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- Country: USA
- Summary: Smithsonian institution's National Museum of Natural History Renovate Baird Auditorium
- UST Ref No: 116118682
- Deadline: 05 Apr 2025
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Public
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 33330225RT0010018
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Description
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE
BAIRD AUDITORIUM RENOVATION, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION-S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, WASHINGTON DC
The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is seeking offers to Renovate Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History.
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this action is 236220 and the small business size standard is $45M.
PROJECT INFORMATION: The Work includes, but is not limited to:
Baird Auditorium, named for the second Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution - Spencer Fullerton Baird - is located on the Ground Floor of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). The building was designed by Hornblower & Marshall and was constructed between 1904 and 1911 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The NMNH is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource to the National Mall Historic District under Criteria A & C. The Auditorium, completed in 1909, was constructed under the direction of Rafael Guastavino using the Catalan terra cotta light weight vaulted tile ceiling system the R. Guastavino Company was famous for. This structural tile system spans 80 feet with a very shallow dome. Due to the age of the space and deferred maintenance issues, it requires a full restoration to meet modern code requirements and new programmatic needs while not detracting from the extraordinary beauty of the space and its character defining features.
• Modern infrastructure upgrades
• Code compliance improvements
• Accessibility upgrades
• Structural repairs
• Replacement of structural floor slab, stage floor, and mud slab below Auditorium
and stage
• Modifications and upgrades to all mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and fire protection and life safety systems.
• Removal of non-historic and incompatible features
• Upgrades to theater audio/ visual equipment
• Theatrical lighting re... - Documents :
Purchaser : SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
2011 CRYSTAL DR SUITE 350, ARLINGTON , VA 22202, USA
Primary Point of Contact: Virginia Chan, Chanvc@si.edu
Secondary Point of Contact: Christine Grant, grantCA@si.edu
Email :chanvc@si.edu
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