U. S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300

Y -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR A NEW USPS OWNED VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY, BOSTON, MA SOL 082530-98-A-0041 DUE 022798 POC John Nielsen, Project Manager (860) 285-7120 The United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT, 06006-0300 is prequalifying general construction contractors to build a new USPS owned Vehicle Maintenance Facility in Boston, MA. The work will be completed in the following three stages: 1) Construction of a new 27,000 sq ft Vehicle Maintenance Facility with an estimated cost of $4.5 million dollars; 2) Demolition of the existing 200,000 sq ft Vehicle Maintenance Facility; and 3) Perform minor site work, paving, and restriping of the existing parking lot with an estimated cost of $700,000.00. To be considered for this prequalification process, a construction firm must have been in business for at least five (5) years and must have successfully completed at least three (3) buildings of a similar size, cost and complexity, within the same time period. Contractors will be evaluated by a committee of USPS Architects and Engineers and rated on the following factors in descending order: 1) project management; 2)prior construction experience; 3) financial capability; 4) company organization; and 5) quality assurance/quality control program. A full explanation of each of these categories can be found in the prequalification package. Requests for prequalification packages MUST BE MADE IN WRITING to Marion Riley at the Windsor Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300. Telephone requests WILL NOT BE HONORED. There is no charge for this prequalification package. Completed packages are due back to the Windsor Facilities Service Office no later than Friday, February 27, 1998, no later than 4:00 p.m. Contractors will be notified of their prequalification status by Friday, March 20, 1998. It is anticipated that plans and specifications will be sent to the prequalified contractors by Friday, April 3, 1998 and construction proposals will be due no later than Friday, May 1, 1998. Questions regarding the project should be addressed to the Project Manager, John Nielsen at (860) 285-7120. (0021)

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