US Army Engineer District, Honolulu, Building 230, Attn: CEPOD-CT, Fort Shafter, HI 96858-5440

Y -- TA'U ROAD PHASE III IMPROVEMENTS, TA'U ISLAND, AMERICAN SAMOA SOL DACW83-98-R-0021 DUE 073098 POC Point of Contact is Renee Hicks at (808)438-8567 WEB: Pacific Ocean Division Contracting Home Page, http://www.pod.usace.army.mil/ebs.html. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contract specialist via, renee.hicks@poh01.usace.army.mil. Ta'u Road Phase III Improvements, Ta'u Island, American Samoa. This project consists of construction of over 4 miles of concrete road base materials, low water crossings and water main installation on Ta'u Island, American Samoa. The estimated construction cost is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The performance period is 730 calendar days. Proposal evaluation factors are as follows: (1) Experience in successfully completing construction of similar magnitude and complexity. (2) Experience in successfully completing construction projects in remote island areas. (3) Experience in and knowledge of US Government Construction contract procedures. (4) Availability of experienced and highly qualified managerial and technical personnel with regards to familiarity with US Government Contractor Quality Control (CQC). (5) Availability of experienced and highly qualified managerial and technical personnel in regards to familiarity with US Government construction contract administration. (6) Ownership of and/or ready access to facilities and equipment required for performance of the projects. (7) Record of performance as to time and reliability. (8) Record of performance as to quality. Small and disadvantaged firms are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses. All interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provision of Public Law 95-507. This is an unrestricted procurement utilizing Electronic Bid Sets (EBS). Solicitation to be issued on/about June 22, 1998. Traditional hard copies of plans and specifications will not be available for this project. Solicitation documents will be provided on Compact Disks-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) for a non-refundable charge of $30.75. Solicitation documents shall be requested through any of the following methods only: a) mail requests to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, Box 126, Building 550, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5120; b) via courier service to: Defense Automated Printing Service, Attn: Army Corps Solicitation, Building 550, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 96860-5120; or c) via facsimile (if paying by credit card) to (808) 471-2604. Requests must state company name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, solicitation number, project title, and company designation (prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier, or plan room). Envelope front must show the solicitation number. Checks shall be made out payable to the U.S. Treasury. Provide separate check for each project requested. Checks containing payment for multiple projects will be returned to requestor without action. Facsimile requests must state (1) the above required company information, and (2) cardholder's name, account number, and card expiration date. VISA and MasterCard are the only credit cards accepted. Firms requesting air express service shall furnish completed airbills showing recipient's name, company name, telephone number, company billing account number, and type of delivery required. Firms with foreign delivery addresses shall provide completed commercial or corporate invoices in addition to the completed airbills. Failure to supply completed airbills and commercial or corporate invoices (if applicable) will result in solicitation documents being sent via regular US mail. Failure to provide any of the foregoing information, documents, and/or payment may delay mailing of solicitation documents. SUMMARY: 1. Send all requests and payments to the Defense Automated Printing Service (DAPS) as addressed above. Do not send to the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu. 2. Solicitation documents will no longer be available for purchase over the counter from the U.S. Army Engineer District, Honolulu. 3. Provide separate check for each project requested. Make checks payable to the U.S. Treasury. 4. DAPS will accept requests for solicitation documents via mail, courier service, or facsimile in accordance with the above instructions. Solicitation documents are not available for purchase or pick-up over the counter at DAPS. 5. Allow up to five days from the date DAPS receives requests for solicitation documents to be mailed out. 6. Address inquiries regarding issuance of solicitations, amendments, and plan holder listings to DAPS at (808) 471-0451. Address technical and all other inquiries to the points of contact identified in this document. Firms with internet access are requested to obtain plan holder listings from DAPS website http://www.hawaii.wnbt.daps.mil/ARMY/corps.htm. Project information, to include Bid Opening Dates, can be obtained from the Honolulu Engineer District website http://www.pod.usace.army.mil/ebs.html. (0153)

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