E -- U.S. Government Wants to Acquire a Site in Greenville, South Carolina

Public notice is given that the General Services Administration (GSA) will conduct an investigation of possible sites to be used for the construction of a new United States Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina. As part of this investigation, GSA hereby solicits either donation of a site to the United States of America or a no-cost option to purchase property. A minimum site area of approximately 4.0 acres is required within the delineated area described as the area bounded by the following: EAST: Church Street SOUTH: Camperdown Way WEST: Academy Street NORTH: Elford Street Sites fronting directly on the perimeter of the delineated area will also be considered. Owners of parcels totaling less than the size of the site specified, but to which abutting parcels may be added to produce a site of the required size, are encouraged to offer such properties for inspection. Sites which may be donated to the Federal Government are solicited, as well as sites which are for sale. Offers of a donated site or of a no-cost option to purchase property should be submitted in letter form and include an accurate description and sketch of the site offered. Offers should be received on or before June 10, 2004. Owners may submit their own proposals. Proposals submitted by agents must be accompanied by documentary evidence of the agent's authority to make such offers. This is to advise persons submitting offers, that, due to procedural regulations under certain laws, options should remain open through February 14, 2003. The Government will make every effort to expedite the site selection. Representatives of GSA will be in Greenville on June 14,2004, for the purpose of the site investigation and can be contacted on June 14 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Haynsworth Federal Building-Courthouse, 300 East Washington St., Greenville, SC, (678) 428-1996 during the above hours. This advertisement is not a basis for negotiation, and the right is hereby reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to reject any or all offers and give consideration to sites other than those offered in response to this advertisement. Mail responses to: General Services Administration Paul Misere Site Acquisition and Relocation (4PT) 77 Forsyth Street, Room 450 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3427 Telephone (404)562-0690 This site acquisition is being conducted pursuant to statutory authority contained in the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended. 40 U.S.C. 601, et seq. Pursuant to this authority, GSA is authorized to conduct this site selection without regard to the competitive procurement procedures contained in Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, commonly referred to as the Competition in Contracting Act. The following criteria are being used to consider offered sites, which satisfy the minimum requirement: The site must be located in the defined delineated area in downtown Greenville; the site must be of sufficient size as defined above; and, the owner must have marketable title. General evaluation factors to be considered are: ability of the site to meet certain environmental requirements, ability of the site to comply with certain regulatory requirements; functionality of the site; and, design developability. In addition to the above criteria, the total cost of the project considering both the acquisition cost of the site and estimated development and operating costs will be considered. The Government will select the site considered to be most advantageous to the United States all factors considered. In order to ensure that the selected site is most advantageous to the United States, the Government will also consider any unique attributes or other nuances of a site deemed worthy of consideration, even if not listed above. None of the above listed evaluation criteria are considered to be more important than any other. However, as sites are evaluated, each site's unique attributes may result in one or more criteria becoming more important as to that particular site.