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

Z -- KC-135 APRON EXTENSION, PHASE I SOL DACA45-00-B-0006 DUE 032300 POC Kevin McElroy (402)221-4108 WEB: Omaha District Advertised Solicitations, http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/ebs/contract.htm. E-MAIL: Kevin P. McElroy, Kevin.P. Mcelroy@usace.army.mil. Solicitation No. DACA45-00-B-0006. On or about 22 February 2000, this office will issue Invitation for Bids for the construction of KC-135 APRON EXTENSION-PHASE I, GRANDFORKS AFB, ND. Bids will be opened on or about 23 March 2000. THIS SOLICITATION IS UNRESTRICTED AND OPEN TO LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. Contractors interested in visiting the site should contact the Grand Forks Resident Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 7th & Holzapple, Bldg. 214, Grand Forks AFB, Telephone: (701) 594-5016/5575. FAX (701) 594-5526. DO NOT submit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel listed above. See "Ordering" below. THE WORK WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: This project consists of extending the KC-135 parking apron with new infrastructure to support assigned aircraft. Project includes adding KC-135R parking spaces, installing JP-8 fuel piping to fuel outlet/refueling pits, relocating existing fuel isolation and maintenance vaults, and installing water lines and fire hydrants.(APPROX. QUANTITIES)Sawcut 2" asphalt pavement: 300 LF, Sawcut 24" concrete pavement: 190 LF, Remove 2" asphalt pavement: 7,528 SY, Remove 24" concrete pavement: 60 SY, Install 3" asphalt pavement: 6,000 SY, Install 12" reinforced concrete pavement: 55,600 SY, Remove 36" RCP storm drain line: 640 LF, Install 6" subdrain pipe: 4,400 LF, Install 15" RCP up to 42" RCP storm drain lines: 2,000 LF, Remove 12" stainless steel fuel pipe: 640 LF, Install 12" stainless steel fuel pipe: 3,735 LF, Install 8 hydrant fuel pits. Install 4 concrete isolation vaults w/valves and rolling pit lids. Remove 1 concrete isolation vault w/valves and rolling pit lid. Site utility work includes new exterior lighting, electrical manholes, and communication lines. Earthwork includes cut and fill and removing 46,000 CY of excess soil, and seeding the disturbed areas. The estimated construction cost of this project is between $7,500,000 and $10,000,000. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract. Large business concerns submitting bids for services exceeding $500,000 or for construction exceeding $1,000,000, shall comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the following goals reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 2000: (a) Small Business:61.2% of planned subcontracting dollars.(b) Small Disadvantaged Business:9.1% of planned subcontracting dollars. c) Women Owned Small Business: 5.0% of planned subcontracting dollars. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the work 540 calendar days 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 plans and specifications 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 limitedto one (1) per firm. Plans and Specifications will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may view and/or download this project from the Internet at the following Internet address: http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/EBS/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp Ordering of CD-ROM shall be made through the Internet address above. To register on the Omaha District website, go to the "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, faxed requests will take longer to process, causing a delay in receiving Solicitation documents. Please include the following information: 1) Name of Firm; 2) Point of Contact; 3) Mailing Address; 4) Street Address for Parcel Delivery Service; 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)Level of Participation (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room); and 7) Large Business, Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business. If any of the information changes during the advertisement period, submit the information via e-mail to Kevin.P.McElroy@usace.army.mil or by written request or fax. Failure to provide the above information and any changes may cause a delay in receiving the CD-ROM and amendments. Questions regarding the ordering of the same should be made to: 402-221-4108. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-221-4110. Telephone calls on contents of drawings and specifications should be made to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4413. Posted 02/07/00 (W-SN422720). (0038)

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