John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20566

Z -- GARAGE EXPANSION/SITE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, WASHINGTON, DC SOL JFKC1-00-R-18 DUE 040700 POC POC: Contract Specialist Anita Norris (202)416-8982/FAX (202) 416-8975 E-MAIL: The contract specialist may be reached by e-mail at, amnorris@kennedy-center.org. This construction project will be UNRESTRICTED. The estimated price range is over $10 million. This project will be located at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (JFKC) which houses six theaters of varying sizes, which accommodate various scheduled and unscheduled events ranging from dinner parties of a few people up to Presidential inaugurations which host 10,000 or more people. The facility has three restaurants, administrative offices that accommodate approximately 500 staff members, and a parking garage. It attracts over four (4) million visitors a year with performances and other events. The facility is operated 365 days per year from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. each day. The work included in this solicitation covers expansions to the existing parking garage on both the north and south sides of the building, site improvements, and work on the plazas adjacent to the existing building. The facility will continue to be operational during the entire construction process. The work on the garages will encompass, but not be limited to, demolition of existing features, foundation work to include excavation/sheeting/shoring/ drilling/placement of caissons, removal of contaminated soils, post tension concrete work, pre-cast concrete work, waterproofing, stone work, signage, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. The site improvement portion of the project includes work not only on the 17-acre site, but also on the surrounding public streets including Rock Creek Parkway. The site work will encompass, but not be limited to, demolition of existing features, re-grading, utilities, new road ways, concrete retaining walls, waterproofing, concrete repairs, stone work, asphalt, concrete and stone paving, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, exterior lighting, signage, landscaping and relocating art work. The work at the plaza level surrounding the building entails, but is not limited to the following: demolition of the existing marble pavers, waterproofing, new concrete setting beds, installation of new stone pavers, installation of a new safety rail at the west elevation, removal of plant material at planters, replacement of vertical stone at the west fascia, electrical and plumbing. The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals, whereby offerors will be required to submit a technical proposal, a price proposal, past performance information and a Participation of Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns plan. Award shall be made to the responsible offeror whose proposals, conforming to the solicitation, represent the best value to the Government in terms of price, past performance, and other non-price factors. Past Performance, Price and other Non-price (technical) factors are determined to be approximately equal in importance. Participation of Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns will be included as a factor but will be evaluated only on a pass/fail basis. This factor is not weighted, however, the offeror must have a passing rating in order to receive award. The non-price (technical) subfactors are (1) Ability to Construct Similar Projects; (2) Project Team; and (3) Subcontractors. The first subfactor has twice the importance of each of the two remaining subfactors. The contract will be awarded with fixed price provisions. The tentative date for award is June 2000. Copies of the solicitation and amendments may be purchased, AT OFFERORS' EXPENSE, from Reprographic Technologies, 1101 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 408-8797, FAX (202) 408-9432, Attn: Alan Sturges. To be included on the official Offerors Mailing List to obtain notification of amendments, you must notify the Contracting Office in writing by mail at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Attn: Contracting, 2700 F St., NW, Washington, DC 20566-0001 or via facsimile on (202) 416-8975. Proposals shall also be submitted to the Contracting Office at this address no later than the date and time specified on the SF1442 or any subsequent Amendments. Facsimile or telegraphic offers will not be accepted. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for March 22, 2000 if requested by one or more offerors. Posted 02/04/00 (W-SN422153). (0035)

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