Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Procurement & Materiel, L-650, P.O. Box 5012, Livermore, CA 94551

Y -- CONTAINED FIRING FACILITY DUE 030498 POC Greg Israel, Subcontract Administrator Specialist, 510-422-9564 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the subcontract administrator specialist via e-mail, israel1@llnl.gov. The University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, seeks sources for construction of Contained Firing Facility. The estimated price range is between $19,000,000 and $22,000,000. The outcome of the research is to obtain prequalified contractors. Prospective sources should have personnel experienced in general building construction and capabilities in areas such as: 1) blast doors/plates/penetrations ; 2) heavily reinforced concrete structures; 3) mechanical. Interested firms should respond with a description of qualifications as indicated below. The Small Business size standard applicable to the proposed acquisition is $17,000,000. Firms qualifying as a Small Business with respect to this standard should so state. Four sets of prequalification submittals are required on or before March 4, 1998 at 3:30 P.M. PST. Time is of the essense and no extensions for submitting responses will be granted. Facsimile and telephone responses will not be accepted. This notice is to assist the University in determining the potential for competition; no solicitation is currently available. Insurance Requirements The following level of insurance is required for this project. General Aggregate: $10,000,000 Products, Completed Operations Aggregate: $10,000,000 Personal and Advertising Injury: $5,000,000 Each Occurrence: $2,500,000 Fire Damage (any one occurrence): $50,000 Business Auto Liability (per occurrence): $1,000,000 Contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain all-risk insurance plus the maximum benefits stated in the workers'Compensation Law of the State of California. Response Content Responses shall be in the form of the documentation identified below and a letter from the contractor providing data and certifications as noted below: 1) Financial Data Maximum dollar amount of bank credit available for performance of this project Contractor's borrowing experience for the past three years (amount of each loan during the period and loan status, i.e., paid in full, current, in arrears) Most recent audited financial statement or 10K 2) Surety Name of present surety. Surety must be listed on the Department of the Treasury's Listing of Approved Sureties. Number of times any surety has completed contractor's work in the past five years. Total bonding capacity in dollars Available bonding capacity at time of response in dollars 3) Insurance Name of insurance carrier and local broker Certification that the Contractor can meet the insurance requirements listed above. 4) Safety Record Experience Modification Rate Total Recordable Injury/Illness Case Rate Lost Workday Case Rate 5) Experience Class "B"-General Building Contractor licensed in California All projects over $15,000,000 completed in the past five years Clearly identify all projects involving heavily reinforced concrete work and industrial mechanical, process equipment, and controls Value of the work performed by the contractor's own forces on all projects listed aboveName and telephone number of a contact for each project listed above The University will conduct an evaluation of the contractor's response to determine if all of the information requested is provided. Failure to provide any information may result in disqualification. The University will evaluate the remaining responses to determine if, in the University's opinion, the contractor is deemed qualified for successful performance of the type of work required for this project. Bonding Bid bonds in the amount of 10% of the lump sum will be required at bid due date. Performance (100%) and payment ($2,500,000) bonds will be required before notice to proceed. The University reserves the right to reject any or all responses and to waive non-material irregularities in any response. All information submitted as a response will be considered official information acquired in confidence and the University will maintain its confidentiality to the extent permitted by law. All prequalification documentationis to be submitted to one of the following addresses: University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Construction & Fabrication Group, Mail Code L-652 Attention: Greg Israel Post Office Box 5502 Livermore, CA 94551 University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Construction & Fabrication Group, Mail Code L-652 Attention: Greg Israel 7000 East Avenue Livermore, CA 94550 (0051)

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