U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60606-6150

Z -- PREQUALIFICATION, REPAIR AND ALTERATION, RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS, STATE OF INDIANA SOL 162640-96-A-0291 DUE 071796 POC Contact Point. Teri Wilcox-DuBois, 312/669-5974 or Conrad O. Saltenberger, 312/669-5966 The Chicago Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, is soliciting written expressions of interest from contractors desiring to be placed on a prequalified contractor's list for repair, alteration and renovation of existing postal facilities. Projects will range from $100,000 to $1,000,000. Prequalification statements will be evaluated by the Contracting Officer's staff based on criteria including, but not limited to, the following: 1. comparable construction experience; 2. references; 3. experience in the geographic area; 4. financial capability; 5. project management and 6. company organization. Contractors interested in being considered for placement on the prequalified list must submit a written request for a prequalification package. Packages will be available on or about June 17, 1996, at no charge. Packages may be obtained by written request to Teri Wilcox-DuBois. Requests may also be telefaxed to 312/669-5959, ATTN: Teri Wilcox-DuBois, however, a written hard copy must also be submitted via U.S. Mail. Written requests for applications must be postmarked no later thirty (30) calendar days from publication date. Contractors must submit the prequalification package to the Contracting Officer no later than July 17, 1996. Firms selected as the most highly qualified will be placed on the prequalification list. Firms not selected will be notified within sixty (60) calendar days of the due date. The prequalified list will remain effective for twelve (12) months from the date the list is established. A minimum of five (5) contractors will be requested to submit cost proposals for each facility. The U.S. Postal Service reserves the right to delete from the prequalified list, any contractor that is no longer deemed to be responsible or is otherwise ineligible to receive a contract award. The U.S. Postal Service reserves the right to prequalify additional contractors that will be eligible to receive solicitations for the duration of the eligibility period. Prequalification submittals will not be returned. This is not a request for proposal. (RFP) (0131)

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