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Y -- US POSTAL SERVICE IS ISSUING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TO PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN/BUILD OF THE ROANOKE, VA P&DC Sol. 415046-95-A-0568. Due 082395. POC: Project Manager, Edward Lenart, 215/931-5417, Purchasing Specialist, Diane CAvuto, 215/931-5488. The Postal Service is issuing Request for Proposals for the design/build expansion of the Processing and Distribution Center, 419 Rutherford Ave NE, Roanoke, VA 24022-9998. It is intended to award a fixed-price contract for completion of design documents and construction of a one-story 36,500 gsf expansion to the existing facility plus approximately 1,000 gsf of an elevated lookout gallery on a USPS owned site. Design is to be developed in accordance with all national and local codes, including local governments, USPS designs and guidelines and details. Exterior walls shall match the existing masonry cavity wall with 4'' brick (or 4'' ground face CMU) insulated cavity and 8'' CMU with precast concrete spandrel panels on steel backup. A sprinkler and fire alarm system are required and will be integrated into the existing system. HVAC system shall consist of rooftop units with controls fied into the existing building. The roof shall be be a ballasted single-ply membrane system similar to the previous expansion. Structural steel shall be similar to the recent expansion with typical 40'x40' bay spacings. Utilities within the expansion footprint and to the adjoining VMF will require relocation. Due to subsurface conditions, special foundation systems are anticipated. Construction is anticipated to be completed within 240 calendar days of Notice to Proceed after award. The construction cost is valued between $2,900,000.00 and $3,200,000.00. The twelve prequalified firms are: The Austin Co., 5109 Leesburg Pike #201, Falls Church, VA 22041; Coakley & Williams Construction Co. Inc., Maryland Trade Center, Ste. 1600, 7500 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, MD 20770, James N. Gray Construction Inc., 250 W. Main St, Ste 2500, Lexington, KY 40507-1760; The Haskell Company, Haskell Building, Jacksonville, FL 32231-4100; J A Jones Construction, J A Jones Drive, Charlotte, NC 28287; 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, Williams & Associates, PO Box 4604, Macon, GA 31208-6404; Hyman-Rider, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814-8100; Glen Construction Co., 9055 Comprint Ct., Gaithersburg, MD 20877 and Omni-Coakley & Williams Inc., 7500 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD 20814. 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 August 23, 1995 at 4:00 PM. (205)

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