Department of Veterans Affairs, Great Lakes Healthcare Systems, Contract Service Center, Bldg. 5, 5000 West National Ave., Milwaukee WI 53295

Z -- REPLACE HVAC MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PHASE I SOL IFB 69D-195-98 DUE 032498 POC Laura Silguero, Contracting Officer, (414)902-5412 E-MAIL: Great lakes healthcare System Acquisition Center, Milwaukee, WI, Laura.Silguero@Med.VA.Gov. Provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and qualified supervision for the removal and replacement of the Air handing Unit System Serving the Surgical Suite for project number 578-96-102 at the VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, in accordance with drawings and specifications. Work includes maintaining continuity of all services for all systems for all buildings at all times during the entire construction period; coordination with the contracting officer's technical representative; all testing, correcting and retesting and all temporary and permanent connections, complete in place, ready for operation in conformance with all applicable codes. Completion time is 390 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Cost range is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Project Engineer is Jagadish kanuru (708)343-7200 etc. 1153. Issue date is on or about February 23, 1998. Award is subject to the availability of funds. SIC 1711 applies. There will be a nonrefundable charge of $50.00 for the solicitation package. Make check payable to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Request for solicitation must be submitted in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted. (0030)

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