Federal Bureau of Prisons, Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Quarters 14, Lexington, Kentucky 40511

Y -- CONSTRUCT STAFF TRAINING CENTER BUILDING AT THE FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX IN BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA SOL IFB 177-0270 DUE 111297 POC Melvin L. Gardner, Regional Contract Specialist, (606) 253-8889, Fax (606) 253-8882. The Federal Bureau of Prisons seeks to award a contract for the construction of a Staff Training Center Building at the Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, North Carolina, in accordance with the contract documents, drawings, and specifications. The Contractor under this requirement shall be required to provide all labor, materials, equipment, expertise, etc., to successfully construct a 10,000 square foot, single story building, with HVAC, Sprinkler System, and Fire Alarm System. This building has been designed to comply with North Carolina State Building Codes, NFPA Codes, Uniform Federal Accessability Standars (UFAS), and other applicable codes, as well as the Seismic Safety Requirements. The successful bidding Contractor shall be required to attend regularly scheduled progress meetings, and in addition, prepare all required submittals and shop drawings for the Federal Bureau of Prisons approval, prior to construction. The project magnitude is within the estimated range of $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The estimated issue date of the Invitation For Bid is October 6, 1997, with a Bid Opening date of November 12, 1997. A Pre-Bid Meeting/Site Visit is scheduled for October 27,1997, at 9:00am, and all perspective bidders are encouraged to attend this meeting, since this meeting will be the only site visit for this project. This project is unrestricted, and not set-asside for small business concerns. The project completion time is 330 calendar days. Requests for solicitation packages shall be submitted in writting to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mid-Atlantic Regional Contracting Office, 3600 Spurr Road, Quarters 14, Lexington, KY 40511, Attn: Melvin L. Gardner, Regional Contract Specialist. A non-refundable deposit in the amount of $100.00 is required for each solicitation package request. All deposits shall be made payable to Middleton, McMillian Architects, and sent to the Contracting Officer listed above. This fee is for the administrative and reproduction costs for the issuance of the solicitation package. Respondents to the Pre-Solicitation Notice for this project need not resubmit a request for bid documents, bid packages will be forwarded as soon as solicitation is issued. The solicitation package may also be viewed at the Federal Correctional Institution, Old Highway 75, Butner, North Carolina, at no charge, by contacting John Evers, Contract Specialist, at (919) 575-4541, ext. 3012, by appointment only. (0258)

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