FBOP, Construction Contracting Section, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A FEDERAL PRISON SOL IFB-X00-0336 DUE 062498 POC David Graham, Contracting Officer, 202-307-0954. This Pre-Solicitation Notice is to announce that the Federal Bureau of Prisons intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to construct a new United States Penitentiary and a Federal Prison Camp near Atwater, California. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Number is X00-336. The successful bidder will be required to furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to complete a High Security United States Penitentiary and a Minimum Security Federal Prison Camp. The construction includes, but is not limited to, utilities, sitework and building construction for approximately 57,000 square meters (614,000 square feet) of one and two level buildings in a "compound plan" and "campus plan" arrangement. This project is designed using the metric system of measurement. The estimated price range for this project is more than $10,000,000.00. All related work for the construction contract must be completed within 730 calendar days after issuance of a formal notice to proceed. Documents will be available on or about May 18, 1998. Documents may be obtained from the architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc., 71 Stevenson Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, California 94105, fax number 415-882-7763, attention: Bill Prindle. All requests for documents must be in writing and accompanied by a non-refundable fee of $900.00. Make checks payable to Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. Documents will be shipped via second day delivery. If overnight service is required, please provide overnight carrier account number. Telephone inquiries regarding the nature of the project will not be accepted. A site visit and pre-bid conference will take place on or about June 10, 1998 near the project site. The conference will begin at 10:00 AM at the address indicated : USP Atwater, CA, Federal Bureau of Prisons Construction Office, 1 Federal Way, Atwater, CA 95301. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone calls for solicitations will be accepted. (0105)

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