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Y -- PREQUALIFICATION OF DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTORS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED AND MAJOR EXPANSIONS OF POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF OREGON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON SOL 072976-97-A-0164 DUE 070797 POC Teresa Braddock, 253/925-9718 The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting written expressions of interest from design/build firms desiring to be placed on a prequalified contractors list for the design and construction of new or expanded postal facilities in the Seattle, WA and Portland, OR districts (which are Western Washington and the State of Oregon). These new facilities are expected to range in size from approximately 6,000 to 35,000 square feet, and are categorized as delivery and distribution center, postal retail facility or carrier annex. No fixed mechanization is included in these projects. The estimated design and construction cost range will be $1,000,000 to $4,000,000. Each project will have a design and construction duration of approximately 6 -- 18 months. Design/Build firms interested in being considered for placement on the prequalified list must submit prequalification information, including SF's 254 and 255, following a USPS-furnished prequalification package format. These prequalificaton statement packages can beobtained at no charge at the above address. Requests can also be faxed to: Teresa I. Braddock at (253)925-9705. Primary factors that will be evaluated by the contracting officer's staff are: Successful completion of two design/build projects of similar size and scope in the past five years; references of previous clients on current and past design/build projects; financial stability, capacity (current workload in relation to company resources); design and engineering capabilities -- The design team must have computer drafting capability with AutoCAD Version 12.0; Project management capabilities and bonding capacity. Secondary evaluation factors to be considered are: Safety program and company organization. No fewer than 3 of the most highly qualified design/build firms will be placed on the prequalified list. The list will remain effective for one year with two one-year renewal options. The Postal Service reserves the right to delete from the prequalified list any design/build firm that no longer deemed to be responsible or is otherwise ineligible. In the event the number of prequalified design/build firms is not sufficient to ensure adequate competition, the Postal Service reserves the right to prequalify additional Design/Build firms that will be eligible to receive solicitations for the remaining facilities to be constructed or expanded. The Postal Service also reserves the right to issue open-market solicitations for specific design/build projects when determined by the contracting officer to be in the best interest of the Postal Service. The Postal Service will issue individual project solicitations to prequalified design/build firms. Each solicitation will request either a guaranteed maximum price proposal or a fixed price proposal. Prequalification submittals will not be returned. Firms are encouraged to send submittals via U. S. Postal Service First Class, Priority or Express Mail. This is not a request for proposal. (0156)

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