Denver Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 8055 E. Tufts Ave. Ste 400, Denver, CO 80237-2881

C -- C-ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEILLANCE FOR NEW POSTAL FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES SOL 072976-95-A-0031 DUE 051795 POC Jae Pak, Purchasing Specialist, (303) 220-6541 or Michael R. Williams, Architect-Engineer, (303) 220-6525. The scope of work may consist of preparation of complete and preliminary designs, construction drawings, specifications, cost estimates; assist the USPS during solicitation of proposals for construction, and perform optional Title II services during construction for surveillance; shop drawing review and approval; and preparation of as builts for new and major repair & alteration projects within the State of Montana. A/E firms submitting their qualifications will be evaluated using the following selection criteria: 1) Three (3) or more architects registered int he state of Montana, and two (2) or more registered professionals in electrical, mechanical, structural, and civil engineering disciplines; 2) Experience in the preparation of small building (6,500 SF and under) construction documents; 3) Experience in design/build projects as the owner's representative; 4) Ability to provide high-quality services in construction administration as the owner's representative; 5) Auto-CADD capabilities, version 11.0 or higher; 6) Experience in the design and construction administration of Postal projects; and 7) Previous owners references. The selected A/E's may be awarded subsequent services over a period of five (5) years subject to project needs of the Postal Service and the A/E's availability of staff knowledgeable in Postal work, firm workload, and the high quality of A/E's performance on recent Postal projects. There is a $5,000 guaranteed contract minimum. Award of additional projects may be made without further solicitation for facilities located within the geographical area noted above. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the instruction in the following order of preference: 1) within the State of Montana and 2) out of State. A/E firms will be considered local only if their sole offices are in the specified geographical areas or they have local branch offices and all the architectural design, coordination, and management of the projects will be performed in the local branch offices. There is no restriction on the geographical location of consultants. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described above are invited to submit a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Projects, a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 254 for each of it's proposed consultants to the office shown above, and received no later than 3:00 PM May 17, 1995. Multiple awards may be made from this solicitation. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 255 and SF 254's. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255, the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. Participation of Minority-Owned Businesses is a consideration in U.S. Postal Servic3e A-E selections. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage,or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project. No other general notification for this project will be made. Submission of SF 254 and SF 255 by USPS mail (Express Mail, Priority Mail, or First Class) is encouraged. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposal. (0104)

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