Northern Division, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090

Z -- POTABLE WATER STORAGE, BUILDINGS 85 AND 153, WINTER HARBOR, ME SOL N62472-96-B-0445 DUE 040497 POC Regina A Knox, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0630. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specifications for this project, must send in their request on company letterhead, stating if you are biddind as a prime contractor or sub-contractor/supplier along with a Company Check, Cashier's check or Money order (Visa and Mastercard can be used to purchase plans and specifications by faxing in your account number to Donna Szlener at (215) 897-6165) in the amount of $40.00 to: DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING OFFICE, PHILADELPHIA NAVAL BASE, BUILDING 77-L, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19112. Each check must be made payable to the U.S. TREASURY and annotated with the applicalbe solicitation number. Two sets of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class mail upon availability to those contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as required or your check is not made payable to the U.S. TREASURY, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNITL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation packages via expedited courier service please contact: Donna Szlener at (215) 897-6551. For Technical question concerning the bid packages please contact Mrs Regina Knox at 610-595-0630. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The work includes the provision of earthwork, cast-in-place potable water storage tanks installation, pre-engineered metal building installation including cast-in-place concrete floor and foundation, insulation, wall and roofing systems, bituminous concrete pavement, interior plumbing, pumps, chlorination equipment, interior and underground electrical work, ventilation equipment and all incidental related work. Estimated Cost Range: $250,000 -- $500,000. The Sic Code is 1541 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17.0 million are applicable to this contract. The proposed contract (solicitation) will be issued as Unrestricted and is subject to evaluation criteria set forth in DRAF 252.219-7008 -- Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Construction Acquisition Test Program (APR 1996). (0058)

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