Fluor Daniel Fernald, P.O. Box 538704, Cincinnati, OH 45253-8704

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF PERMANENT LEACHATE SYSTEM PROJECT SOL FSC 641 DUE 113099 POC Alan Hohnhorst 513/648-5168 Fluor Daniel Fernald (FDF), IFB No. FSC 641 is scheduled to be released in March, 2000 for the Permanent Leachate System for the On-site Disposal Facility (OSDF) at the Department of Energy's Fernald Environmental Management Project (FEMP), Hamilton County, Ohio. The Scope of Work for the Permanent Leachate System Project shall include, but not be limited to: 1. Seven (7) sub-grade concrete valve pits (15'W x 20'L x 10'H, inside dimensions) with a pre-engineered building superstructure. Construction work includes: Excavation and backfill (~ 10' depth); Gravel sub-base with drainage; Reinforced concrete floor and walls; HDPE plastic lining (pit interior); Exterior waterproofing; Metal platform, stairs, and handrails; Pre-engineered building superstructure; Carbon steel piping and valves; 300-gallon plastic tanks (2 in each pit); 20-gpm pumps (2 in each pit); Flow meters and tank level instruments (2 in each pit); and Building ventilation, heat, lighting, and electrical outlets. 2. One (1) sub-grade concrete valve pit (6'W x 8'L x 10'H, inside dimensions) with a pre-engineered building superstructure. Construction work will be similar to above; however, pit will not include tanks or pumps. 3. Leachate transmission piping (~4000' lineal feet) construction work includes: Trench excavation and backfill (~ 4'depth); 6"-diameter HDPE SDR11 pipe installed inside 10" diameter HDPE SDR11 containment pipe; Containment piping to be fused to valve pits HDPE linings. 4. Electrical power distribution. Construction work includes ~4000' lineal feet of overhead 13.2KVA lines with transformers and circuit breaker panels at each valve pit. 5. Removal of piping and valves from six (6) existing 7'-diameter HDPE leachate collection manholes and partial demolition of the manholes (removal of upper 8' of 10' length). 6. Removal of nine (9) 30' lengths of existing underground (~8' depth) leachate piping. The piping is 6"-diameter HDPE pipe inside 10"-diameter HDPE pipe. Temporary pipe connections shall be installed to the non-removed sections of these underground pipes to maintain collection of leachate liquid flowing from the OSDF waste cells.The contractor shall provide personnel, supervision, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services for the performance of this contract. The successful contractor will be required to comply with the terms and conditions of the FEMP Site Project Labor Agreement for Union Construction Labor Forces. To be pre-qualified to submit a bid for this work, a prospective contractor must provide a release letter to authorize release of performance data to FDF and a list of a minimum of two projects of $2 million or greater that have a similar work scope as per above and the criteria listed below. The list shall include: (a) project name, brief description of actual work performed and year project completed; (b) the location of the work, name of owner's representative and the telephone number of the project owner; (c) the total dollar value of the project; (d) list of subcontractors used on the project. The following are the mandatory requirements which prospective bidders must meet in order to become pre-qualified. 1. The contractor must be able to demonstrate a successful record of safe construction performance by a current workers compensation experience modification rate (EMR) of less than or equivalent to 1.05 or the trend for the past three years is downward and none of the past three years has an EMR greater than 1.25. This criteria shall be met by the prime contractor (EMR of the total corporation) and all other subcontractors performing work in the field as part of the contract. In order to assist FDF in pre-qualifying potential bidders, contractors shall complete the Safety History Form and provide a copy of their OSHA 200 Record. FDF will review the information and determine a contractor's eligibility for pre-qualification. 2. Experience in the underground installation of HDPE pipe. 3. Experience in managing a project that is spread over an area of approximately one mile with several subcontractors (electrical, mechanical, etc.). Firms interested in this work must meet all of the above defined criteria to be eligible to submit a bid. The estimated total cost for this project is $3 million. Bid guarantee required. Pre-qualification Form, Safety release letter format are available at the Fluor Daniel Home Page, http//www.fernald.gov. Information should be sent to Mr. Alan Hohnhorst at Fluor Daniel Fernald, P.O. Box 538704, Mail Stop 60, Cincinnati, Ohio 45253-8704 no later than November 30, 1999. Qualified firms will be notified approximately December 15, 1999. The solicitation will be issued approximately March 2, 2000. The exact closing date will be established by the Solicitation. All pre-qualified sources may submit a bid which will be considered; only pre-qualified contractors will be considered. Contractors with questions may contact Mr. Alan Hohnhorst at (513)-648-5168 or E-mail address alan.hohnhorst@fernald.gov. Posted 10/28/99 (W-SN395935). (0301)

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