Renovation of a mixed-use development in New London, Connecticut. Working plans call for the renovation of a library.

Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, tools, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services required to construct within Waesche Hall at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy; one new high density stack space for storage of the Library's Special Collection (rare books and multi-media archival materials) and one new mechanical room on the first floor. The new Special Collection archival space shall be 2-hour fire rated with controlled temperature, moisture, and lighting. The new mechanical room shall be a 1-hr fire rated space. 1. Base Bid: a. Work consists of the removal of existing walls, doors, ceilings, flooring and MEP systems, and the provision of interior gypsum board partitions, shaft walls and ceiling assemblies, flooring, doors and door frames, electrical lighting, power and data, mechanical ductwork/equipment, and new paint. b. Work includes the provision of new fiber optic cable from the basement of Chase Hall C Annex to the ground floor of Waesche Hall. All cables shall be run through existing conduit between buildings. c. Construction work includes alterations to the second-floor breakroom (room 220) kitchenette to include relocating a sink and base cabinet, new power receptacles and the provision of a new data cabinet, fiber, cabling, and data switches. d. Second floor work also includes the removal of the existing special collection metal wire enclosure (located in Library space - room 200) and all associated structural framing and mechanical fasteners (floor & ceiling mounted). Note, this work shall only be performed AFTER; the new special collection space (room 117) is completed, and the high-density shelving system is installed, and the collection of rare books and media materials are moved from the second floor into the new special collection room 117. The Owner shall move the special collection materials into the new space upon its completion. The Contractor shall coordinate the scheduling of the second-floor special collection enclosure removal work with the COR. 2. Option Item: a. Provision of new high density (mobile storage units) shelving system as specified. The period of performance for the project is 294 calendar days from issuance of Notice to Proceed. The estimated value of the procurement is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Performance and Payment bonds will be required. Solicitation packages will be available on or about 05 December 2024. The tentative date set for receipt of bids is scheduled for 07 January 2025 at 2:00 pm. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 Million. This acquisition is issued pursuant to FAR Part 14 Sealed Bidding and is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business concerns. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings may be accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following site: https://sam.gov. To receive immediate notification of all changes posted electronically, vendors should click on "Register to Receive Notification". All vendors interested in teaming or subcontracting for this solicitation, should click on "Register as Interested Vendor". In order to view a list of interested vendors, interested parties should click on "View List of Interested Vendors". A list of interested vendors is only available by registering electronically for this solicitation. Vendors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management database through https://www.Sam.gov in order to receive a federal government contract. The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.