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Y -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN/BUILD OF NEW POSTAL FACILITIES Sol. 072976-96-A-0068. Due 030896. Contact Point, Jae Pak, Contract Administrator, (303) 220-6541. The US Postal Service, Denver Facilities Service office, is soliciting qualification statements from contractors desiring to be placed on a prequalified list for the construction and/or design-build of new postal facilities in the state of Utah and/or Nevada. Prequalification applicants can select between: construction and/or design-build projects for the state of Utah and/or Nevada. Several projects have been identified for the current and upcoming fiscal year, and contingent upon site acquisitions, the potential projects are: West Jordan, UT; Spanish Fork, UT; Orem, UT; St. George, UT; and two facilities in the Las Vegas NV metro area (the Postal Service reserves the right to add or delete projects as necessary). The projects range in size from 18,000 sf to 36,000 sf, and estimated construction costs of $1.5M to 2.75M. The projects will vary in construction materials/systems since they may be either design-build or 100% design documents, but in general they will consist of either synthetic stuccor & metal studs, CMU, tilt-up concrete with veneer, or a combination thereof; steel structural systems, and a single-ply roofing membrane. Construction and/or design-build completion schedules vary from project, location, and time of year, but are usually 6-8 months for construction and 8-10 months for design-build. Interested firms may submit, but must clearly indicate in the prequalification application, for any or all of the project types and states referenced above. Construction contractors will be evaluated on the following criteria: a) minimum five years experience as a prime general contractor; b) owner's references; c) successful completion of projects of similar size and scope; d) other criteria listed in the prequalification application. Design-build contractors will be evaluated on all criteria for construction contractors, plus: a) completed two or more successful design-build projects of similar scopes and dollar ranges as projects indicated above within the last three years; b) have license to perform architecture/engineering (A-E) services in the states where projects are located (these capabilities may be consultants to the prime general contractor); c) provide proof of previous working relationship in a design-build team with the A-E firm(s) proposed for design; d) current workload and capacity in relation to the company resources; and e) other criteria listed in the prequalification application. Interested firms must obtain a prequalification package, which will be available at no charge. This package may be obtained upon written request to the above address, Attn: Jae Pak. Submittals must be on, or in the exact format of, the approved USPS Contractor Prequalifcation Forms contained in the prequalification package. Completed package must be received no later than close of business, March 8, 1996. Prequalification statements will be evaluated by a USPS committee, and all firms will be advised within 60 days of receipt of their application as to prequalification status. Firms selected as being the best qualified will be placed on the prequalification list for a period of one year. As projects are identified and approved for implementation, the prequalified contractors will receive Request for Proposals for specific projects. This is not a Requests for Proposal. Submittals will not be returned. (047)

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