USDA, Forest Service, Southern Sierra Province, Sequoia National Forest, 900 W. Grand Ave., Porterville, CA 93257

Y -- PORTERVILLE AIR ATTACK BASE SOL IFB-R5-13-00-01 DUE 080400 POC Nancy L. Ruggeri, Contracting Officer(559) 784-1500 EXT 1240 This project requires the contractor to be responsible for supplying all labor, materials, equipment, freight, and delivery, and all necessary, valid licenses and permits required to demolish the existing buildings (wood-frame, block, and metal), concrete foundations and flat work, and associated utilities; remove or recover existing asphalt surfacing, remove existing aggregate base, concrete aprons, taxi-lanes, access roads, and fencing and construct new buildings with associated utilities, parking areas, sidewalks, fencing and gates, taxi-lanes, aprons, access roads, and retardent loading pads. Final access to the site will be changed from Wildcat Way to Newcomb Street. Utilities to be removed include electrical systems and equipment; communications system, tower, and equipment; underground propane gas piping; portions of underground water systems; subsurface waste treatment systems; and the complete above and below ground retardent distribution system. Lead-based paint on existing facilities will beabated under this contract. Work to construct the new facilities include excavation and earthmoving; placement of aggregate base, concrete, asphalt,and aggregate surfacing; installation of surface drainage and subsurface waste systems, underground water distribution system (including stub-outs and sleeves for future underground irrigation system), natural gas underground distribution systems, electrical and communication distribution equipment and associated underground distribution systems, retardent distribution piping and raceway complete with automated valve system, (the above ground component of the retardent distrbution system is existing), undergroung storm drain collection system, construction of three new buildings (wood-frame and metal) complete with electrical, communications, water, fire suppression, wastewater, cooling, and heating systems. Other work includes final site grading. Estimated cost is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Anticipated start work date is October 1, 2000. To prevent interference with base operations, construction only access off of Newcomb Street must be created first. This access shall be at the proposed intersection for the Fire Acess Road. This access road shall be completed prior to any other work being started at the project site. The approved progress schedule shall give priority to completing this access road for the Contractor's use immediately and to constructing the Loading Pads, retardent distribution system, storm drain colection system, taxiways apronss, roadways, asphalt surfacing, connection to existing new retardent mix plant, and associated utilities. This work must be completed not later than May 1, 2001. All other work may begin at any time after construction of the Fire Access Road. Completion of all of the remaining work shall be not later than October 1, 2001. There will be a non-refundable deposit in the amount of $175.00 for each set of plans (size 11 x 17) and specifications. (24 x 36 size plans will be provided to the successful bidder. Posted 06/12/00 (W-SN463973). (0164)

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