Officer in Charge of Construction, P.O. Box X7, Bldg 1138T1, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twenty Nine Palms, CA 92278-0107

Z -- SEISMIC REPAIRS TO BUILDING 1533 (TP-9939M) SOL N68711-98-B-1167 DUE 090999 POC Merry C. Pilgrim, Contracting Officer or Patricia Steiner, Contract Specialist 760-830-7337 E-MAIL: OICC, MCAGCC, TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, STEINERPJ@EFDSW.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. IFB N68711-98-B-1167, SEISMIC REPAIRS TO BUILDING 1533 (TP-9939M) The work includes construction of seismic strengthening and renovations, including all incidental related work, for the following facility: a. Building 1533 Exchange: This project provides seismic upgrades and repairs to an existing Naval Exchange Complex. The Exchange includes Building A, a 33,600 GSF Warehouse; Building B, a 19,000 GSF Office/Retail; Building C, a 32,350 GSF Main Exchange; Building D, a 14,250 GSF 7-Day Store; Building E, a 3,000 GSF Retail Food Service and Building F, a 4,200 GSF, Discount Store. Demolition in the interior of these buildings (A through F), include selective removal of light fixtures, partition walls, ceiling systems, flooring and base. Saw cutting of the concrete slab to facilitate structural foundations seismic upgrades will be necessary. Repair to the interior will consist of patching finishes to match existing and the construction of a limited quantity of interior partition walls to replace those demolished to facilitate shear wall construction and for reinforcement. Exterior renovations include additions of new welds at the steel roof deck; new steel beams and angles, demolition of existing roofing, insulation, nailers and flashing; and excavation to expose foundation along north side of Building A for addition of new steel angle. Renovation and repair of exterior will consist of a new roof (roof insulation, nailers, flashing, roofing and aggregate surfacing) and painting of affected surfaces. Interior renovations include painting, flooring, base, acoustical ceiling systems of affected areas, and incidental related work. A Quality Control Program will be required as set forth in the Contract Specifications. NOTE: All Federal Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database, new contract awards can only be made to contractors who are registered in the CCR. CCR Web sites: ccr.edi.disa.mil, or acq.osd.mil/ec; request form at 1-800-334-3414. Specifications & Drawings available on the Internet Site on or about 10 August 1999. Site Visit 10:00 AM, local time, 24 August 1999. Only one site visit will be offered. Bid Opening 3:00 PM, local time, 09 September 1999. Duration of contract 270 calendar days. Estimated Cost Range between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. NOTE: Large business concerns are required to submit a subcontracting plan. This is a Firm Fixed Price contract. This procurement is being issued pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. NOTE: Bids submitted in response to this advertisement will be evaluated in compliance with FAR Clause 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999), which is applicable to this solicitation. Sic Code 1542. The related Small Business Size Standard is $17 Million. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of the Internet. Plans and Specifications will NOT be directly provided in a paper hard copy format. On some occasions, a solicitationmay go hard copy. If so, the synopsis will indicate this. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the Internet. It is therefore the Contractor's responsibility to check the below listed address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation's plans and specifications. The address for downloading this solicitation from the Internet is: www.efdsw.navfac.navy.mil/home.htm. Download from the Internet is free of charge; however, some plans and specifications will take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone or FAX requests will not be accepted. The official Plan Holder's list will be maintained on, and can be printed from the Internet site. All prospective bidders must register as planholders on the Internet EBS Web Site for this project. Each company must indicate it's name, address, phone number, and E-Mail address; identify whether the firm is a Prime, sub or Supplier, and indicate whether firm is a small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business or Large Business or if firm is a Woman-Owned Business. Plan Centers are also required to register. See solicitation for proper address for delivery of bids. Bid results may be obtained on the Internet Site 24 hours after bid opening. This is a public bid opening. Bids will be considered from all responsible registered sources. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356450). (0201)

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