U.S. Postal Service, N.Y. Facilities Service Office, 2 Hudson Place, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5502

C -- DESIGN WORK CONSISTING OF NEW CONSTRUCTION OLD BRIDGE, NJ MAIN POST OFFICE SOL 332495 95-A-0186. DUE 062395. POC Joseph C. Dimino, Chairman, A-E Evaluation Board. The contract for architect-engineer (A-E) services consists of the preparation of plans, specifications and cost estimates for the construction of a new Main Post Office containing approximately 23,000 sq. ft. within the delivery area of the Old Bridge Post Office, Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857-9998. The new facility will provide full retail services, carrier and mail processing operations with sufficient loading, support and parking areas to accommodate the entire operation. The estimated total project construction cost is $3,385,000. The contract will be firm fixed price negotiated type and will contain an option to the U.S.P.S. for Title II Construction Contract Services. The US Postal Service reserves the right to make additional design awards to the successful A/E firm within a three year period in the geographic area of the Central New Jersey District area. These jobs may be new construction or repair & alteration projects with construction costs exceeding $300,000.00. Firm applying should be architecturally oriented, with staff or consultants in civil, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and traffic engineering. They should show experience in construction or construction management. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project; a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire; and a completed SF 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above, postmarked not later than June 23, 1995. The selection will be conducted by using both the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254s. 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 this advertisement in accordance with the instruction in the following order of preference: (1) Local, (within 25 miles of the site); (2) within the State of New Jersey; (3) all others. Architectural and Engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the local geographic area or they have a local branch office and all the architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction on the geographic location of consultants. The contract contains a requirement for evidence of current errors and omissions insurance. To the fullest extent, the U.S. Postal Service welcomes the participation of women and/or minority owned/operated A-E firms. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of contract for this project. Personal visits and phone calls for the purpose of discussing this project are not permitted. No other general notification of this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposal. (144)

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