Z -- CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION TO BARNARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MINER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RANDLE HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WASHINGTON, DC

Notice Date

January 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

ZIP Code

21201-1715

Solicitation Number

DACW31-01-R-0011

Response Due

February 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Lydia A. Hill, Contract Specialist (202)529-2218 or (202)437-8279, Rhonda Sturdavant, Contracting Officer (202)529-2250

Description

Correction: This action ordinally publicized in the CBD o/a 01/05/01, should be corrected as follows delete the posted description in its entirety and replace with the following description: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is soliciting qualification proposals for new construction and/or renovation of three schools in the District of Columbia. The Baltimore District intends to award three firm-fixed contracts, via a two-step sealed bidding acquisition method. Under the first step, a Request for Technical Proposals will be issued on or about 16 January 2001. The technical proposals shall not include prices or pricing information. The technical proposal will be evaluated to determine acceptability of the offeror's qualifications for all three schools. The Request for Qualification Proposals will be posted on the Baltimore District Corps of Engineers web site located at http://www.nab.usace.army.mil Under the second step, Invitations for Bids (IFB) will be issued only to those offerors who submitted an acceptable technical proposal during step one. An award of three firm fixed contracts is contemplated based on the lowest bid for each school project. However, an offeror who is the lowest bidder on more than one project may be reviewed to determine their capacity and ability to perform multiple projects. Although three firm fixed contracts, one for each school, are contemplated, if the design(s) for the schools are not complete prior to solicitation of pricing, the work for each school may be split into two separate bid packages: One for site work, foundations, and structure steel, and one for the remainder of the project. Accordingly, two contracts for an individual school may be issued depending on the state of the design. The school projects must be completed in approximately 330 days each. The offerors are advised that all projects will be on an accelerated schedules requiring the work to be accomplished on a greater than normal work hours basis. BARNARD ES: Project consists of demolition of existing 67,000 square foot multi-story Barnard Elementary School located at 430 Decatur Street, NW Washington, D.C. and construction of a new 72,500 square foot multi-story elementary school. The new facility will have a capacity for 520 students and will consist of; 25 academic classrooms, administrative support space, cafeteria, multi-use facility, music/art rooms, extensive information technology, self contained HVAC system and site improvements (landscaping, facility/visitor parking, and bus pick up and drop off areas) for 3.44 acre site. The new school is expected to be a steel frame structure, with masonry exterior walls. The exterior will be mainly brick veneer and glass, with areas of pre-cast concrete, metal panels, and other materials for aesthetics. The construction will be performed in three (3) phases: Phase I will consist of construction of new foundations and erection of structural steel. Phase II will consist of construction of new building envelope, finishing out all interior spaces, installing all utility systems and HVAC system. Phase III will consist of demolishing the existing 67,000 square foot facility. Phases I and II will be accomplished while the existing school remains occupied. Estimated cost of construction (total for all 3 phases) is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Construction completion (for all 3 phases) is not later than 330 calendar days MINER ES: Project consists of demolition of existing 63,500 square foot multi-story Miner Elementary School located at 601 15 Th Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. and construction of a new 76,800 square foot multi-story elementary school. The new facility will have a capacity for 560 students and will consist of.- 27 academic classrooms, administrative support space, cafeteria, multi-use facility, music/art rooms, extensive information technology, self contained HVAC system and site improvements (landscaping, facility/visitor parking, and bus pick up and drop off areas) for 6.0 acre site. The new school is expected to be a steel frame structure, with masonry exterior walls. The exterior will be mainly brick veneer and glass, with areas of pre-cast concrete, metal panels, and other materials for aesthetics. The construction will be performed in two (2) phases: Phase I -- will consist of construction of new foundations, site development and erection of structural steel, construction of new building envelope, finishing out all interior spaces, installing all utility systems and HVAC system; and Phase II -- will consist of abatement and demolition of the existing 63,500 square foot facility. Phases I will be accomplished while the existing school remains occupied. Estimated cost of construction (total for all 3 phases) is between $ 10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Construction completion for phase I is not later than 330 calendar days. RANDLE HIGHLANDS ES: Project consists of renovation of the existing 1911 7,300 square foot multi-story building, demolition of existing 1969 45,000 square foot multi-story Randle Highlands Elementary School located at 1650 30 Street, S.E. Washington, D.C. and construction of a new 69,800 square foot multi-story elementary school, including gymnasium. The new facility will have a capacity for 520 students and will consist of. 25 academic classrooms, administrative support space, cafeteria, multi-use facility, music/art rooms, extensive information technology, self contained HVAC system and site improvements (landscaping, facility/visitor parking, and bus pick up and drop off areas) for 4.0 acre site. The new school is expected to be a steel frame structure, with masonry exterior walls. The exterior will be mainly brick veneer and glass, with areas of pre-cast concrete, metal panels, and other materials for aesthetics. The construction will be performed in two (2) phases: Phase I will consist of construction of new foundations and site development, erection of structural steel, construction of new school building envelope, finishing out all interior spaces, installing all utility systems and HVAC system; and Phase II -- will consist of abatement and demolition the existing 45,000 square foot building, renovation of the 1911 7,300 square foot building, and construction of the new gymnasium 10,700 square foot facility. Phases I will be accomplished while the existing school remains occupied. Estimated cost of construction (total for all 4 phases) is between $ 10,000,000 and $20,000,000. Construction completion for phase I is not later than 330 calendar days. Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective March 31, 1998 all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. Contact CCR Web site at http: //www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration can also be accomplished via dial up modem at 614-692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri), or through any DOD Certified Value Added Network. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. All responsible sources may submit technical proposals, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses due o/a 15 Feb 01 *****

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