual average gross revenue for the last 3 fiscal years). A pre-proposal conference is anticipated for April 8, 1997. Specific information on the pre-proposal conference will be included in specifications and published in the CBD. Proposals will be opened privately on May 8, 1997, 4:00 PM (local time). Information regarding the offers, including the number of offerors, will not be available prior to award. RFPs will be available o/a March 24, 1997. All responsible small business concerns may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. To request a copy of the RFP, contact Rachel Zahn at (312) 886-4106 or write to the Chicago address above. If you have technical questions please contact Camdon Hindes at (312) 353-5894. See Note 1. (0045)

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