General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Contracts Branch (5PMC, M/S 33-3), 230 South Dearborn Street, Room 3324, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1696

Z -- CHILLER PLANT REPLACEMENT, BHW FEDERAL BUILDING, FT. SNELLING, MN SOL GS05P97GAC0200 DUE 081597 POC Geraldine Jordan, (312) 353-7619 E-MAIL: GERALDINE.JORDAN@GSA.GOV, GERALDINE.JORDAN@GSA.GOV. Design Build contract to provide design and construction for the replacement of the existing two (2) 650 TR (Tons of Refrigeration) centrifugal chillers with new multi chillers and cooling tower. This work includes revised piping, supporting steel and cooling tower and pumps. This work shall be completed at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, 1 Federal Drive, Ft. Snelling, Minnesota. The new chillers shall use HCFC-134a refrigerant as appropriate for the chiller design; be provided with premium efficiency motor, solid state starter and relay with disconnect switch. The new chillers and new pump shall be interlocked with the existing building automation system. Contractor shall devise a plan of action as to how the existing chillers will be removed and disposed of from the building and how the new replacement will be installed in the same location. The contractor will be responsible for creating all drawings. Specifications, and calculations are required on this project. The contractor will be responsible for the construction of the entire project and for monitoring inspections and tests performed on the chillers during and immediately after construction. The offer will consist of a technical and price proposal. A single-phase evaluation process will be used. The evaluation of proposals will be done on a Go-No-Go Source Selection basis. Final selection will be to the responsible offeror with the lowest price and technically acceptable proposal based on the evaluation factors established in the Request for Proposal (RFP). The estimated price for the work covered by this solicitation is between $1 million and $5 million. The completion time for this project is five hundred forty (540) calendar days. This procurement is open to all business concerns. The successful offeror, if not a small business concern, may be awarded the contract contingent upon submission and approval of an acceptable subcontracting plan. The RFP package will be available on or about July 18, 1997. The closing date and time of submittal of offers is August 19, 1997, 4:00 p.m. (local time). Offers will be opened privately. Funding for this project is not currently available. To obtain plans and specifications, contact Geraldine Jordan at (312) 353-7619 or write GSA, Property Management Contracts Branch, 230 S. Dearborn St., Room 3324, Chicago, Illinois 60604-1696. You may also submit E-mail requests to GERALDINE.JORDAN@GSA.GOV. Be prepared to reference the project name, location and solicitation number. (0161)

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