Elliott Bay Design Group, 5301 Shilshole Ave. NW #200, Seattle, WA 98107

19 -- CONSTRUCTION OF PASSENGER/ VEHICLE FERRY SOL IFA CV-100 DUE 091800 POC Kent Miller, (907)225-3992 This RFP is for the detail engineering, construction, completion, testing and delivery of a 150 passenger, 30 car, Sub-chapter K vehicle/passenger ferry to provide year-round service to the south end of Prince of Wales Island from Ketchikan, Alaska. One vessel will be built for delivery in the year 2001; an optional second vessel may follow for delivery in 2002. The design features of the ferry are: LOA 197'-6", beam 53'-0", design draft 9'-0" to 11'-0". The ship will have twin geared diesel propulsion with controllable pitch propellers. Offerers should have a minimum of four years experience in the construction of U.S. Coast Guard certificated, Subchaperter T and K passenger vessels, and have constructed four such passenger vessels, with at least one vessel of the approximate size and complexity of the subject ferry. The Inter-island Ferry Authority will provide a full Contract Design Package and Request for Proposal (RFP) to offerers wishing to submit a proposal. The non-refundable fee of $100.00 for the Contract Design package and RFP is payable to: Inter-island Ferry Authority, c/o Elliott Bay Design Group, 5301 Shilshole Avenue Northwest, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington, 98107. Copies of the Contract Design package and RFP will be available 7/17/00. A pre-proposal conference wil be held in Seattle on 8/14/00. The deadline for submittal of the proposals is 9/18/00. The estimated cost of the ferry is $10.8 Million to $11.5 Million. Proposals will be evaluated on price, the offerer's experience, warranty support, building facility, and other factors indicated in the Request for Proposals. The project is state and federally funded by the Inter-island Ferry Authority, and Alaskan Port Authority, Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration. DBE, prevailing wage, "Buy America Requirements", and other Federal Transportation Administration requirements are to be met. Posted 07/17/00 (W-SN475780). (0199)

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