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C -- SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA -150 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT NEW OFFICE BUILDING - DESIGN SERVICES FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION SOL 475450-95-A-0276 DUE 042095 POC H.D. Sartain, Purchasing Specialist, 901/747-7618. The United States Postal Service (USPS) anticipates that it will require Architect/Engineer services for the design of an office building in San Bruno, California, of approximately 150 thousand square foot. The Hines Interest Limited Partnership (HILP) has been retained to assist the USPS in reviewing its housing options for postal administrative office space. One of the viable alternatives is to demolish the existing postal-owned, earthqualke-damaged, office structurre at 850 Cherry Avenue and construct a new building. If this alternative is the preferred alternative, the work of HILP (and its consultants) may include completion of schematic plans before the contract contemplated by this solicitation is in place. Design services under this solicitation and for the new construction alternative may include planning, feasibility studies, conceptual and stacking plans, massing studies, renderings and presentations, budget preparation, site investigation, design, preparation of construction documents, cost estimates, and related servcies as required for the demolition of the existing structure and design of the new office building. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a competed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, for each its proposed consultants to the office shown above, received not later than April 20, 1995. The selection will be conducted by using both the submitted SF 255 and SF 254's. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms responding to the advertisement in according to the instructions and based on the following order of importance: (1) Geographical location of the firm is within a 50 mile radius of the site (850 Cherry Avenue), (2) Key personnel experience, (3) Experience with projects of similar size and scope (demonstrated experience in the design of new office space and experience with local codes and zoning requirements), (4) Ability to provide comprehensive services as described above, in-house or through consultants, prior working experience with proposed consultants is required, (5) Management plan, and (6) Affirmative Action/MBE & WBE plan. Consultants must be within the 25 radius listed in Item Number 1. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omission s per claim. Participation of Minority-Owned Businesses is a consideration of U. S. Postal Service architect-engineer selections. It is prohibited to pay any fee commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project. No other general notification for this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (0075)

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