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C -- KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER - NEW FACILITY OR RENOVATIONS OF AN EXISTING FACILITY SOL 475450-95-A-0505 DUE 080295 POC H.D. Sartain, Purchasing Specialist, 901/747-7618. The project consists of investigation, design, preparation of drawings and specifications and proposed documents through the Concept Phase (30%) for construction of 1) a new Kansas City, MO, Processing & Distribution Center of approximately 635,000 gross square feet at an estimated construction cost of $65 million to $75 million dollars or 2) renovation to an existing facility to provide approximately 635,000 gross square feet at an estimated cost of $50 million to $60 million dollars (estimated construction costs include fixed mechanization). Renovations to the existing downtown Kansas City, MO, Main Post Office are included in both alternates as part of the project. The contract will contain options for design completion and construction services. The qualifications of firms for this project are as follows: (1) Autocadd Version 11 or later, (2) Architectural firm shall have a minimum of 8 licensed architects in the office where the work is performed, (3) Consulting engineering firm(s) shall have at least 2 licensed engineers in each of the following disciplines: structural, mechanical and electrical in the office where work is performed, (4) Mechanization consultant must have Postal Service mechanization design experience on systems of similar size and scope, and (5) prime and structural, mechanical and electrical engineers shall have worked together on at least 3 projects of similar size and scope. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF255, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and a completed SF254, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above, received not later than August, 2, 1995. The selection will be conducted by using both the submitted SF255 and SF254's. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms, including consultants, responding to the advertisement in accordance with the following order of preference: (1) 30-mile radius of Kansas City, MO, (2) 100-mile radius of Kansas City, MO, and (3) states of Missouri and Kansas. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is in the local geographical area or they have a local branch office and all the architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction on the geographical location of fixed-mechanization consultants. 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 of U.S. Postal Service architect/engineer 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. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (0179)

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