U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

Y -- MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE, FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN SOL DACA45-99-B-0040 DUE 062499 POC Contract Specialist: Diana Vanderzanden, 402/221-4044 WEB: Omaha District Contracting Division Homepage, http://ebs.now.usace.army.mil/EBS/CONTRACT.HTM. E-MAIL: Diana Vanderzanden, Diana.L.Vanderzanden@usace.army.mil. On or about 24 May 1999, this office will issue Invitation for Bids for the construction of MULTI-PURPOSE MACHINE GUN RANGE, FORT McCOY, WI . Bids will be opened on or about 24 June 1999. This solicitation is unrestricted and open to both large and small business participation. Contractors interested in inspecting the site of the proposed work should contact the Fort McCoy Resident Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1243 South 10th Avenue, Fort McCoy, WI 54656-5118, Telephone: (608) 388-4780/4781. FAX (608) 388-4784. DO NOT submit requests for plans and specifications to the site visit personnel listed above. See "Ordering" below. The work will include the following: (Approx. quantities) The Multi-Purpose Machine Gun Range will consist of the following out buildings: Control Tower (25 sq. meters), Operations/Storage Building (72 sq. meters), General Instruction Building (72 sq. meters), Bleacher Enclosure, Ammo Breakdown Building (11 sq. meters), Latrine (32 sq. meters), Covered Mess (72 sq. meters), and AMTC Track (350 meters long). Building materials are generally the same for all support buildings with floors consisting of reinforced concrete except the AMTC Track which is gravel; walls are reinforced insulated CMU. Roofs for the Bleacher Enclosure and AMTC Track are uninsulated standing seam metal panels while all other facilities are wood framed with pre-finished standing seam metal roofing. A Septic Tank System will be required under this contract. HVAC will be provided by packaged terminal heat pumps, with gas fired unit heaters used in some areas with mechanical ventilation. The General Instruction Building will use a gas furnace. Electrical work requires secondary 240V power, target data cables, lightning protection, and communications. Clearing and grubbing, demolition, parking and access roads (crushed rock), and site drainage will also be included in this contract. The estimated construction cost of this project is between $1,000,000 and $2,500,000. Contractor's Quality Control will be a requirement in this contract. Large business concerns submitting bids for services exceeding $500,000 or for construction exceeding $1,000,000, shall comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the following goals reasonable and achievable for fiscal year 1999: (a) Small Business: 61.2% of planned subcontracting dollars. (b) Small Disadvantaged Business: 9.1% of planned subcontracting dollars. (c) Women Owned Small Business: 4.5% of planned subcontracting dollars. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 days after notice to proceed and complete the 360 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. Provisions will be included for liquidated damages in case of failure to complete the work in the time allowed. Performance and payment bonds will be required. The plans and specifications are available on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of charge. It has been determined that the number of Compact Disks be limited to one (1) per firm. Plans and Specifications will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. Contractors may view and/or download this project from the Internet at the following Internet address: http://ebs.nwo.usace.army.mil/EBS/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp Ordering of CD-ROM shall be made through the Internet address above. To register on the Omaha District website, go to the "Solicitation Registration" section of the synopsis and click on the link for "Registering". If you do not have Internet access, then you may fax your request to (402) 221-4530, faxed requests will take longer to process, causing a delay in receiving Solicitation documents. Please include the following information: 1) Name of Firm; 2) Point of Contact; 3) Mailing Address; 4) Street Address for Parcel Delivery Service; 5) Telephone and Fax Phone Numbers with Area Code (FAX numbers are mandatory to ensure the receipt of any amendments that may be faxed); 6) Level of Participation (General Contractor, Subcontractor, Supplier or Plan Room); and 7) Large Business, Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business. If any of the information changes during the advertisement period, submit the information via e-mail to Diana.L.Vanderzanden@usace.army.mil or by written request or fax. Failure to provide the above information and any changes may cause a delay in receiving CD-ROM and amendments. Questions regarding the ordering of the same should be made to: 402-221-4044. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-221-4110. Telephone calls on contents of drawings and specifications should be made to Specification Section at: (402) 221-4413. Posted 05/10/99 (W-SN329483). (0130)

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