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Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A FEDERAL DETENTION CENTER LOCATED NEAR HONOLULU, HAWAII SOL IFB X00-0320 DUE 073098 POC Peter Van Steyn, Contracting Officer, (202) 307-0954. This Notice is to announce that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is soliciting for competitive bids, and intends to construct a new Federal Detention Center (FDC) to be located in Honolulu, Hawaii. This projects Invitation for Bid X00-0320 is a single bid package construction solicitation. The proposed FDC is currently planned to house (670) pretrial inmates in a multi-story building comprising of approximately 27,986 square meters. The FDC will include housing units, food service, health service, administrative offices, and other support functions and services. The project also contains a one story 2,335 square meter detached warehouse building. The warehouse building is designed to be a prefabricated metal structure. All related work must be completed with (730) calendar days after issuance of the initial official Notice to proceed. The successful bidder will be required to furnish all labor, materials, services and equipment to complete the construction of the project. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated price range for the construction of this facility is expected to exceed 10 million dollars. The Invitation for Bid documents will be available on or about June 22, 1998, with an anticipated closing date of July 30, 1998. A site visit and Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted on or about July 15, 1998, with the time and location to be announced at a later date. This procurement action is not set-aside for small business concerns. However, participation by small, small disadvantaged, and small woman-owned business is encouraged. The successful bidder will be required to submit a subcontracting plan for this procurement regarding the utilization of small, small disadvantaged, and small woman-owned businesses. All responsible interested sources will be required to submit solicitation request in writing. The bid documents will be available from the Architect-Engineer Firm of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo, 700 Bishop Street, Suite 1800, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813. A non-refundable bid package fee in the amount of $772.00 shall be charged for each set of bid documents, and shall accompany each solicitation request. Only certified checks and money orders will be accepted, and made payable to Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo . Also, a copy of the written solicitation request shall be forwarded to the project contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer and point of contact for inquires and clarifications is Peter Van Steyn, Contracting Officer, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Office of Construction Contracting, 320 First Street NW, Room 500-6, Washington, DC 20534. (Express Mail address: 500 First Street NW, Washington DC 20534). The point of contact can be reached at (202) 307-0954 and fax (202) 616-6055. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls to request solicitation packages will be accepted. (0160)

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