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Z -- BUILDING RENOVATIONS, WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE, WESTOVER, MA SOL N62472-97-B-0443 DUE 090198 POC Andy Donahue, Contract Specialist, 610-595-0626. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specification for this project, can mail or fax (215-697-1462) in their request on company letterhead stating if you are bidding as a prime contractor or sub-contractor/supplier, your complete address, telephone number and fax number along with a Company Check, Cashier's check, Money Order in the amount of $34.00 (THIS CHARGE IS NONREFUNDABLE) to: DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING OFFICE, BUILDING 4/D, ATTN: ROY BOWSER, 700 ROBBINS AVE., PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111-5094. Each check must be made payable to the U.S. TREASURY and annotated with the applicable solicitation number. Two sets of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class Mail upon availability to those contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as requires or your check is not made payable to the U.S. TREASURY, your check will be returned unprocessed. NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL BE ISSUED UNTIL PROPER PAYMENT HAS BEEN RECEIVED. If you would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact Mr. ROY BOWSER AT (215) 697-6257. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: This project is for the renovation of 48,828 square feet of a 100,000 square foot, one story building on Westover Air Reserve Base. The work includes the removal and disposal of roof with deck, including asbestos containing materials. Also includes are the removal and disposal of windows, doors and frames, carpet, finishes, equipment pads, CMU and metal stub partitions, and acoustic ceiling systems. Existing mechanical equipment and ductwork, light fixtures, lamps, electrical devices and conduit, plumbing fixtures, piping and water heaters will also be removed. The new work includes the provision of a single-ply roof, an exterior insulating and finishing system, structural steel, concrete slabs pads, stairs and ramps, new windows and doors, new interior CMU and metal stud partitions, carpeting,ceramic tile, acoustic ceiling tile and suspension system, new heating and cooling system (gas fired boilers and all associated equipment), new lighting and electrical system, new sprinklers, plumbing fixtures and piping and all incidental related work. Estimated cost range is $1,000,000.00- $5,000,000.00. The SIC code is 1542 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17 million are applicable to this contract. The proposed contract (solicitation) will be issued as unrestricted and is subject to the evaluation criteria set forth in DFAR 252.219-7008 -- Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Construction Acquisitions -- Test Program (APR 1996). (Per the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) has been amended to require all contractors to register in the Department of Defense (DOD) Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. Be advised for solicitations issued after May 31, 1998, failure to be registered in the CCR makes an offeror ineligible for award of DOD contracts. Information regarding this registration may be obtained by accessing our web site at http://www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil or by referring to DFAR Subpart 204.73. Bidders/Offerors should submit vertification of their's firm's registration in the DOD CCR Database with their Bid or Proposal. If you need additional information, please contact Ms. Sheila Brown at (610) 595-0639). For technical questions concerning the plans and specification, please faxed to Mr. Andrew Donahue at (610) 595-0644. (0174)

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