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Y -- US POSTAL SERVICE ISISSUING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN/BUILD BUILDING EXPANSION OF THE TOLEDO, OH P&DC. SOL 415045-95-A-0391. Due 072895. POC Project Manager, Harold Hazen, 215/931-5457, Purchasing Specialist, M.L. Glenn, 215/931-5486. This solicitation will be a fixed price design/build. The contractor will provide the required engineering and design to conform to codes. The proposed scope of work is an approximate 36,000 square foot addition to the exisiting mail processing workroom. It will be a one-story steel frame structure. The exterior walls will be masonry cavity walls with exterior brick and reinforced concrete block interior. Heating and cooling will be provided by extending the existing system and adding new air handlers. The sprinkler system and fire alarm system will be extended and required to interface with existing systems. The electrical system will require a new 1000 KVA transformer. Plumbing and electrical systems to be provided as required. New lighting system will be full spectrum fluorescent lighting. The existing look-out gallery will be extended to service the expansion area. Sitework, demolition of existing parking areas, construction of new parking areas, driveways and curbcuts and new utilities are included in the contract. Some lobby renovations will be included to comply with ADA requirements. The construction costs is valued between $3,000,000 and $3,500,000. All the work will have to be planned and executed in phases and in close coordination with local postal officials and in a manner which will cause the least disruption to postal operations. A 10% design will be provided with this RFP. The successful firm will be required to develop a phasing schedule for the approval of the Postal Service. Construction will be completed within 270 calendar days of construction award. The construction cost is valued between $3,000,000.00 and $3,500,000.00. The seven prequalifed firms are: The Austin Co., 5109 Leesburg Pike #201, Falls Church, VA 22041; James N. Gray Construction Inc., 250 W. Main St., Ste 2500, Lexington, KY 40507-1760; The Haskell Company, Haskell Building, Jacksonville, Fl 32231-4100; Mellon Stuart Construction, 1700 Market St, Ste 2700, Philadelphia, PA 19103-8970; Rust Engineering Company, 441 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, PA 15222; Turner Construction Company, 4601 N. Fairfax Ave., Ste 900, Arlington, VA 22203, and Williams & Associates, PO Box 4604, Macon, Ga 31208-6404. Plans and specifications will be provided to the prequalified firms only. Subcontractors must contact the firms listed. Offers will not be publicly opened. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or all offers. Until award of the contract, the number of proposals received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any offer or the relative standing of offers will not be disclosed. Date for return of all proposals is July 28, 1995 at 4:00 PM. (174)

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