SP -- SITE ACQUISITION NEW SPRINGFIELD COURTHOUSE SITE SELECTION FOR NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS Public notice is hereby given that the General Services Administration (GSA) will conduct an investigation of possible sites for a new federal courthouse in Springfield, MA. Representatives of GSA will begin the site investigation in Springfield, MA on or about December 21, 1998. This site acquisition is being conducted pursuant to statutory authority contained in the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended. 40 U.S.C. Sec. 601, et seq. Pursuant to this authority, GSA is authorized to conduct this site selection without regard to the competitive procurement procedures contained in Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, commonly referred to as the Competition in Contracting Act. All offered sites must satisfy the following minimum criteria to be considered: A site of not less than 100,000 square feet will be required. An offer may consist of more than one parcel, but the offered site should have a minimum frontage of not less than 250 feet on the principal street. THE SITE MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN, OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO, THE FOLLOWING DELINEATED AREA WITHIN SPRINGFIELD_S CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD): Within or immediately adjacent to the area bounded by the following: The Connecticut River to Liberty Street to Chestnut Street to Lyman Street to Spring Street to Union Street back to the Connecticut River. Owners of parcels aggregating less than the size specified, but to which adjoining parcels may be added to produce a site of required size, are encouraged to offer such parcels for inspection. Sites which may be donated to the Federal Government are solicited as well as sites which are available for sale. Owners or agents desiring to submit sites for consideration should submit site data by 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 1998 along with an original Form of Offer to Frank Saviano, Project Manager at the address listed below: General Services Administration (1PC) Public Buildings ServiceNew Springfield Courthouse Project T.P. O_Neill Federal Building, Room 975 10 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02222 To obtain a Form of Offer, please contact Mr. Saviano at (617) 565-5494. Any offer made by someone who is not the owner of an offered site must include a letter of authorization from the owner or principal granting the offeror permission to submit the site. The Government will select the site considered to be the most advantageous to the United States, all factors considered. In order to ensure that the selected site is most advantageous to the United States, the Government will also consider any unique attributes or other nuances of a site deemed worthy of consideration. This advertisement is not a basis for negotiation and notice is hereby given that sites other than those offered in response to this advertisement may be considered. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://eps.arnet.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=NMA0024&Loc ID=258. E-MAIL: Peter Menzies, peter.menzies@gsa.gov. Posted 11/23/98 (D-SN273849).

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