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

Y -- MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55413-1778, TWIN CITIES METRO HUB, RENIVATION OF LEASED SPACE SOL 475450-99-A-0017 DUE 021799 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. The project is for award of Fixed Price Construction Contract to have a contractor furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary for the renovation of an existing leased occupied building to bring it up to U. S. Postal Service standards, as designed and documented in the drawings and specifications for the Twin Cities Metro Hub, 3501 Broadway Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413-1778. The contractor shall provide all permits, labor, material supplies, equipment, supervision necessary to perform the following work consistence with contract documents: Rework the North Parking Lot to accommodate new employee parking. Add striping, bumper, fencing, traffic control devices, signage, and lighting. Rework the Center Parking Area to provide adequate drainage and make improvements to the lot. Add striping, bumpers, fencing, including traffic control devices signage, and lighting. Rework the South Customer Parking Lot to accommodate to new customers per the layout. Add striping, bumpers, fencing, including traffic control devices signage, and lighting. Provide New Employee Entrance with turnstile and security devices. Make Interior Improvements including demolition of certain spaces and features, construction of new masonry and sheetrock walls, and new spaces as laid out on the drawings. The Interior Work includes demolition of certain electrical and mechanical systems and components and reconstruction or replacement with new systems as defined on the drawings. Provide and install new sections of Look Out Gallery System and Investigative Office to meet Inspection Service requirements. Provide and install a new CCTV Security System, with cameras and equipment to meet U. S. Postal Service specifications. Provide and install a new CCTV Investigative System, with cameras and equipment to meet U. S. Postal Service specifications. Provide a new Sprinkler System. Provide and install bumper rails, bollards, column and wall protection, as shown. Provide and install an Intercom and Paging System. Provide and install new canopies over the North Dock, the Employee Entrance, Carrier Loading Area, and Patio. The interior work includes new framing, masonry, walls, ceiling, flooring, finishes, lighting, wiring, power, universal wiring, sprinklers, telephone, emergency lighting, doors and hardware, sealants, glazing, plumbing, and cabinetry. Certain amount of roof penetration is necessary. The contractor shall coordinate with the Lessor to avoid any impact to the existing roof warranty. Provide certain amount of Landscaping. Provide training, spare parts, warranty, Operation and Maintenance Manuals, and As-Built Drawings. This is a leased building. The successful contractor shall obtain and pay for all appropriate building permits, and shall comply with all local codes and ordinances at the above postal facility. The solicitation package contains two volumes of written material and an 88 sheet set of drawings. The Issue date is January 5, 1999. The Due date is February 17, 1999. Performance Time is 210 days from Notice to Proceed. The estimated Cost Range is $4,400,000 to $5,000,000. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled at the facility for January 28, 1999, 1:00 p.m. A walk-through will occur immediately after the pre-proposal conference. Cost for plans and specification is $150 per set for Priority Mail service (2 to 3 days) and $210 per set for Express Mail service (next day). All charges are non-refundable. If you desire plans and specifications for this project, please send your written request, along with a check or money order made payable to Rapid Reproductions, Attn: USPS (jraley2001@aol.com), 5300 Pleasant View Road, Memphis, TN 38134-6414, Telephone: 901/388-6268, FAX 901/385-2679. Please reference Solicitation No. 475450-99-A-0017 on your request. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal using one of the methods offered by the Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, Express Mail.) To expedite receipt of solicitation packages, FAX a copy of your check or money order before mailing it. If FAX is received before 1:00 p.m., the plans and specs will be mailed that day via two/three-day Priority Mail. If you desire to have them sent via Express Mail, send additional $35 for each set. Check out the Internet at http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov, or http://www.govcon.com. Plans will also be available for inspection at the following locations: (1) Plant Manager, Minneapolis, MN 55413-1778; (2) Local Plan Rooms; and (3) F.W. Dodge, Inc. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened, and no information concerning how many proposal were received or from whom or their relative standing can be revealed until after contract award which may take up to 90 days. The U. S. Postal Service, Major Facilities Office is seeking and encouraging participation of Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned businesses in this project. Posted 01/06/99 (W-SN285551). (0006)

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