U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- RAILYARD WAREHOUSE, P.N. 39162, FORT CARSON, COLORADO SOL DACA45-98-R-0019 DUE 080798 POC Contract Specialist: Pat Overgaard, 402-221-3031 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.nwo.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Pat Overgaard, Pat .M.Overgaard@usace.army.mil. On or about 6 July 1998, this office will issue Request for Proposals for the design and construction of RAILYARD WAREHOUSE, P.N. 39162, FORT CARSON, COLORADO. Proposals will be received on or about 07 August 1998. This solicitation is unrestricted and open to both large and small business participation.A pre-proposal conference and site visit will be held on or about 22 July 1998. Solicitation package will contain additional information. For details as to the place of assembly, etc., contact the Fort Carson Resident Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bldg. 849, 4760 O'Connell Blvd, Fort Carson, CO 80913-4010, Telephone:(719) 526-5448.FAX (719) 526-5365.The work will include the following:(Approx. quantities)Design and Construction of: Railyard Warehouse includes: 12,585 square meters single story building, customer/employee parking and operational hardstand; Main building is divided into a Central Issue area and a General Warehouse Operations area; Central Issue area includes: reception desk, waiting area, property section, records holding, break area, fitting rooms, turn-in area, classify & repair, bulk storage, turn-in laundry, and toilets; General Warehouse Operations area includes: shipping & receiving, acceptance inspection quality control, parcel post shipping order assembly, offices, break room, arms vault, sensitive storage, and a shop area to package shipments; exterior walls of precast concrete panels; single gabled EPDM roof system; interior walls of metal studs and gypsum board; 37 prewired workstations to be supplied by UNICOR/FPI; floor finishes include: carpet, vinyl composition tile, ceramic tile and exposed concrete; project includes a main floor area and a mezzanine; aluminum windows; doors include exterior and interior hollow metal doors and sectional steel overhead doors in shipping and receiving and around building; ceilings include painted exposed structure and suspended acoustical or gypsum wallboard; Mechanical HVAC and exhaust systems; wet pipe fire protection sprinkler system; trees, shrubs and irrigation system; seeding and sodding; asphalt parking areas (120 parking spaces) with concrete curb and gutter; asphalt hardstand areas; 500 meters access road with concrete curb and gutter; FE-6 chainlink fencing; new underground power distribution system; building, walkway and parking lot lighting; underground Communication system; padmounted transformer; lightning protection system; fire detection and alarm system; domestic water service lines, fire protection water lines, and sanitary wastewater collection; gas distribution service lines; cathodic protection.The estimated design and construction cost of this project is between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract. Large business concerns submitting bids for services exceeding $500,000 or for construction exceeding $1,000,000, shall comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the following goals reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 1998: (a) Small Business: 61.2% of planned subcontracting dollars.(b) Small Disadvantaged Business: 9.1% of planned subcontracting dollars.(c)Women Owned Small Business:4.5% of planned subcontracting dollars.The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work within the time period submitted with the proposal. after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed.he proposal documents are available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. It has been determined that the number of Compact Disks be limited to one (1) per firm. Proposal documents will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may view and/or download this project from the Internet at the following Internet address: http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/EBS/Contract.htm Ordering of CD-ROM shall be made through the Internet address above or faxed to (402) 221-4530 with the following information: 1) Name of Firm; 2)Point of Contact; 3)Mailing Address;4) Street Address for Parcel Delivery Service; 5) Telephone and Fax Phone Numbers with Area Code (FAX numbers are mandatory to ensure the receipt of any amendments that may be faxed);6)level of Participation (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room); and7)Large Business, Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business. If any of the information changes during the advertisement period, submit the information via e-mail to Pat.M.Overgaard@usace.army.mil or by written request or fax. Failure to provide the above information and any changes may cause a delay in receiving CD-ROM and amendments. Questions regarding the ordering of same should be made to: 402-221-3031. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-221-4110. Telephone calls on proposal documents (technical content) should be made to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4547. (0169)

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