The Bureau of Overseas Building Operations awarded a $57,514.44 definitive contract to Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees for civil works at the Cartagena mail screening facility on September 25, 2026, under firm fixed pricing with no set-aside.
Place of performance is Cartagena, Colombia. The originating solicitation (PR16306047) covers replacement and installation of a mail screening system at the Chambacu Intelligent Building, including site preparation with dust-proof partitions, selective demolition, structural and roofing works (detachable steel roof structure with thermal-acoustic UPVC materials and epoxy-coated metal suitable for coastal environments), electrical upgrades (60-amp breaker replacement, IMC conduit installation), HVAC drainage systems, voice and data network infrastructure (approximately 310 meters of conduit routing), emergency shower/eyewash station replacement meeting S-19-310SS specifications, and waste disposal. Work must commence within ten calendar days of award and complete within 45 working days across ten phases. Mandatory personnel include a project director with ten or more years experience, safety inspector with work-at-heights certification, site superintendent engineer with five or more years experience, and electrical engineer with five or more years experience. All contractor personnel require RSO namecheck security clearance and Visitor Access Requests submitted three working days prior to access. Electrical work must comply with the stricter standard among RETIE, NTC 2050, NEC, and ADA. The ultimate completion date is September 30, 2027. NAICS code is 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction); PSC is Z2AZ (Repair or Alteration of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings).