Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting and Property Management, 955 L'Enfant Plaza S.W., P-114, Washington, D.C. 20024

Z -- DEMOLITION, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF MUSEUM SPACES AND WINDOWS. SOL F9936SOL0024 POC Lloyd McGill, (202)287-3238, Paulette Pressley, (202)287-3238 The Smithsonian Institution is seeking proposals to furnish all necessary labor, material, equipment and supervision to complete selective demolition and new construction for the the renovation of the fourth floor and fourth floor windows in the Carnegie Mansion and second floor renovation in the Fox House at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128. All work shall be performed in strict accordance with the drawings, sheets 1 through 80, and the specifications, pages 1 through 562, for Office of Physical Plant (OPP) Projects OPP 975801 (fourth floor Mansion renovation) and OPP 915811(second floor Fox House renovation). This project shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (i) selective demolition; (ii) asbestos and lead paint abatement; (iii) structural framing; (iv) architectural woodwork and interior finishes; (v) window renovation; and,(vi) modification of existing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and security systems. Offerors shall be required to submit technical and price proposals and shall be required to provide financial data to support pricing and company viability. Offerors will be evaluated on their plan of accomplishment and contract time for completion, past performance, references, subcontractors and subcontracting plan and price. Offerors certifying as large businesses shall be required to submit a subcontracting plan with emphasis on the maximum practicle usage of minority, disadvantaged and women owned businesses. A preproposal site visit shall be held prior to the date for receipt of bids. The date, time and location for the preproposal site visit shall be in the request for proposal (RFP) documents. The RFP documents will be available on approximately April 16, 1999. Offerors may obtain the RFP documents by submitting a written request to, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite P-114, Washington, DC 20024-2119, Attn.: Lloyd McGill, Code 32. Written requests shall be on company letter head and contain full company name, complete street address (PO boxes will not receive responses) telephone/FAX number and the name of the person to be contacted. If this information is not provided, the Smithsonian Institution accepts no responsibility for mishandled requests. Requests may also be made by FAX, (202)287-2008, Attn.: Lloyd McGill. FAX requests which are garbled, smeared or otherwise illegible, may not receive responses. Drawings and specifications may be obtained from: National Reprographics, 44 West 18th Street, New York, NY 10011, Phone, (212)366-7100, and reference project No. OPP 975801, fourth floor renovation, Carnegie Mansion. The cost of drawings and specifications shall be borne by the Offeror and this cost is non-refundable. Offerors shall be required to provide a bid guaranty of 20% of offer and the successful Offeror must provide a Performance Bond of 100% and a Payment Bond of 50% of proposed price. After selection, no award will be made until approved bonding is in place. Thedate and time for receipt of proposals shall be in the RFP documents. The estimated cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered.***** Posted 03/25/99 (W-SN312541). (0084)

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