GSA, PBS, Property Development (5PC), 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3516, Chicago, IL 60604-1696

Y -- PHASE III, HVAC, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL, NEW U.S. COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, OHIO SOL GS05P99GBC0012 DUE 052099 POC Chris Parzygnat (312) 886-4109 Y PHASE 3 NEW CONSTRUCTION, U. S. COURTHOUSE, 801 SUPERIOR AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, NOH94001. Construction services are being solicited for Mechanical (HVAC), Electrical, and Plumbing for Phase III of the new U. S. Courthouse under construction in Cleveland, Ohio. All three trades are being procured as separate line items under one solicitation and may be awarded separately or in the aggregate under a single, prime contractor. 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, and a minimum of 2 (two) similar projects, with a dollar value within the ranges stated below for each trade. 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. The central A/C plant is not included as part of the proposed contract, but all connections and distribution will be required. 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 date for the Request for Proposals is anticipated on or around April 5, 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 types shall be firm, fixed-price. Small business criteria for each category is based on the contractor's average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) years. Estimated values for construction by multiple contracts are as follows: Plumbing (SIC 1711 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning $7.0 million) from $1 to $5 million; HVAC including Building Automation Systems (SIC 1711 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning $7.0 million) more than $10 million; and Electrical (SIC 1731 Electrical Work $7.0 million) 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. We anticipate the requirement to participate in a Project Labor Agreement between each contractor awarded under Phase 3 and local labor unions. Joint Ventures: joint venture or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and must submit an acceptable joint venture agreement. 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 requiredto demonstrate a proactive effort to have participation from small, small disadvantaged, and small women-owned business concerns. 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 Christine Parzygnat at GSA, PBS, Property Development (5PCO); 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3512 -- DPN 35-3; Chicago, Illinois 60604-1503. Any questions please call Christine Parzygnat at (312) 886-4109 or Laurel Soltan at (312) 353-6830. 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 may also be viewed at the Cleveland City Hall, Office of Equal Opportunity, Attn: Kathy Velkoff or Linda Walker, Room 335, 601 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; Construction Market Data, 3826 West 158th Street, Cleveland, Ohio; Dodge Report Scan, 1255 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; American Subcontractors Association, 2433 Manchester Road, Akron, Ohio; and Cleveland Builders Exchange, 981 Keystone Circle, Suite 1, Cleveland, Ohio. A preproposal conference is anticipated for the week of April 19th or 26th, 1998. Details will be published in a future edition of the Commerce Business Daily. Posted 03/11/99 (W-SN307694). (0070)

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