Z -- CENTRAL COOLING PLANT REPLACEMENT AT EMERY, SHARPE HEALTH & TAKOMA ES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WASHINGTON, DC

Notice Date

May 2, 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-B-0019

Response Due

June 19, 2001

Point of Contact

Tom Millington (410) 962-5638 or Gwendolyn McBride (202) 529-2208

Description

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract for Central Cooling Plant Replacement at Emery Elementary, Takoma Elementary and Sharpe Health Elementary within the District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. This procurement is 100% unrestricted. NAICS code is 235110 replacing SIC 1711 and the size standard is $11.5 Million. Estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The period of performance for construction of the work is estimated at 120 calendar days for Emery Elementary School, 180 calendar days for Sharpe Health Elementary School and 360 calendar days for Takoma Elementary School from date of Notice to Proceed. The work consists of renovating the existing central cooling plants, through replacement of the chillers, pumps, cooling towers, their associated electrical controls, motor, starter, disconnects, circuit breakers, interconnecting control circuits and piping, tower support frame and water treatment system. Asbestos Abatement and Lead Paint Abatement work may be required within the proposed work areas at any of the schools. Asbestos abatement and lead paint abatement work is required to be completed in accordance with the NESHAP report(s) that will be provided. The solicitation will be available on/about 16 May 2001 with a bid opening date on/about 19 June 2001 at 11:00 a.m. A site visit and pre-bid conference will be held on/about 31 May 2001, convening at the Penn Center Building, 1709 Third Street, NE, 3rd Floor, Washington, DC at 10:00 am. Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective March 31, 1998 requires that all contractors 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. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be in one of the following: compact disk only, compact disk and Internet, Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. Notification in any combination of the following: fax, 3.5" floppy disk, compact disk, or posted to the Internet only. Contractors may view and/or download solicitation information from the Internet at http://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil. The Award of the contract will be made as a whole to one bidder. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. All responsible sources may submit a bid that shall be considered by the agency. Large business firms are required to submit a Subcontracting Plan with their bid. The subcontracting goals are 35% for small business, 10% for small disadvantaged business, 8% for women-owned business, 2% for hubzone small business and 3% veteran owned small business. It is recommended that the District of Columbia small and disadvantaged business firms obtain a Local Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification from the Government of the District of Columbia. For an application, contact the DC Office of Local Business Development on 202-727-3900. If small and disadvantaged businesses currently possess the certification, provide a copy along with all other pertinent information at the time of bid submission.

Record

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