U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- 162 DESIGN BUILD SOL DACA45-99-R-0039 DUE 120799 POC mike michelson (402)221-3227 contract specialist-ron witcofski (402)221-4297 C/O WEB: omaha district contracting division homepage, http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: mike h. michelson, mike.h.michelson@usace.army.mil. Description: On or about 22 October 1999, this office will issue Request for Proposals for the design and construction of PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER, GLEN 973007, SCHRIEVER AFB, COLORADO. Proposals will be received on or about 7 December 1999. This solicitation is restricted to Section 8(a) firms located within SBA Administration, Region VIII. SIC Code is 1542. A site visit and pre-proposal conference is scheduled for 15 November 1999 at the proposed construction Site at 1:00 PM. All contractors must stop at the Schriever AFB Pass & ID Building first to obtain a Vehicle Pass. Note that the issuance of a vehicle pass normally takes 15-30 minutes. Once a vehicle pass is issued, contractors should proceed directly to the site. Vehicles may park on the north shoulder of the westbound lanes of Falcon Parkway (just south of the construction site). A pre-proposal conference will be held immediately following the site visit. Questions regarding the site visit should be directed to Bill Gust at (719) 567-3241.DO NOT submit requests for proposal documents to the site visit personnel listed above. See "Ordering" below. The work will include the following: (Approx. quantities)Design and Construction of a 1,780 gross square meters two-story Physical Fitness Center. First floor of facility will consist of a lobby area with vending and control counter, gymnasium with an elevated running track along the perimeter of the gym, weight room, two racquetball courts, cardiovascular workout room, men and women's toilet rooms, locker rooms with showers, storage rooms with laundry facilities, equipment storage rooms adjacent to the gymnasium and weight rooms, mechanical spaces, electrical and communications on the first floor. Second floor of facility will consist of an aerobics room located above the cardiovascular room and access to the elevated running track located in the gymnasium. Site work includes access drives, sidewalks, 103-stall parking lot, utilities, landscape plantings, courtyard furniture and plant irrigation system. Proposal Evaluation: Major point scored evaluation areas of each offeror's proposal, in descending order of importance, include: Design Team Qualifications, Experience and Past Performance; Construction Experience, Personnel and Past Performance; Schedule, Safety and Health Record and Affirmative Action Program (EEO Policy); and Utilization of Small Business. Price will be subjectively evaluated and not point scored. Note that all evaluation factors other than cost/price, when combined, are approximately equal to the price evaluation. The estimated construction cost of this project is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work within the time period submitted with the proposal after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The proposal documents are available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. It has been determined that the number of Compact Disks be limited to one (1) per firm. Proposal documents will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may obtain additional information on this project by downloading from the Internet at the following Internet address: http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm. Ordering: CD-ROM can be obtained through the Internet address above. Click on solicitation number DACA45-99-R0039 and scroll down to "Solicitation Registration" section of the synopsis and click on the link for "Registering". If you do not have Internet access, then you may fax your request to (402) 221-4530 attn: Mike Michelson, faxed requests will take longer to process, causing a delay in receiving Solicitation documents. Please include the following information: 1)Company; 2) Point of Contact; 3) Mailing Address; 4)Street Address to include city, state and zip code; 5) Telephone and Fax Phone Numbers with Area Code (FAX numbers are mandatory to ensure the receipt of any amendments that may be faxed); 6)Type of contractor (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room); 7) Size of Company (Small Disadvantaged Business, Small, Large or Woman Owned Small Business. If any of the information changes during the advertisement period, submit the information via e-mail to mike.h.michelson@usace.army.mil or by written request or fax. Failure to provide the above information and any changes may cause a delay in receiving CD-ROM and amendments. Questions regarding the ordering of the same should be made to: 402-221-3227. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-221-4110. Telephone calls on proposal documents (technical content) should be made to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4547. Posted 10/05/99 (W-SN388731). (0278)

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