The Department of the Army, Corps of Engineer, Louisville District, has a design-bid-build requirement for a BOWST addition in building 321 located in Niagara Falls, NY.

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• Design/Bid/Build contract to include construction of a 2,500 SF (232.3 SM) Boom Operator Weapons System Trainer (BOWST) addition to Building 321 and renovations of Building 321 to meet facility design requirements for the Officer Flight Trainer (OFT) simulator. The installation of the BOWST and OFT will be by the government and not part of this project.
• Construction for the addition is to comply with BOWST manufacturer requirements to include minimum BOWST high bay size of 21’ H, 33’x34’; insulated overhead door access, three briefing rooms, parts storage room, computer room with raised flooring, and mechanical/electrical room. Facility to include five-foot-thick reinforced concrete foundation and floor slabs, steel framing and trusses, masonry exterior walls, standing seam metal roofing system, HVAC, electrical, lighting, and fire systems. Computer room flooring rated for minimum 1,000-pound rolling and 250-pound concentrated loading. Interior and exterior communications infrastructure is included and designed for peak use.  Provide all supporting utilities, pavements, and landscaping required for a complete and usable facility.  Exterior finishes to match or compliment installation architectural standards.  Include space for mechanical/electrical equipment, egress, and personnel circulation. Facility layout to meet authorized functional and operational mission needs of the assigned unit and BOWST.  The site will include all utility connections and paved maintenance/vehicle access route to high bay.
• Low levels of PFOS/PFOA have been detected in the soil and groundwater near the BOWST site. Management, testing, and disposal of soil/groundwater to comply with state and federal regulations for PFOS/PFOA contamination will be required as part of this project.
• Construction for the renovation is for the simulator space to make it secure and compliant with open storage requirements so the sims can be on the MAF DMO DTCN secure network 24/7. Modify interior partitions and doorways to support adequate briefing room spaces impacted by BOWST addition and to use dedicated computer room space more efficiently. Modify room 108A to provide environmental controls and adequately sized door opening so HPU and MCC fit. Provide additional restroom capacity within existing building shell to accommodate increased building occupancy. Facility layout to meet authorized functional and operational mission needs. Install 2-ton overhead crane in the high bay. Install a new drawbridge tower and stair assembly. Install chilled water supply for cooling. Facility to include properly located and sized HVAC, electrical, lighting, and fire suppression systems. Install raised pad for MCC in hydraulic room. A new exterior pad is required for AHU cockpit condenser. Replace existing 6” thick permeable concrete pavement with salt resistant 6” concrete pavement.