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Y -- PHASE III -- GENERAL TRADES, NEW U.S. COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, OHIO SOL GS05P99GBC0011 DUE 052099 POC Jason Gerloff (312) 886-1542 Y PHASE 3 NEW CONSTRUCTION, U. S. COURTHOUSE, 801 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, NOH94001. Construction services are being solicited for General Trades for Phase III of the new U. S. Courthouse under construction in Cleveland, Ohio. General Trades may include but is not limited to the following: Sitework (including excavation and backfill, site utilities; site concrete, paving, landscaping, etc.); Cast in Place Concrete (including foundations and footings, fill for steel deck, foundation walls, equipment pads and bases, fill for steel pan stairs); Unit Masonry (concrete masonry units for interior walls, glazed concrete, reinforcing and anchorage); Structural Steel (fabrication and erection of structural steel, including steel over active commuter railroad); Metal Decking; Metal Fabrications (steel stairs, steel ladders, and pipe bollards, etc.); Metal Stairs (steel framed, steel pipe handrails, steel grating, and handrails attached); Gratings (metal bar gratings, and metal angle frames and supports for gratings); Ornamental Metalwork (railings, Muntz-metal: light frames, wall panels, lighting components, bar grilles and fin tube enclosures); Rough Carpentry (miscellaneous wood blocking, nailers and plywood); Fluid Applied Waterproofing (rubberized asphalt membrane system and plaza deck insulation); Sprayed on Fireproofing (patch and repair previously applied sprayed on cementitious fireproofing); Traffic Coatings (surface preparation and joint and crack treatment, and pedestrian traffic coatings for interior applications); Joint Sealers; Bronze Flush Doors and Frames (clad panel doors and frames, and finished hardware); Overhead Coiling Doors (insulation, non-insulated doors, operating door assemblies, and electric motor operation); Visual Display Boards (conference unit cabinet, tact boards, marker boards, and custom marker boards and tact boards); Metal Toilet Partitions (ceiling hung toilet compartments, and wall hung urinal screens); Metal Lockers (wardrobe lockers, and locker room benches); Fire Extinguishers and Cabinets (hand carried extinguishers, and mounting brackets); Postal Specialties (vertical mail slots, vertical mail boxes); Operable Panel Partitions (manually operated paired panel partitions, and pocket lockers); Closet Specialties (coat rods and shelves); Equipment (projection screens, parking control equipment, loading dock equipment, and food service equipment); Furnishings (shades, window treatment, draperies, furniture, and foot grilles); Security Booths (prefabricated, custom, modular pre-assembled steel buildings); Wheelchair lift (vertical lift and assemblies). Experience within the past 7 (seven) years is required performing as a prime contractor or subcontractor for at least 1 (one) high-rise building over 10 (ten) stories, with a dollar value more than $10 (ten) million and a minimum of two other similar projects. Experience includes on-site, phased construction coordination between prime contractors or as a subcontractor relative to other subcontractors and prime contractor. Close coordination and cooperation with the Phase II contractor and other Phase III contractors will be required. The experience required by key personnel proposed by the offeror directly corresponds to the experience of the contractor as described to include at least 5 (five) years experience on comparable projects. If a proposal does not meet the requirements of both past experience and key personnel qualifications, it will not be further evaluated based on price. The contractors for this project will be competitively chosen using negotiated procedures. Award will be based on the lowest-price, technically acceptable offer. The twenty-four (24) story building will contain office and federal court functions. Spaces that will be constructed include courtrooms and Judges' chambers, law library, general office, training rooms, limited function auditorium, toilet rooms, loading dock, lobbies/waiting areas, detention cell clocks, pistol range, fitness/exercise rooms, cafeteria and eating area. The actual release datefor the Request for Proposals is anticipated on or around March 30, 1999. Funds are not presently available and award is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. The performance period for Phase III from contract execution to project completion is approximately 26 months. The resulting contract type shall be firm, fixed-price. Small business criteria is based on the contractor's average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years. The estimated value for the portion of construction designated General Trades (SIC 1542 General Contractors $17.0 million) is more than $10 million. In accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to all business concerns. Therefore, responses from both small and large business concerns will be considered and evaluated for selection. Small business, minority-owned and women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged to participate. Small, disadvantaged businesses must be precertified by the Small Business Administration in order to be considered for evaluation as such under the new federal regulations. Contact your local SBA office for further information. The Government recognizes the talent existing in smaller firms and encourages their participation in the construction of federal facilities. GSA anticipates the requirement to participate in a Project Labor Agreement for this project. In the event a large business is the awardee, an acceptable Subcontracting Plan must be approved and accepted prior to contact award. Large businesses shall be required to demonstrate a proactive effort to have participation from small, small disadvantaged, and small women-owned business concerns. Joint Ventures: joint ventures or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and must submit an acceptable Joint venture agreement, which must be approved and accepted prior to contact award. Potential offerors having the capabilities to perform the services described herein are invited to request a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP) by submitting a cashier's check or money order in the amount of $550 (five hundred and fifty dollars) made out to "B & L Blueprint, Inc." to cover the cost of the complete RFP and the drawings. All payments with requests should be addressed to Jason Gerloff at GSA 230 South Dearborn St. Chicago, IL 60604-1503. If you have questions please contact Jason Gerloff at (312) 886-1542 or e-mail at Jason.Gerloff@gsa.gov. Those requesting special handling such as overnight, second-day or any private carrier shipment must provide shipping or freight labels prepaid or precoded for direct billing by the carrier to the addressee for five separate packages. The entire mailing will include three packages of drawings and two packages of specifications. Both drawings and the RFP can be viewed at the Cleveland City Hall, Office of Equal Opportunity, attn: Kathy Velkoff or Linda Walker, Room 335, 601 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113-1015; Construction Market Data 3826 West 158th Street, Cleveland, OH 44111; Dodge Report Scan, 1255 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115; American Subcontractors Association, 2433 Manchester Road, Akron, OH 44314; and Cleveland Builders Exchange, 981 Keystone Circle, STE. 1,Cleveland, OH 44131. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307689). (0070)

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