Directorate of Contracting, US Army Garrison, Hawaii, Attn: APVG-GKC, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5025

S -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT FOR PRIVATIZATION OF US ARMY WASTEWATER UTILITY DUE 121597 POC Contract Specialist C Jaber (808) 438-6535 X 203 FAX (808) 438-6563 The Government is seeking potential sources interested in the privatization of the U.S. Army owned wastewater utility collection, treatment and disposal facilities which provides wastewater utility service to military installations located in and around Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The scope of this initiative involves the purchase, ownership, maintenance and operation of the wastewater utility system which provides utility service to various military installations located in and around Schofield Barracks and on-base commercial tenants. The wastewater utility system consists of the following: 33 buildings and/or associated support structures, eight holding tanks ranging in capacity size from 42,800 to 1,250,000 gallons, approximately 506,800 linear feet of piping, ranging in size from four inches to 24 inches in diameter, with eight inches being the average diameter, 1,562 manholes, 17 duplex-type lift stations of which nine have emergency generators. Originally constructed in 1976, the facility's3.2 MGD capacity is being upgraded by the Government to 4.2 MGD by 1998. The maximum design capacity of the facility is 8.0 MGD. A substantial upgrade occurred in 1991 that included addition of a second primary clarifier and digester. The Army may award a 10-year utility service contract to a commercial service provider whose oral presentation and written response to a solicited Request for Proposal (RFP) which best meets the needs of the Government based on scored evaluation factors of technical capability, past experience and performance, qualifications and licenses, environmental issues, price and other cost-related factors. A dual pre-proposal conference and site visit will commence the privatization acquisition process. Respondents are requested to submit letters of interest for this potential acquisition to the address indicated below by December 15, 1997. Letters of interest shall include a brief company profile and experience statement demonstrating experience in owning/operating/maintaining this type of utility system. U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii Directorate of Contracting ATTN: APVG-GKC, Mr. Charles Jaber Building 520, Basement Level, Pierce Street Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5025 (0318)

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