DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS-Mail Stop 60181, P.O Box 25486, DFC, Denver, CO 80225

Y -- NEW BUILDING FOUNDATIONS SOL 60181-0-B441 DUE 080300 POC Tracie Richardson, Contracting Officer, 303/236-5412, x229 This is a modification to the previously submitted notice of May 24, 2000, and also serves as the second presolicitation notice for the subject project. The successful contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to furnish and install a new, reinforced concrete foundation and floor slab for a shop building, reinforced concrete floor slab and stemwalls for a quonset building, and a reinforced concrete floor slab for a metal shed and vault fuel tank. The size of the foundation for the shop building and the quonset building is approximately 40 feet x 60 feet. The size of the concrete pad for the metal shed is approximately 14 feet 6 inches x 18 feet 8 inches, and the size of the concrete pad for the vault fuel tank is approximately 6 feet 3 inches x 11 feet 6 inches. The contractor shall field verify all dimensions prior to construction, and verify the location of the utilities in the shop building. Work includes clearing, excavation, backfill, compaction, dewatering, water and sanitary sewer rough-in and grading necessary to complete the project. The Government shall stake the location of the shop building, quonset building, metal shed and vault fuel tank. The sequence of construction shall be as follows: The contractor shall construct the stemwalls and floor slab for the quonset building first; the Government shall install the quonset building onto the stemwalls; the contractor shall place concrete to embed the quonset building walls in place in accordance with contract documents; the contractor may sequence the remainder of the work in accordance with the contract documents. The project is located at the Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge, in Towner County, North Dakota. Davis-Bacon payrolls will be required. The Government Estimate is between $100,000 and $250,000. This project is open to both large and small businesses pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The period of performance is 45 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bid, payment and performance bonds are required -- 20 % of the bid price for the bid bond; 50 % of the bid price for the payment bond and 100 % of the bid price for the performance bond. Payment and performance bonds are only required of the successful contractor after receipt of award. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about July 3, 2000. Interested offerors may request a copy of the solicitation by sending a faxed request to 303/236-4791. Please include solicitation number, company name, contact name, mailing address and phone number on your request. If a request for documents has already been sent, a second request is not needed. Posted 06/14/00 (W-SN464674). (0166)

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