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Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, FT. PIERCE, FLORIDA SOL 8224-3K15-97 DUE 031297 POC Contact Point, Kathleen Morris, 301-344-0245 Y -- Pre-Solicitation Notice. Construction of Horticultural Research Center, Ft. Pierce, Florida. Project consists of multiple buildings on two separate sites approximately 1.5 kilometers apart near Ft. Pierce, Florida. Laboratory Site -- 7.3 hectare (ha) gross site area; 2.8 ha impervious area of which 1.5 ha is composed of building and 1.4 ha is composed of sidewalks/ paving, 2.8 ha are to be landscaped and 1.6 ha have been designed as stormwater management structures. Buildings consist of a two- story 8,400 square meter main laboratory, 5,000 square meters of screenhouse/greenhouse structures, a 1,200 square meter Insectary/Central Utility Plant building, a 100 square meter Hazardous Materials Storage Building and a 400 square meter Equipment Storage and Shop Building. Each separate building includes structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems as required. Farm Center -- 127 ha gross site area; 0.24 ha impervious area of which 0.16 ha is composed of buildings and 0.08 ha is composed of sidewalks/paving, 24.3 ha have been designed as stormwater management structures and 62.3 ha dedicated to Grove (food plot) planting. Buildings consist of all single story structures as follows: A 320 square meter Office/Maintenance Shop Building, a 730 square meter Pole Barn/ Storage Building, a 160 square meter Pesticide/Fertilizer Storage Building, and an 80 square meter Greenhouse Building. Each separate building includes structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection systems as required. The estimated price range is over $10 million. Period of Performance is 670 calendar days. A Pre-Bid Conference is tentatively scheduled for February 10, 1997. Sets of plans and specifications will be available for a non-refundable fee of $300, payable by check or money order made payable to: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, and submitted to: Reynolds, Smith, and Hills, Inc., 4651 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, FL 32256, Attention: Mr. Dan Clayton. No telephonerequests for the solicitation package will be accepted. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on/about January 28, 1997. MINORITY BUSINESS CONTRACTORS ARE ASKED TO ATTEND THE PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND PROVIDE COPIES OF THEIR BUSINESS RESUMES TO POTENTIAL PRIME CONTRACTORS FOR POSSIBLE SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES. (0003)

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