US Department of State, A/FBO/AP/AD/DCB, Room L-600, PO Box 12248 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219

Y -- PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS ELIGIBLE TO BID ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW UNITED STATES EMBASSY OFFICE BUILDING IN OTTAWA, CANADA SOL S-FBOAD-96-B-0001. POC James K Kimmel, 703-875-6276/Patricia Regalo-Warren, Contracting Officer, 703-875-6286. The US Department of State, Office of Foreign Buildings Operations (FBO) intends to issue Invitation for Bid, S-FBOAD-96-B-0001, to the eligible prequalified Canadian general contractors for the construction of a new United States Embassy Office Building in Ottawa, Canada. In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Government and the Government of Canada, signed in 1993, which reflects a commitment first made in the early 1980's when both the United States and Canada were planning new embassies in each other's capital, each agreed to use a local national general contractor in the construction. This was the case when the Canadian Government built their Embassy in Washington, DC in the early 1990's and a US General Contractor was used for the construction. The estimated value of construction is between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000. Prospective suppliers and subcontractors must contact the prequalified contractors directly. The prequalified contractors eligible to participate in this project are: Axor Group Incorporated, 1950 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1E7, telephone number 514-846-4000, fax 514-846-4020; Decarel-Verreault, 4434 Saint-Catherine Quest, Westmont, Quebec, Canada H3Z 1R2, telephone number 514-935-6462, fax 514-933-9605; Eastern Construction Company, 14 Colonnade Road North, Suite 220, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2E 7M6, telephone number 613-225-7400, fax 613-225-6815; Edilcan Construction Corporation, 199 Adesso Drive, Concord, Ontario, Canada L4K 3C4, telephone number 905-738-8841, fax 905-738-9803; Ellis-Don Construction, 2 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 2000, North York, Ontario, Canada M2N 6L5, telephone number 416-226-6202, fax 416-226-9154; EBC, 1095 rue Valet, C.P. 158, Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec, Canada, Canada G2E 4M7, telephone number 418-872-0600, fax 418-872-8177; Thomas Fuller Construction Co, 2700 Queensview Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2B 8H6, telephone number 613-820-6000, fax 613-829-7296; Jackson-Lewis Co., Inc, 3660 Midland Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada M1V 4V3, telephone number 416-754-8870, fax 416-754-8871; PCL Constructors Canada Inc, 57 Auriga Drive, Suite 100, Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2E 8B2, telephone number 613-225-6130, fax 613-225-6176; Herve Pomerliau, Inc, 521 6E Avenue, Saint-Georges, Beauce, Quebec, Canada G5Y 5C4, telephone number 418-228-6688, fax 418-228-3524; Roche Limited, 3075 ch. des Quatre-Bourgeois, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada G1W 4Y4, telephone number 418-654-9600, fax 418-654-9699; Walter & SCI Construction, 233 19th Street NE, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 7Z8. It is anticipated that the solicitation documents will be released on or before June 24, 1996. (156)

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