Facilities Service Office, US Postal Service, PO Box 701, Columbia, Maryland 21045-0701

Y -- TECHNICAL AND PRICE PROPOSALS ARE SOLICITED FROM ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN THE DESIGN/BUILD OF A US POSTAL SERVICE-OWNED MAIN POST OFFICE, HUNTINGDON VALLEY, PA SOL 232098-96-A-0221. Due 090396. Contact Architect-Engineer Firm of Maida Engineering Inc, Attn: Joseph A Palombit, 710 East Third Street, Essington PA 19029, telephone: 610-521-5850, fax 610-521-5893. The scope of work is to complete design/engineering from 30% complete to 100% and to construct an approximately 20,765 square foot new main post office building on a 5 acre site. Work includes all a retail store, workroom, loading dock and equipment, support areas and covered carrier parking. The building will be constructed using a steel frame, cavity masonry walls, concrete slab on grade, four ply built-up roof system, standing seam metal roof at building entry and open loading areas, metal stud and gypsum board interior partitions and acoustical ceilings. Complete plumbing, HVAC and electrical systems will include roof top units, power, lighting and alarm systems, two security camera systems, and fully sprinkled and fire protection systems as required by local code and USPS requirements. Also included in the development of the 5 acre site is parking for customers, employees, postal vehicles, loading dock maneuvering area, mail drop box area and complete landscaping, fencing and signage, site development including paying/obtaining all permits, tap connections and utility connections/development. Completion time for the above work is within 300 days. To be considered responsive the contractor/offeror must have a minimum of 5 years as a general contractor and previous design build experience. Other requirements include the following: (1) Successful completion and favorable references for similar projects; (2) Financial stability. The proposals will be evaluated in the areas listed in descending order of importance: (1) cost/price, (2) proposed schedule for design and construction, (3) previous experience; (4) references, (5) financial stability. The award will be made on the offer determined to be in the best interest of the Postal Service. Proposals are due by 4:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 1996. The package will be available on or about August 2, 1996 from the Architect-Engineer, Joseph A Palombit, Maida Engineering, Inc, at a cost of $85.00 per package, non-refundable. Make checks/money orders payable to: US Postal Service, referencing RFP #232098-96-A-0221. Please do not send cash. Address to obtain packages is as follows: Joseph A Palombit, Maida Engineering, Inc, 710 East Third Street, Essington, PA 19029, Telephone: 610/521-5850, fax: 610-521-5893. Proposals will be sent to: Facilities Service Office, PO Box 701, Columbia, MD 21045-0701. A PREPROPOSAL MEETING IS NOT SCHEDULED. Please contact the A/E Project Manager at 610/521-5850 to schedule a site visit. Proposals will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any one offer, or relative standing of the offer will not be disclosed to anyone except those postal personnel whose official duties require such information until award of the contract is made. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or all offers. (205)

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