Federal Bureau of Prisons, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534

Y -- FIRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE UNITED STATES PENITENTIARY AND FEDERAL PRISON CAMP AT ATWATER, CALIFORNIA SOL IFB-X00-336 DUE 073098 POC Robert J. Kruskie, Contracting Officer, Construction Contracting Section, at (202) 307-0954 This Pre-Solicitation Notice is to announce that the Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to construct a new United States Penitentiary and a Federal Prison Camp near Atwater, California. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number is X00-336. The successful bidder will be required to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to complete a High Security United States Penitentiary and a Minimum Security Federal Prison Camp. The construction includes, but is not limited to utilities, sitework, and building construction for approximately 57,000 square meters (614,000 square feet) of one and two level buildings in a "compound plan" and "campus plan" arrangement. This project is designed using the metric system of measurement. The estimated price range for this project is more than $10,000,000.00. All related work for the construction contract must be completed within 730 calendar days after issuance of a formal notice to proceed. Documents will be available on or about June 15, 1998. Documents may be obtained from the architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc., 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, California 94105, fax number (415) 882-7763, attention: Bill Prindle. All requests for documents must be in writing and accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $900.00. Make checks payable to Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. Documents will be shipped via second day delivery. If overnight service is required, please provide overnight carrier account number. Documents shall not be returned to Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. Telephone inquiries regarding the nature of the project will not be accepted. A site visit and pre-bid conference will take place on or about July 8, 1998 near the project site. The conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the address indicated: USP Atwater, California, Federal Bureau of Prisons Construction Office, 1 federal way, Atwater, California 95301. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. (0134)

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