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Y -- PENSACOLA, FL, P&DC, AND TALLAHASSEE, FL, P&DF, DESIGN/BUILD EXPANSIONS SOL 475450-98-A-0029 DUE 030598 POC Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, FAX 901/747-7408 WEB: U. S. Postal Service, www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: U. S. Postal Service, jraley2001@aol.com. These projects consist of furnishing manpower, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to performed one or two Design/Build Expansions at the following locations: Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC), 1400 West Jordan Street, Pensacola, FL 32501-9998, and Processing and Distribution Facility (P&DF), 2800 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301-9997, in accordance with plans and specifications. Design/Build Contractors may submit proposals on one or both projects/locations. One or two fixed price contract(s) to Design/Build the expansions will be awarded to one or two contractors whose proposal(s) are most advantageous to the Postal Service. The expansion for Pensacola P & D C is as follows: Complete the Design and Construction of a 31,235 gross sq. ft. building expansion as per the guidelines/drawings/specifications/applicable codes. Demolition of an existing retaining wall, and installation of a new retaining wall. Rework the existing parking/storm drainage/site lighting at the west end of the site. The facility shall remain fully operational at all times. Phasing of the work will be necessary. The building expansion will be a concrete slab, a steel structure, metal insulated deck with a modified bituman roof, brick veneer and synthetic stucco backed by concrete block. The expansion for Tallahassee P & D F is as follows: Complete the Design and Construction of: a 30,077 gross sq. ft. building expansion as per the guidelines/drawings/specifications/applicable codes. Demolition of existing paving/site lighting/platform, removal of trees, and installation of a new detention pond/paving/platform/canopy, and reworking the storm drainage/site lighting. The facility shall remain fully operational at all times. Phasing of the work will be necessary. The building expansion will be a concrete slab, a steel structure, metal insulated deck with a modified bituman roof, and synthetic stucco backed by concrete block. Both facilities are USPS owned and will be expanded onto USPS owned property. Offerors will be required to submit both technical and price proposals. Technical submittals will require evidence of: (1) Experience; (2) Management Plan; (3) Financial Capability; and (4) Organization. Time of completion for both facilities is 270 calendar days after notice to proceed, to include both design and construction. The scopes of work are further defined in the drawings and specifications. The Total estimated cost for Pensacola, Florida, is between $2,700,000 and $3,200,000. The Total estimated cost for Tallahassee, Florida, is between $2,500,000 and $3,000,000. Return date for the above projects is March 5, 1998. To view the site at Pensacola, Florida, contractors/suppliers are invited to call Mr. Howard R. Stillwell, Manager, In-Plant Support, Processing & Distribution Center, 1400 West Jordan Street, Pensacola, FL 32501-9998, Telephone No. 850/434-9197. To view the site at Tallahassee, Florida, Contractors/Suppliers are invited to call Mr. Gerald L. Johnson, Plant Manager, 2800 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301-9996, Telephone No. 850/216/4214. However, formal pre-proposal Conferences and walk throughs are scheduled as follows: February 5, 1998,at 1:00 p.m. (Conference Room) Pensacola, Florida. February 6, 1998 @ 9:30 a.m., (Conference Room) Tallahassee, Florida. A walk through will take place immediately after each Conference. If you desire plans and specifications for one or both of these projects, please send your request, along with your fee remittance amount of $100 per set, for each location made payable to Rapid Reproductions, to: Rapid Reproductions, Attn: USPS, 5300 Pleasant View Rd., Memphis, TN 38134-6414, Telephone number 901/388-6268, FAX number 901/385-2670. To expedite, FAX a copy of check or money order before mailing. If FAX is received before 1 p.m. on a given day, the plans and specs will be mailed that day via two/three-day priority mail. If you wish them overnighted, send an additional $50 for each set or $100 for both location requested. Both sets cost $100 per set or $200 for both location. Plans will also be available for your inspection at the following locations: (1) The PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, LOCATION from Mr. Howard R. Stillwell, Manager, In-Plant Support, Processing & Distribution Center, 1400 West Jordan Street, Pensacola, FL 32501-9998, Telephone No. 850/434-9197. (2) The TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA LOCATION, from Mr. Gerald L. Johnson, Plant Manager, 2800 South Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301-9996, Telephone No. 850/216/4214. (3) Local Plan Rooms. (4) W. Dodge, Inc. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened. AWARD OF CONTRACT(S) IS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF FUNDS BY THE AREA OFFICE. NOTE: ORDER ONLY VOLUMES 1, 2, & 3 IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE PENSACOLA, FL, PROJECT. ORDER VOLUMES 1, 2, AND 4 IF YOU ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE TALLAHASSEE, FL PROJECT. ORDER ALL FOUR (4) VOLUMES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BOTH PROJECTS. cbdpens&tallah.doc (q nco des/bld). (0021)

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