Contracting Officer (90C), Department of Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System, 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, TX 75216

Z -- ROOF REPLACEMENT, BLDG. 1, PROJECT #96-112 SOL 549-43-97 DUE 042897 POC Joyce K. Cadwell, Contracting Officer, (214) 302-7535 Furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and supervision to complete Project #96-112, Roof Replacement, Building 1, at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System Dallas Facility, 4500 S. Lancaster Rd., Dallas, TX, 75216, in accordance with project plans and specifications. Work includes completely removing all the existing roofing down to the deck; properly preparing the roof deck, repairing or replacing damaged or deteriorated decking; installing new clay tile, copper and membrane (built-up) roofing systems; and certain other items. Cost range for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. All work will be completed within 135 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Award is subject to the availability of funds. Standard Industrial Code 1761, Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work, applies to this acquisition and has a small business size standard of $7 million. However, in accordance with P.L. 100-656, this acquisition is unrestricted as to business size. Bid packages will be available on or about 3/28/97. No bid deposit is required. Bid packages will be issued only to prime contractors or principal subcontractors (materials suppliers of approved membrane roofing systems -- Manville Corp., GAF Building Materials or Tamko Asphalt Products). There are a limited number of specifications and drawings available, which will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. The solicitation may also be viewed at the following plan rooms after date of issuance: AGC/CMD Plan Room, 11111 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX, 75229, PH: (214) 484-2030; and McGraw-Hill Companies, F.W. Dodge Division, 1341 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 1101-E, Dallas, TX, 75247-4943, PH: (214) 688-5001. Plan rooms will also have plan holder list that is updated weekly. Only written requests for Soln. No. IFB 549-43-97 will be accepted, must indicate whether the requestor is a prime contractor or principal subcontractor, and must be marked to Attn: Joyce Cadwell (90C) at the above address. Fax requests will be accepted at (214) 372-7066. Requests for bid packages must be received by 4:30 p.m. local time, 4/11/97. The Contracting Officer will update plan holder lists daily. They must also be requested in writing (same procedures as bid package requests) and will be available through bid opening date. Pre-Solicitation Notices are available and may also be requested in writing. The notices are not required for bidding, but may be used to request bid packages. A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 1:30 p.m. local time, 4/11/97 in the Conference Room, Bldg. 8, Acquisition & Materiel Management at the above address. A site visit will be conducted at that time. Interested bidders are expected to attend and are encouraged to fax technical questions to the Contracting Officer via mail or fax by 4/9/97. Bid opening will be on or about 4/28/97. Exact time, date and place of bid opening will be shown on solicitation. (0070)

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