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Z -- PREQUALIFICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR & ALTERATION PROJECTS FROM $100,000 TO $1,000,000 IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SOL 052571-95-A-0053 DUE 060895 POC John Fraher, Purchasing Specialist or Grace Batesting, 415/794-6336. The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting prequalification statements from prime contractors interested in being placed on a prequalified contractors list for construction of new facilities and major renovations of existing owned or leased facilities in the following counties in Northern California: Alameda, Contra Costa, Napa, Solano, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolomne, Yolo, Yuba, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Santa Barbara and Tulare. No fewer than three and a target number of seven of the most highly qualified prime contractors will be placed on the prequalified contractors list. The list will remain effective for one year from notification of placement on the list. Selected contractors will be requested to submit cost proposals for projects which will be staggered throughout the year. The contractors will have the option to submit a cost proposal on one or all of the projects. The Postal Service reserves the right to delete from the prequalified contractors list any contractor who is no longer deemed to be responsible or is otherwise ineligible to receive a contract award. In the event the number of prequalified contractors is not sufficient to ensure adequate competition, the Postal Service reserves the right to prequalify additional contractors who will be eligible to receive solicitations for the remaining projects. Interested prime contractors may obtain a prequalification package at no cost by submitting a written request to Grace Batesting at the above address. The primary evaluation factors that will be considered, and are of equal importance, are: comparable construction experience, references from past clients, financial stability (demonstrated financial resources adequate to accomplish the proposed contracts), and capacity (current workload in relation to company resources as indicated by uncommitted bonding capacity, staffing, and other company resources needed to successfully complete the proposed projects). The secondary evaluation factors that will be considered, and are of equal importance, are: project management (capability to provide construction of a new postal facility on a USPS-owned or leased site or major renovations of existing USPS-owned or leased facilities, minority business enterprise participation and commitment, and company organization (demonstrated adequate experience, accounting and operation controls, technical skills, and production and property controls to accomplish the proposed projects). Prequalification statements will not be returned. Interest firms are encouraged to submit their prequalification statements via the U. S. Postal Service. This is not a request for proposal. (0124)

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