Northern Division, NAVFACENGCOM, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19113-2090

Z -- CONSTRUCT MULTI-PURPOSE BUILDING, CONSTRUCT PUMP STATION, LINE AND POND, SERE SCHOOL, RANGELEY, ME SOL N62472-96-B-0406 DUE 031098 POC Patti Hemingway, Contract Specilaist, 610-595-0630. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice: Bidders/Offerors interested in obtaining plans and specification for this project, can mail or fax (215-697-1462) in their reqest on company letterhead stating if you are bidding as a prime contractor or sub-contractor/supplier, your complete address, telephone number and fax number along with your Visa or Mastercard (AMERICAN EXPRESS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE) number, name of cardholder, credit card expiration date and the applicable solicitation number (THIS CHARGE IS NON-REFUNDABLE) to: DEFENSE AUTOMATED PRINTING SERVICES, BUILDLING 4/D, ATTN: ROY BOWSER, 700 ROBBINS AVE, PHILA., PA 19111-5094. Upon the mailing of your request, the charge of $139.00 will be place against your credit card account. Two sets of plans and specifications will be sent via First Class Mail upon availability to those contractors who have tendered payment. If a contract number is not annotated as required your request will not be processed. (NO OTHER PAYMENT METHOD WILL BE ACCEPTED) If you wish to purchase plans and specification with a credit card by telephone or would like information on the mailing of the solicitation package via expedited courier service, please contact: Mr Roy Bowser at 215-697-6257. General Description: The work for the base bid includes construction of a multi-purpose building with concrete footings and foundation walls, structural steel frame, open web steel floor joists, steel deck, concrete floor slabs, reinforced masonry, metal pan concrete stairs, open web steel roof trusses, standing seam steel roofing, doors and windows. The building also includes toilet rooms with showers, commercial kitchen equipment, ceramic tile, vinyl flooring, painting, oil fired boiler, hydronic radiant floor heating system, controls, kitchen exhaust hood, exhaust fans, heating and ventilating unit, plumbing fixtures, piping, wet pipe sprinkler system, electrical distribution system, electrical service equipment, panel boards, wiring and wiring devices, lighting, fire alarm system, gravel drives and parking lot, asphalt concrete paving, underground storm drainage, underground water lines, overhead electric lines, underground sewer lines, concrete walks and steps and incidental related work. It also includes the relocation of above-ground oil tanks, septic tanks, grease traps, oven, meat slicer, ice cream machine, antennas, weather indicator, radios and telephone equipment. Estimated cost range is $1,000,000 -- $5,000,000. The Sic Code is 1542 and the Small Business Size Standard is $17 million are applicable to this contract. The proposed contract (solicitation) will be issued on an unrestricted basis and is subject to the evaluation criteria contained in DFAR 252.219-7008-entitled "Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns-Construction Acquisition-Test Program (Apr 1996)". Five options will be included in this solicitation. Option 1 estimated at between $50,000 and $100,000 includes the demolition of the the existing wood framed multi-purpose building in its entiretyincluding timber structure, wood trusses, interior finishes, boiler, mechanical systems, plumbing systems, electrical distribution system, and lighting, removal and disposal of asbestos containing materials and lead containing paint, rock and boulder excavations. Option 2 estimated at between $25,000 and $50,000 includes all work including mass rock excavation and disposal for construction of a screen porch addition to the new multi-purpose building. Option 3 estimated at between $10,000 and $25,000 includes the extension of the basement area into the crawl space area. Option 4 estimated at between $5,000 and $10,000 includes providing asphalt concrete pavement at all walks and drives. Option 5 estimated at between $250,000 and $500,000 includes underground water storage tanks, diesel driven fire pump including controls, water distribution, fire pump structure and associated incidental work. Options 1 through 4 are to be exercised at the time of award or within 30 calendar days after award. Option 5 is to beexercised at the same time the base bid is awarded. The estimated issue date is 02 February 1998 and the estimated bid opening date is 10 March 1998 at 2:00 p.m. at Northern Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 10 Industrial Highway, Mail Stop #82, Lester, PA 19112-2090. For technical questions concerning the subject notice, please fax to Patricia Hemingway at 610-595-0671. (0006)

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