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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 2,1996 PSA#1501US Postal Service Facilities Service Office, PO Box 40591,
Philadelphia, PA 19197-0591 Z -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER IN PHILADELPHIA PA SOL
#415046-96-A-0004 DUE 011996. POC Project Manager, Scott Weikert (215)
931-5447 and Purchasing Specialist M L Glenn (215) 931-5486. Scope of
Work: The U.S. Postal Service intends to prequalify Design/Build
entities to design and construct a new Processing and Distribution
Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania under a negotiated guarantee
maximum price (GMP) design/build contract. The new Processing and
Distribution Center will consist of approximately 785,886 gross square
feet (g.s.f.) and will be located on approximately 69 acres of USPS
owned property. The design and construction cost is valued between
$50,000,000 and $70,000,000. The Postal Service intends to prequalify
a minimum of three (3) design/build entities. The following evaluation
factors to be considered are listed below in priority order: (1)
COMPARABLE DESIGN/BUILD PROJECTS. All design/build projects completed
within the past five (5) years or ongoing that meet the following
criteria; (a) greater than 400,000 gross square feet in size, (b)
design and construction cost greater than $30 million, (c) requiring
the coordination of mechanized conveyor system design, fabrication and
installation, (d) classified as Building Officials Code
Administrator's, Inc. (BOCA) industrial projects. (2) OTHER
DESIGN/BUILD EXPERIENCE. All other design/build projects completed
within the past five (5) years on ongoing. (3) FINANCIAL STABILITY AND
CAPACITY. Financial stability bank references, current bonding and
insurance capacity, and financial data for the past two (2) years. (4)
MANAGEMENT APPROACH. Composition and experience of the design/build
entity with emphasis on technical and management capabilities, amount
of work performed by inhouse personnel and percentage of work
subcontracted to Small Business Enterprises (SBE), Minority Business
Enterprises (MBE) and Women Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) on all
projects within the past three (3) years. (5) POSTAL EXPERIENCE. All
Postal Service Contracts for either design or construction completed
within the past five (5) years or currently in progress in which the
design/build entity has collective experience (individually or
together). The type of contracts shall include new construction, repair
and alterations, expansions, and indefinite quantity. References are
required for all projects submitted in support of past experience and
will be used as deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer to verify
qualifications and past performance in determining the most highly
qualified design/build entities. It is required that the qualification
data be presented on the forms and in the format provided in Part b,
Qualifications, of the DESIGN/BUILD QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENT PACKAGE.
Entities not selected for placement on the Prequalified List as a
result of this effort will be notified within sixty (60) calendar days
of the response date for this statement. The Postal Service will not
keep nor return the Qualification Statement Package of entities not
prequalified for the solicitation. Entities placed on the Prequalified
List will be notified and shall receive a Request for Proposal for the
design and construction of the new Processing and Distribution Center
on or about March 15, 1996. This prequalification effort is not a
request for proposals. The prequalification package is available.
Requests for the prequalification package should be submitted in
writing to the following address: United States Postal Service,
Facilities Service Office, Attn: M. L. Glenn, 615 Chestnut Street,
Suite 1400, P.O. Box 40591, Philadelphia, PA 19197-0591. Please
reference the solicitation number on all written requests. No telephone
requests will be accepted. Completed prequalification statements must
be received by close of business, January 19, 1996. NOTE: Final
execution of the design/build contract will be subject to project
approval by the USPS Board of Governors. (360) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0092 19951229\Z-0001.SOL)
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