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C -- DESIGN-BUILD PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SOL 052571-96-A-0012 DUE 032096 POC Grace Batesting, Contracts Secretary, 415/794-6336 or Nancy Young, Contract Specialist, 415/794-6338. The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting written expressions of interest from design-build firms desiring to be placed on a prequalified contractors list for the design and construction of new or expanded postal facilities in the following cities in the state of California: Carlsbad, Chula Vista, Clearlake, Downey, Fremont, Long Beach, Los Altos, Los Gatos, Oceanside, Ramona, Santa Barbara, Santa Clarita, Simi Valley, Ukiah, Tehachapi. These facilities are expected to range in size from approximately 15,000 to 100,000 square feet, and are categorized as delivery and distribution center, postal retail facility or carrier annex. No fixed mechanization is included in these projects. The estimated design and construction cost range will not exceed $5,000,000. Each project will have a design and construction duration of approximately 6-12 months. Design-build firms interested in being considered for placement on the prequalified list must submit prequalification information, including SF's 254 and 255, following a USPS-furnished prequalification package format. These Prequalification Statement packages can be obtained at no charge at the above address. Requests can also be faxed to Grace Batesting at 415/794-0820 or 415/794-0823. Primary factors that will be evaluated by the contracting officer's staff are: experience in design-build projects, references of previous clients on current and past design-build projects, financial stability, capacity (current workload in relation to company resources), design and engineering capabilities, project management capabilities, bonding capacity. Secondary evaluation factors to be considered are: safety program, company organization, minority business participation and commitment. No fewer than 3 of the most highly qualified design-build firms will be placed on the prequalified list. The list will remain effective for one year with one one-year renewal option. The Postal Service reserves the right to delete from the prequalified list any design-build firm that is no longer deemed to be responsible or is otherwise ineligible. In the event the number of prequalified design-build firms is not sufficient to ensure adequate competition, the Postal Service reserves the right to prequalify additional design-build firms that will be eligible to receive solicitations for the remaining facilities to be constructed or expanded. The Postal Service also reserves the right to issue open-market solicitations for specific design-build projects when determined by the contracting officer to be in the best interest of the Postal Service, and to add or delete projects from the above list of planned projects. The Postal Service will issue individual project solicitations to prequalified design-build firms. Each solicitation will request either a guaranteed maximum price proposal or a fixed price proposal. Prequalified contractors will have the option to submit a proposal for one or all projects as they become available. The successful offeror on each project will be awarded a 30% design contract with a USPS option to award the completion of design and construction of the facility. The Postal Service will exercise this option contingent upon USPS approval of individual project funding. Interested firms will be asked to specify if they want to receive requests for proposals for northern California only, southern California only, or the entire state of California. Prequalification submittals will not be returned. Firms are encouraged to send submittals via U. S. Postal Service First Class, Priority or Express Mail. This is not a request for proposal. (0051)

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