National Park Service, Denver Service Center, P.O.Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

Y -- CONSTRUCT TRANSIT AND ORIENTATION FACILITY, MATHER TRANSIT CENTER, SOUTH RIM, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZONA, GRCA-110EC SOL 1443RP121199902 DUE 021899 POC Construction Contracts, 303 987-6746 WEB: Contracting Services, http://www.nps.gov.dsc/dsccon. E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Department of Interior is soliciting proposals from construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below. A negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded, requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The Government will consider an offeror's capability in comparison to its price. The work of this contract consists of the general construction of a transit and orientation facility. The facility will consist of an orientation building, two comfort stations, a service building, an open-air transit pavilion, four bus-stop shelters, six open-air orientation kiosks, an exhibit shelter, ten shade shelters, pedestrian ways and trails, wayfinding bases, seatwalls, service roads, associated site grading and landscaping, and above ground and underground utilities. Re-vegetation will be by others. The Mather Point Transit Center will enable Grand Canyon National Park to reduce resource impacts associated with day-use traffic congestion. Thecenter is pedestrian oriented and will be served by a bus and rail transit system planned for construction following the opening of this facility. An interim trail access to the rim will be constructed to serve visitors until the transit system is in place. The orientation and transit facility has been designed to incorporate sustainable building principles including passive solar heating, daylighting, and the retention of existing vegetation. The buildings are designed to conform to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Exemplary Building Program. This program promotes the application of energy efficiency and sustainable design principles. All work for the facility shall be completed by August 1, 2000. All work will be performed under a single contract. The estimated range of cost for construction is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. A Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued approximately 21 days from the publication of this requirement, on or about 1/19/98. A pre-proposal site meeting will be held on or about 2/3/99. This solicitation is open to small and large businesses. Requests for the RFP must be in writing. A non-refundable bid deposit for project documents is $250 per set, 3 set maximum, in the form of a cashier's check, certified check, or money order made payable to the National Park Service. Include Social Security Number or Taxpayer Identification Number on check or money order. Project documents may also be viewed at various plan rooms. Individuals wishing to receive a list of plan rooms should contact the issuing office. Requests for the RFP should be mailed to Mary Sampson, National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287, or FAXed to Ms. Sampson at 303 969-2040 Posted 12/22/98 (D-SN282827). (0356)

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