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

Z -- U.S. DISTRICT COURT RENOVATIONS, PHASE 3 SOL GS05P97GBC0008 DUE 061097 POC Maria Williams, GSA, PBS, Property Development (5PCI) E-MAIL: U.S. General Services Administration, PBS, Property Development Division, maria.williams@gsa.gov. This announces the proposed acquisition of construction services for the renovation of the 11th, 12th, and 13th floors and the creation of a display area on the 25th floor of the E. M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois. This project may include the following options as additions/deletions to the base contract work: elevator lobby renovations; temperature control updates; public toilet restorations; provision of a master clock system, granite wall panels behind court benches, and a courtroom wood veneer millwork mock-up; and, the deletion of carpet tile installation materials and labor. The SIC code for this project is 1542 "General Contractors -- Nonresidential Buildings Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses." The project will be performed in two stages, each stage designating specific construction time periods and a specific tenant relocation time. The estimated total cost for construction is between $10.0 and $20.0 Million. The acquisition is open to all size business entities. However, a small business subcontracting plan will be required of all offerors, regardless of their size. This will be a negotiated, source selection procedure based on the "Greatest Value" concept. Award to the lowest price offer is neither precluded nor required. The following categories, in descending order of importance, outline the criteria that will be used to evaluate offers: 1. Past performance on similar projects, 2. Qualifications of proposed team/Team interviews, 3. Socioeconomic goals, 4. Environmental objectives. Plans and specifications will be available on or about May 5, 1997. The fee for the set is $75.00. To request sets, please write to Maria Williams at GSA, PBS, Property Development, 230 S. Dearborn Street, Room 3512, Chicago, Illinois 60604. All requests for plans and specifications must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier's check or money order made out to "GSA." No cash or personal checks will be accepted. Be sure to specify the company name, contact name, address and telephone number in your request and refer to solicitation GS05P97GBC0008. Proposals will be due on June 10, 1997, by 4:00 p.m., Chicago time. Bid guarantees in the amount of 20% of the offer amount are required. Completion time will be 635 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed. Funding is currently available for this project. After receipt of proposals, no information regarding the proposal or the number or identity of offerors will be available until after contract award. (0108)

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