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

Y -- REPLACE FAMILY HOUSING (DESIGN/BUILD) SOL DACA83-98-R-0039 DUE 110298 POC Point of Contact is Renee Hicks, Contract Specialist, at (808)438-8567 WEB: POD 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. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED. Request for Proposal No. DACA83-98-R-0039, FY99 FHNC PN 47296, Replace Family Housing Units, Areas I & J, Schofield Barracks (Design/Build). The work involves the replacement of 64 dwelling units in the I & J Housing Areas at Schofield Barracks. The work includes design and construction of 64 one or two story multifamily housing units. The family housing units will include garages and patios, kitchen ranges, refrigerators, washers, dryers, garbage disposals, dishwashers and hard-wired interconnected smoke detectors, etc. Supporting facilities include underground utilities and information systems, road improvement and street lights, paving, walks, curbs, gutters, neighborhood park and landscaping. At least 5% of the units shall be handicapped accessible/modifiable. Work also includes demolition of 64 enlisted family quarters, removal and disposal of lead based paint and asbestos containing materials, testing, and cleanup incidental to the repair work. Major technical evaluation areas are: design, management capability, and maintainability and quality of exterior, interior, and equipment. The estimated construction cost is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. This is an unrestricted procurement utilizing Electronic Bid Sets (EBS). Solicitation to be issued on/about August 19, 1998. SPECIAL NOTE: A Site Visit is scheduled for September 9, 1998. Interested parties will meet at 8:30 A.M. on the Building 230 Loading Dock at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. To reserve a seat on the bus, call Lise Ditzel-Ma at (808)438-7071. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on September 9, 1998, at 12:30 P.M. in room 322, Building 230, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. 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 airbillsshowing 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, orfacsimile 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. Posted 07/30/98 (W-SN230903). (0211)

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