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Y -- 8(A) CONSTRUCTION OF A GYMNASIUM AND A WAREHOUSE FOR THE FORT DEVENS JOB CORPS CENTER, FORT DEVENS, MASSACHUSETTS SOL IFB-97-DAA-38-JC DUE 070197 POC Dan Dyer, Architect (617) 338-5350; or Kenneth Graves, Contract Specialist (202) 219-8706. This project consists of the construction of the gymnasium and the warehouse buildings of the Fort Devens Job Corps Center, a new campus-style facility on a 27 acre parcel of land, located at the site of the former Fort Devens Army Base, Devens, Massachusetts. The work involves the construction of a 22,795 GSF gymnasium and a 13,050 GSF warehouse, enumerated as Package "III", with a simultaneous construction time frame to be coordinated along with the construction of seven other buildings as a result of an earlier small business set aside procurement. The period of performance for completion of Package "III" is 315 calendar days, with substantial completion to be achieved within 259 calendar days from receipt of notice to proceed. The estimated cost range of construction for Package "III" is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Initial Plans and Specifications will be available on May 27, 1997, only from the Architect/Engineer firm of Miller Dyer Spears, Incorporated, 286 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. Contact Mr. Dan Dyer (617) 338-5350 for additional information. Collect calls will not be accepted. It is emphasized that requests for plans and specifications should be directed the A/E firm listed above to ensure proper handling of requests. Requests must be in writing and a $200.00 refundable bid-deposit is required. This bid-deposit must be in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or money-order, made payable to the U.S. Department of Labor, and submitted to the A/E firm at the time of request. Requests subject to the stated bid-deposit amount will be limited to the issuance of one complete set per request from any interested party. Plans and specifications will be made available for pick up at the A/E's office, or may be arranged for delivery at an additional charge. Any additional shipping and/or handling charges must be pre-paid and COD request will not be accepted. Requests must be in writing and will be answered on a first-come, first-serve basis until the initial supplyis exhausted. For additional sets requested from interested parties subject to bid-deposit requirements, or for requests made after the initial supply is exhausted, a non-refundable fee not to exceed the actual cost of reproduction of the IFB documents, plus a shipping charge based on each individual request (if applicable,) will be required in order to obtain the IFB documents. Pre-Bid Walk-Thru is scheduled for June 17, 1997, at 10:00 a.m. (local) at the Center. This will be the only opportunity to review the job site prior to submission of bids. Bid-Opening is scheduled for July 1, 1997, at 1:00 p.m. (local) at the A/E's office. [NOTE: THIS IS A 100% SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SET ASIDE ACQUISITION, and competition is limited to participation by small disadvantaged business concerns located in Region I. Offers received from concerns other than Region I SDB's will not be considered.] The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 1542. The Small Business Size Standard is $17.0 million.] See Numbered Note(s): 4. (0127)

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