Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting, 955 L'Enfant Plaza SW, P-114, Washington, DC 20024

Z -- ROOF REPAIRS AND SKYLIGHT INSTALLATION AND FACADE REPOINTING SOL 9936SOL0050 POC Nancy Chicoski, (202)287-3665 Z -- The Smithsonian Institution is seeking firms to furnish all supervision, labor, materials, tools, equipment and services required for Roof Repair/ Skyight Installation and Facade Repointing at the National Museum of Natural History, located at 10th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, as set forth on the Drawings and Specifications dated June 2, 1999, and the Drawings and Specifications dated May 28, 1999, for the respective projects. The Scope of Work for Base Bid and alternates includes, at a minimum, as follows: BASE BID-ROOF: Selective demolition, asbestos abatement, lead abatement, removal of existing roof slates and monel roofing; removal and reinstallation of existing fans and ductwork; temporary fencing; installation of vapor barrier and insulation system, roof slating, copper roofing, skylight framing systems and glazing; roof drain replacement, weather and security protection of exisitng building; phasing; and any work not identified as an add alternate. BASE BID-FACADE: Repointing of entire facade of the main building and the east and west loading dock ramp walls, raking of exisitng martar from all indicated stone and brick masonry joints and repoint with new mortar, removal of aluminized paint, black mastic joints form copper flashing, repoint joint under flashing, replace sealant from exposed joints with sealant and lead T's, removal of loading codk ramp wall coping and resetting in new mortar, removal of sealant from perimeter of windows and doors and replace with new sealant, removal of sealant form all flashing and joints between main building and the wings and replace with new, and any work not identified as an add alternate. ADDITIVE ALTERNATE No. 1P: Main Building; Weather cap Lead T-System. ADDITIVE ALTERNATE No. 2P: East and West Wings; Repointing, same as Main Building Base Bid. ADDITIVE ALTERNATVE No. 2P: East and East Wings; Weather cap Lead T-System. Copies of Request For Proposal No. 9936SOL0050 will be available upon written request from the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting, 955 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Suite P-114, Washington, DC 20024, Attn:Code 17. Copies of Drawings and Specifications can be purchased on a non-refundable basis from Capitol Technigraphics, 1015 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20007, (2020625-0250. Mailing and shipping are in addition to the reproduction costs. All firms interested in submitting a proposal for this solicitation need copies of the Drawings and Specifications, all of which will be available approximately 15 days after the publication of this notice. Firms responding to this announcement will be required to submit Cost and Technical Proposals which will be evaluated in accordance with the following factors, as described in the RFP: 1)Detailed Plan of Accomplishment(15 pts.), 2)Quality Assurance Plan (10 pts.), 3)Key Personnel and Subcontractor (10 pts.), 4)Similar Experience and Past Performance (15 pts.), and Cost Proposal and Schedule of Values (50 pts). The estimated price range for this project is between $6,600,000. and $7,300,000. Posted 07/16/99 (W-SN355563). (0197)

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