United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 225 North Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38166-0300

Y -- ATLANTA, GEORGIA AIR MAIL CENTER -- DESIGN/BUILD SOL 475450-97-A-0003 DUE 013097 POC Mr. George Tedesco, Major Facilities Purchasing, 202/268-6286 E-MAIL: Major Facilities Office, hsartain@email.usps.gov. The United States Postal Service intends to award a cost reimbursable design/build contract to design and construct a new 324,000 (approximate) gross square foot Air Mail Center on leased land at the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia. The work will include concrete parking and maneuvering area, slab on grade, steel column, beam and joist structure, masonry/concrete skin and built-up roof. Specialized areas include a Retail Store and Business Mail Entry Unit. The Material Handling System consists of bulk mail and tray mail systems. Bulk and tray mail systems are divided into two sub-systems, originating and destinating. All systems share a common universal high speed carousel sorting machine. The estimated cost range is between $27,000,000 and $32,000,000. Completion time for the entire project is within 400 calendar days from date of receipt of Notice to Proceed. Following are the prequalified firms that will be submitting proposals on the solicitation: Korte Construction Co. 700 St. Louis Union Station, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63103-2256; Rust Engineering & Construction, Inc., 100 Corporate Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35242-2928; Hensel Phelps Construction Co., P.O. Box 15547, Austin, TX 78761-5547; The Austin Co. 48 Perimeter Center, East, Atlanta, GA 30346-1998; James N. Gray Construction Co., Inc., 250 W. Main Street, Suite 2500, Lexington, KY 405507-1760; The Morganti Group, Inc.; 100 Mill Plan Road, P.O. Box 1919, Danbury, CT 06813-1919; Turner Construction Co., 7000 Central Parkway, Suite 650, Atlanta, GA 30328-4584; Centex Bateson Construction Co., Inc., 10150 Monroe Drive, P.O. Box 299009, Dallas, TX 75229-9009; Rudolph/Libbe, Inc., 6494 Latcha Rd., Walbridge, OH 43465-9738; Metric Constructors, 2 Parkway Center, 1800 Parkway Pl., Suite 810, Marietta, GA 30067-8293, and The Haskell Co., 111 Riverside Ave., P.O. Box 44100, Jacksonville, FL 32231-4100. Proposals will only be accepted from firms listed on the prequalified list. Firms, other than the prequalified firms, may purchase solicitation documents. Contractors must submit a written request accompanied by a check or money order for $300.00 (non-refundable). Checks should be made payable to the USPS-Disbursing Officer. Requests accompanied by check or money order must be sent to the Major Facilities Office, Attn: Ms Megan Jones, 225 North Humphreys Blvd., Memphis, TN 38166-0300. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be conducted on January 6, 1997, 1 PM, at the USPS Processing and Distribution Center, 3900 Crown Road, Room 130-J, Atlanta, Georgia. Participants should park in the employee's parking lot. The entrance is off Brown's Mill Road. For additional information on requesting plans, call 901/747-7463. This is a negotiated procurement, therefore, offers will not be publicly opened. (0344)

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