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Z -- PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE, REPAIR HEATING PLANT STACKS, BLDG 812. Sol F21611-95-B0001. Contact Point: Darcee Copus-Sabart, (612) 725-5596, Contracting Officer: Marilyn Scott. Project QJKL 94-0029, Repair Heating Plant Stacks, Bldg 812 involves the removal and replacement of five existing steel boiler stacks with new stainless steel stacks, replacing the existing flue stack thermometers and wells with new thermometers with longer stems and deeper wells, revise combustion air ductwork by installing ductwork and an in-line fan combustion air into the heating plant to provide space cooling and to pre-heat the combustion air prior to entering the boiler burners, replace the three (3) existing economizer circulation pumps with three new pumps with mechanical seals equipped with water cooling loop to provide improved lubrication, replace electronic temperature sensor for one boiler flue stack, provide and install two new ceiling fans and replace five induced draft fans in boiler stacks with new ones. The SIC Code is 1711. Magnitude of construction is $100,000 to $250,000. Project construction period is 120 calendar days. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued o/a 6 Mar 95 and opened o/a 6 Apr 95. Dates are for estimating purposes only and may be revised as indicated in the IFB. The proposed contract is being considered for 100% set-aside for Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) concerns. Interested SDB concerns should, but not later than 15 calendar days from the publication date of this notice, indicate interest in this acquisition by providing to the Contracting Officer above, written evidence of capability to perform this type of construction and a written Certification of Eligibility as a small, socially and economically disadvantaged business concern. If adequate interest is not received from SDB concerns, the solicitation will be issued on an unrestricted basis to large and small business without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all businss concerns, as well as from SDB concerns. Telephone requests will not be honored. Interested firms may request a bid package by submitting a written request to the above address or a FAX request to (612) 725-5379. (017)

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