Y -- BASEWIDE ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, PHASE II, REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL (MADISON COUNTY)

Notice Date

October 26, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers -- Mobile, Contracting Division, CESAM-CT (109 St. Joseph Street 36602) PO Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001

ZIP Code

36628-0001

Solicitation Number

DACA01-02-R-0012

Response Due

January 23, 2002

Point of Contact

Contact Karen Johnson, (251) 690-2535; Contracting Officer, Gene L. Curtis

E-Mail Address

cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil (cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil)

Description

Includes the design, construction, start-up, and validation of a repair-in-kind project for improving the condition of the steam and condensate systems exterior to buildings within the Arsenal. The successful contractor shall prepare a design for repairing and/or replacing heating system components including, but not limited to the following: Steam (Sch 40) and condensate piping (Sch 80), Traps, Pressure Reducing Stations, Insulation, Jacketing, Supports, Condensate Receivers, Condensate Return Pumps, Boilers, and new backup steam generators (natural gas). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 23511. Bid documents are available on or about 16 November 2001. Estimated cost of work is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. Note No. 1: Bidders, subcontractors and Dodge Plan Rooms are required to self-register their firm or office on the Internet to receive one CD-ROM. Registration instructions are available on the Internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil then click on contract bids. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the mailing list. Registration must include the firms physical address, telephone, a valid fax number and a point of contact. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. All notifications of changes to this solicitation shall be made through the Internet only. It is therefore the contractors responsibility to check the Internet address listed above daily, for any posted changes to this solicitation. The plans and specifications will be issued on Compact Disc (CD-ROM) only and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. Actual solicitation amendments will be issued either by fax, posting for download to the aforementioned web page, or CD-ROM. Note No. 2: All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires "Adobe Acrobat Reader". "Adobe Acrobat Reader" may be downloaded free of charge at http://tsn.wes.army.mil/ComSoftware.asp. Note No. 3: Critical Path Method (Network Analysis System) is required. Note No. 4: For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $27,500,000 for the past three years. Note No. 5: This solicitation includes bid options, which may not be awarded. Note No. 6: Detailed Information on this and other Mobile District Projects (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis of Work, Plan Holders, Bid Results, etc.) are available on the Internet at: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil. Note No. 7: A site visit/pre-proposal conference will be held at the Arsenal on or about 4 and 5 December in the A.M. The purpose of the conference is to familiarize the bidders with the scope of work, address bidders questions concerning the project, participate in a site visit to become familiar with the existing site conditions, and familiarize the bidders with the "Best Value" process. Attendance at the conference is strongly recommended. Minutes of the pre-proposal conference will be prepared by the Government and placed on the Internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil. All parties planning to attend should provide the following information to: Corps of Engineers, P. O. Box 8162, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35808-0162, Phone (256) 876-4118, Fax (256) 876-3011; a. Name of firm with complete mailing address. b. Name, title, and phone number of each representative. Offerors should visit the site and take such other steps, as may be reasonable necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work, and the general and local conditions, which can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so shall not relieve offerors from responsibility for estimating properly the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government shall assume no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers or agents prior to the execution of the contract, unless included in the Request For Proposals, the specifications, or related documents. In this regard, Offerors should note Contract Clause FAR 52.236-3 "Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work." Prospective offerors are urged to watch the above-mentioned Internet site for additional details of the site visit/ preproposal meeting. Specific questions related to this project may be answered by Mr. Alfred Denmark at (251) 694-4188 or fax (251) 690-2902. Refer questions on distribution of plans and specifications to the Plan Room at (334) 690-2535.

Web Link

http://www.sam.usace.army.mil (http://www.sam.usace.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011030/YSOL001.HTM (W-299 SN5116V0)