U.S. Postal Service, Denver Facilities Service Office, 8055 E. Tufts Ave., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237-2881

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION SURVEILLANCE, AND OTHER SERVICES SOL 072976-96-A-0150 DUE 062196 POC Ed Giagni, Architect-Engineer, (303) 220-6522 or Jae Pak, Purchasing Specialist, (303) 220-6541. The scope of work consist of, but is not limited to: predesign and/or site evaluation reports, preparation of design-build construction documents (30% CD's) or complete construction documents (100% CD's), cost estimates, assistance during proposal period, and partial or full construction administration services for owned or leased facilities, and for repair and alteration projects exceeding $250,000 construction costs within the State of Utah. All work performed under this contract must utilize one of the three standard design programs, on CAD, developed for the US Postal Service. Therefore, all preliminary and construction documents must be CAD drawings and maintain USPS formats. A-E firms interested in submitting qualifications for consideration must meet or exceed the following requirements, and will be evaluated accordingly: 1) level of proficiency of the A-E firm in the use of autocadd, 2) familiarity, use, and management of standard designs and/or plans for USPS or other corporation, 3) Experience with design-build projects, 4) Previous USPS or government experience by the proposing office and their consultants, 5) Min. of two licensed architects in the state of Utah, 6) Min. of two licensed engineers in each of the required disciplines (MP&E and civil), 7) proposing office must be located within 25 mile radius of Salt Lake City, and maintain a minimum staff of 5 personnel, 8) Min. of 3 years in business, 9) previous owners references, and 10) All architectural design, coordination, and management of the projects must be performed by the local branch office if part of a larger company. The selected A-E firm(s) may be awarded subsequent services over a period of five years subject to the needs of the solicitation for facilities in the State of Utah. Firms that have the qualifications described above are invited to submit completed SF 254 and 255 (also, submit SF 254 for each of the proposed consultants), and must be received at the office shown above by close of business on June 21, 1996. Multiple awards may be made. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. Participation of Minority-Owned businesses is a consideration in US Postal Service Architect-Engineer selections. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project. No other general notification for this requirement will be made. Submission of SF 254 and 255 by US Postal Service mail (Express Mail, Priority Mail, or First Class) is encouraged. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (0142)

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