Z -- Plumbing and Shower Renovation

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Facilities Dept. Cost Center; Shower and Plumbing Renovation Project; POC: Michael T. Kucynda / Alex Ahumada, Contracting Office, Ph: 805 736-4154, exts. 856/609 or 805 737-3461; FAX: 805 737-3462. This procurement/acquisition is being advertised under NAICS code 23511. Bids will be accepted from all Business concerns. Specifications are as follows:Demolish a total of twelve, two man shower banks in H & I-Units, replace floors/pans, install stainless steel panels on walls and ceilings, and install new corner mounted stainless steel shower units. Provide all showers with new water resistant lighting fixtures and a dedicated exhaust system that utilizes low profile ducting in plumbing chases. Showers on A & B ranges in H & I-units and one shower located in Lower I-Unit will be made accessible by providing a shower in each bank with grab bars, a combination handicapped/regular stainless shower unit with quick disconnect flexible shower head, and a retractable bench. Both housing units have three tiers, three floors of cells. The layout is typical of all tiers. Per tier there is two rows of back to back cells with a plumbing chase between them. Per tier a row consists of, first a shower than 19, 6'X8' with a toilet/sink combination, cells. The plumbing chase measures 3' X 117'. Existing black iron drain waste lines will be removed, disposed of and replaced with schedule 80 ABS throughout chases and under the units to the existing main line. Clean-outs will be installed at the back of each cell in the chase to ease maintenance. All existing water supply lines will be removed, disposed of, and replaced with ?L? rated hard copper pipe. Hot supply lines will be insulated. Flush and push type supply valves on cell fixtures will be replaced with water limiting flow valves. Low maintenance ball-valves will be installed on all supply lines entering a cell to allow for proper isolation. Temperature regulating valves will be installed at the back of the showers to prevent scalding, and low flow heads will be installed. All work will comply with UFAS, NFPA, UPC, NEC, and all applicable local, state, and federal codes and regulations. The construction job is to be performed at the U.S. Penitentiary, Federal Correctional Complex, 3901 Klein Blvd., Lompoc, CA. 93436. All responsible bidders will be considered. Anticipated award date is Sept. 30, 2002 (RFQ# 0116-2). All RFQ Bids/Quotes must be received by this office at Destination pricing (with all materials delivery inclusive). This solicitation will be available on or after Sept. 8th, 2002, and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities web site: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition / procurement, including solicitation amendments and correspondence, will also be distributed solely through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition / procurement.