Description
The Smithsonian Institution Tropical Research Institute (“STRI”) is providing this Notice of a Pending Solicitation. The Smithsonian will be seeking Proposals for the Construction of a Maintenance Shop, located at Gamboa, Republic of Panama. The applicable North American Industry Classification Codes (“NAICS”) is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, size standard is $45 million. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. Construction Budget estimated between $500,000 to 1.2M. This is a Federal Funded Contract and the selected contractor must have an Unique Entity ID number and be actively registered and current in SAM System (https://sam.gov ). The Company or companies must be legally registered and licensed to operate as a Construction Company in the Republic of Panama. The company most be legally registered and licensed to operate as a Construction Company in the Republic of Panama (DGI – tax entity- and the “JTIA” -Technical Board of Engineering and Architecture-) for at least 5 years from the date of this solicitation, be commercially and legally active at present time, and have performed or is performing at least three (3) construction projects, with a minimum value of 1M, during the past three (3) years. Background: The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, in the Republic of Panama is a worldwide referent in scientific investigation in the tropics. The Santa Cruz Building (Bldg. No.78) is located in Gamboa, Colón, Republic of Panama. Gamboa is the site of the newest laboratory and is surrounded by Panama’s Soberanía National Park, 20,000 hectares of intact lowland tropical forest that is a critical biological corridor connecting two continents. Gamboa is home to our amphibian rescue center, insectaries, experimental greenhouses, bat behavior installations, a schoolhouse for field courses and housing for visiting scientists. Postdocs and scientists with young families are especially drawn to this small community on the east bank of the Panama Canal, only 30km from Panama City and a half-hour ferry ride from Barro Colorado Island research station. Research at the Gamboa laboratories address some of the urgent issues facing terrestrial tropical ecosystems today. The experimental greenhouses test tropical plant response to elevated carbon dioxide and temperatures to better understand the impacts of climate change. The amphibian rescue center maintains breeding populations of amphibians that have been wiped out in the wild. The insectaries trace the origins and trajectories of evolution. Our newest laboratory is home to forest ecology and animal behavior programs, which build on decades of discoveries into how tropical ecosystems and their denizen’s function. The Maintenance Shops at Gamboa project's objective is a renovation of the existing building No. 78 at Gamboa and the construction of a new structure required for marine and facilities maintenance shop. Work under this project includes but is not limited to: • Demolition and reconstruction of the existing walls and office spaces. • Repair of existing slab. • Construction of new maintenance shop o Remodel of masonry walls o Refurbish and erection of steel structures. o Installation of purlins and roofing. • Masonry and dry walls. • Architectural finishes and openings. • Electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems, and their interconnection with existing system at Gamboa Lab campus infrastructure. • Security and communications, and its interconnection with existing system at Gamboa Lab campus infrastructure. • Fire protection and fire suppression systems for life safety systems. • New concrete pavement entrance. • Rollable doors. • Sidewalks. The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use in no more the 270 calendar days. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The full solicitation, request for proposals, will be released on or about May 16, 2024 however, there is no guarantee or implication of a guarantee this this project will be solicited. Responses will be due within (30) days of release. Electronic copies will be uploaded to SAM.gov site . This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. No attachments or links have been added to this opportunity.