General Services Administration, Project Services (10PC),400 15th Street SW, Auburn, WA 98001-6599

Y -- DESIGN-BUILD OF A REPLACEMENT BORDER STATION AT SWEETGRASS MONTANA & COUTTS ALBERTA SOL GS-10P-00-LTC-0028 DUE 083100 POC Bobbi Rogers (253) 931-7680 or WEB: Click on GSA Nortwest Insite, http://www.northwest.gsa.gov. E-MAIL: For additional information contact Gloria Christensen, gloria.christensens@gsa.gov. General Services Administration (GSA), Public Buildings Service (PBS), Rocky Mountain Region 8, c/o Project Services (10PCPB), 400 15th Street South West, Auburn, WA 98001-6599. GSA and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency announce a contract opportunity for design-build of a Joint USA/Canada Border Station to be located at Sweetgrass Montana USA & Coutts Alberta Canada. The project is to replace the existing border Stations with new joint facilities for U.S. Customs, INS, Border Patrol, USDA, and Canada Customs & Revenue Agency. The project includes estimated building area of 9290 square meters (100,153 gsf), and 9.2 hectares (22.8 acres) of site development. Facilities include a Main Port Building shared between the U.S. and Canada, and separate US and Canada facilities each for commercial inspection and secondary inspection. Site work includes impound, traffic lanes, and parking for about 178 vehicles and 64 trucks. Construction cost is estimated in a range between 23 to 26.5 million US dollars, with occupancy planned for 10/2003. The work under this contract includes all design, labor, material, equipment, and mark-ups necessary to deliver a complete functional Border facility consistent with contract requirements, performance specifications, codes, and standards. Contractors and Design Firms from both the United States and Canada, and joint USA/Canada Teams are encouraged to apply. Offerors must demonstrate their capability to perform design and construction in both US and Canada. The Contract award will be based on a Two-Step Source Selection, with award made to the lowest evaluated price from the competitive Range of the most Highly Rated Technical Proposals. No design submittals will be requested as part of this solicitation. The Offeror's Step 1 Technical Proposal will consist of their proposed Team, capability to perform, qualifications, experience, past performance, and approach to addressing critical project issues. Bid documents consisting of Design-Build Bridging Documents and Performance Specifications, will be provided to the highest technically ranked offerors after Step One, for submission of bids in Step Two of the soliciation. The Government intends to award without discussion to the lowest evaluated price of the highest technically ranked offerors. Evaluation Criteria in relative order of importance will be: (1) Past Performance, (2) Ability to Address Border Issues, (3) Management/Schedule, and (4) Qualifications of Key Personnel. Go/No-Go Criteria and other evaluation parameters will be delineated in the Submittal Requirements and Instructions. All offerors submitting a proposal MUST request and obtain a copy of SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS AND INSTRUCTIONS: E-Mail requests to jl.lach@gsa.gov, or FAX request to "J" at (253) 931-7308. The request must identify the offeror, contact person, phone number, fax number, address, and E-mail address. Submittals are DUE by 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on August 31, 2000 in the GSA (10PCPB) Office in Auburn, WA, address noted above. Points of Contact are Bobbi Rogers (253) 931-7680 or J. Lach (253) 931-7320. Posted 07/19/00 (W-SN476772). (0201)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0108 20000721\Y-0001.SOL)

| Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities Index  |  Issue Index |