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Z -- MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP), PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA MORU-101 SOL RP602000902 DUE 030300 POC John Venaglia, Contracting Services Group, 303/969-2047 WEB: Contracting Services Group, http://www.nps.gov/dsc/dsccon. E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Department of Interior, anticipates award of a negotiated firm-fixed price contract for construction of a wastewater treatment facility at the Mount Rushmore National Monument. The estimated price range is between one and five million dollars ($1,000,000-$5,000,000). Interested parties will be required to submit a technical and a price proposal. Notice: THIS IS NOT A SEALED BID ACQUISITION. Generally, this new facility incorporates step-feed activated sludge technology, extensive on-line instrumentation, and computerized controls. The work to be performed under this contract consists of the construction of a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) for Mount Rushmore National Memorial as follows: The North building which includes a reinforced concrete substructure; pre-stressed concrete-slab system. A wood-framed and sided superstructure. A metal roof system; laboratory/office area; shop/maintenance area; HVAC (in-floor heating and air conditioning); electrical power, instrumentation, and control equipment; process equipment (UV disinfection, filtration, chemical feed systems, pumping, etc.). One 20-foot diameter final clarifier with insulated fiberglass dome cover. Aeration basin complex, two-cell diffused aeration and submersible mixing equipment with insulated fiberglass barrel cover. Work on the South building includes laying a reinforced concrete substructure and slab; loading dock. Other work features a masonry superstructure with wood siding; metal roof system; two concrete storage tanks; HVAC; electrical power, instrumentation, and control equipment. Process equipment (auger type head-works screen, submersible mixer, blowers, diffused aeration systems, centrifuge, chemical feed systems, sludge screw conveyor, pumping, etc.); and a standby generator unit. Included in the work are general site improvements. FYI-This project is located just off Highway 244 approximately two miles southwest of Keystone, South Dakota and twenty miles southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota in the BlackHills. Following is a list of the selection criteria which will be used to determine award of this contract: (1) Key personnel, Qualifications and availability to perform work; (2) Prior General Construction Experience, claims history (government and private); (3) Prior Similar Project Performance (Perceived Quality of Equipment Proposed); (4) Business references (surety, banking, suppliers, subs), and; (5) company History, Organization. Time for completion is 548 calendar days after notice to proceed. Proposals will be due 30 days after issuance of the solicitation. The exact date will be annotated in the solicitation packet. All responsible parties requesting receipt of a proposal will be considered. All requests for proposals should be in writing and timely. Facsimile requests will be accepted. The government is not responsible for requestor not receiving a request for proposal packet due to an unreadable facsimile request. Our fax number is: (303) 987-6645. Posted 02/10/00 (D-SN424339). (0041)

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