General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Property Development Division (4PCB), 401 West Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA, 30365

56 -- CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW US COURTHOUSE COLUMBIA, SC SOL GS-04P-99-EXC-0014 DUE 043099 POC Thomas Waller, Contracting Officer, Phone (404) 331-4634, Fax (404) 730-2309, Email tom.waller@gsa.gov -- Thomas Waller, Contracting Officer, Phone (404) 331-4634, Fax (404) 730-2309, Email tom.waller@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=GS-04P-99-EXC -0014&LocID=333. E-MAIL: Thomas Waller, tom.waller@gsa.gov. March 30, 1999 WRITTEN EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW US COURTHOUSE-COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA-GS-04P-99-EXC-0014. The General Services Administration is soliciting written expressions of interest from experienced construction contractors desiring to compete in the procurement process for the construction of the proposed New US Courthouse-Columbia, South Carolina. The proposed US Courthouse will be constructed on a site within the Central Business District of the City of Columbia, South Carolina. The proposed four level building will be approximately 200,000 gross square feet (18,580 gross square meters) and will contain functions of the US Districts Courts, US Marshal service and the US Clerk of the court. The structure will include eight (8)courtrooms and (8)associated judge_s chambers, library and jury assembly spaces, District Clerk administrative spaces and US Marshals cellblock and administrative spaces. There will be 25 secured indoor parking spaces and 75 surface parking spaces on site. The estimated construction cost is between $26 and $28.5 million with an anticipated occupancy date of December 2001. This procurement is advertised on an unrestricted basis. The Standard Industrial Code for this procurement is 1542. The project is in Metric Units of Measure. Construction contractors wishing to participate in the procurement process for this project must submit a response to this notice in the form of a one page letter of interest on the offeror_s company letterhead to Thomas F. Waller, GSA, Property Development Division, 4PCB, Suite 2500, 401 West Peachtree Street, N.W,. Atlanta, GA. 30365-2500 by April 30, 1999, at 4: 30 p.m. local time. Firms that fail to submit the required letter of interest by the specified date will not be eligible to compete for this procurement. Request for Price and Technical proposals will be issued only to those firm that have expressed interest by the specified date and time. When required those proposals shall be submitted under separate cover ina format prescribed in the RFP package. A Pre-proposal conference will be scheduled to entertain questions concerning proposal submissions and review the Scope of Work. The date for the pre-proposal conference will be contained in the RFP package. Noncompliance with the established time-frames for any and all submissions will be handled in accordance with FAR Part 15.208 and may result in the offeror_s disqualification from further participation in this procurement. Note all revisions or submissions submitted by the offerors becomes the property of the Government and maybe incorporated into the drawings and specifications. Utilizing Best Value Continuum Process of FAR 15.101, the construction contractor will be selected via Source Selection FAR 15 procedures. Under this procedure technical evaluation factors will be significantly more important than cost or price, thereby allowing the assessment of each offeror_s ability to perform at a high rate of technical competence and thus achieving best value. This process will be conducted in two stages: Stage I, offerors will be required to submit their technical and price proposal in accordance with the provisions and the evaluation factors listed in the RFP. Under Stage II, a revised price proposal will be requested from the offerors within the competitive range, if any, and based on the revisions, if any, of the specifications and drawings derived from the implementation of cost saving comments extracted from the Stage I submission. (SEE EVALUATION FACTOR 1) These revised price proposals combined with the previous technical evaluations from Stage I will be used to determine which firm offers the best value to the Government. Offerors are encouraged to submit their Stage I price proposal on their most favorable terms as the Government intends to make award without discussion. All evaluation factors and significant subfactors that will affect the contract award and their relative importance and point value are listed below and shall also be clearly stated in the RFP. The technical factors to be evaluated are: 1. Cost Savings Concepts (Suggestions and VECP_s initiatives)-300 Points, 2. Offeror_s Past Performance on Similar Projects (References required)-200 Points, 3. Offeror_s Experience on Similar Projects (References/narratives)-200 Points, 4. Management Plan and Technical Approach (Approach to project)-150 Points, 5. Experience, Past Performance, and Qualifications of Key Personnel (References, academic achievement and experience-150 Points. Request for Proposals (RFP) which includes instructions for submission of proposals and drawings and specifications will be mailed on or about May 21, 1999. The Government will require the submission by the successful offeror of a proactive Subcontracting Plan pursuant to FAR 19.705-4, prior to award encompassing the following Socio-Economic Program minimum goals: Small Business (12%) Small Disadvantaged Business (8%), and Small Women Owned Business 5%). All correspondence in response to this announcement must clearly indicate the solicitation number GS-04P-99-EXC-0014. Letter of Interest may be mailed or faxed by the date in this notice to the attention of Thomas F. Waller, Contracting Officer, General Services Administration 401 West Peachtree Street, N. W., Suite 2500, Atlanta, GA.30365. Phone (404) 331-4634 or Fax (404) 331-7063. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Posted 03/30/99 (D-SN314502). (0089)

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