Z--CHILLER ADDITION -- DULUTH

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development has a requirement for a contractor to furnish and install a new 170 ton screw chiller at the Mid-Continent Ecology Division Laboratory in Duluth, MN. The new 170 ton chiller will be added to the existing 140 ton cooling sytem located in the main laboratory building's mechanical core. The work will include modification of the existing mechanical core piping and the installation of new valves, pumps, heat exchanger and various controls. New monitoring points and controls will be incorporated into the existing Metasys system. The project shall be completed during the winter months of December through February. Final testing/commissioning of the control sequences can be completed during the summer under actual load conditions. A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated. The estimated price range is between $350,000 and $450,000. The solicitation will be released through the internet on EPA's home page at www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd/. Prospective offerors can download the Invitation for Bids and related documents from this website on or about August 12, 2003. Telephone requests will not be honored. This is an unrestricted acquisition. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by the Agency.