U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, P.O. Box 701, Columbia MD 21045-0701

Z -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR SITE/DESIGN/BUILD OF A NEW CARRIER ANNEX IN CONSHOHOCKEN/PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA SOL RFP #232098-97-A-0045 DUE 032197 POC Project Manager, Ted Balchunas (410) 997-6244 and Facilities Contract Specialist, Hekima Wallace (410) 997-6254. Scope of work: The U.S. Postal Service intends to prequalify Site/Design/Build entities to provide a site, design and construct a new Carrier Annex in the Conshohocken/Plymouth Meeting, PA area under a fixed-price site/design/build contract. The new Carrier Annex will consist of approximately 15,630 gross square feet (g.s.f.) and will be located on approximately 2.5 acres of future USPS owned property. The entire project cost is valued between $1,500,000.00 and $2,500,000.00. The Postal Service intends to prequalify a minimum of three (3) site/design/build entities. The following evaluation factors to be considered are listed below in priority order: (1) COMPARABLE DESIGN/BUILD PROJECTS. (a) All design/build projects completed within the past five (5) years or ongoing that meet the following criteria; (a) greater than 8,500 gross square feet in size, (b) design and construction cost greater than $1 million, (c) site design/build experience, (2) FINANCIAL STABILITY AND CAPACITY. Financial stability, bank references, current bonding and insurance capacity, and financial data for the past two (2) years. (3) MANAGEMENT APPROACH. Composition and experience of the site/design/build entity with emphasis on technical and management capabilities, amount of work performed by in-house personnel and percentages of work subcontracted to Small Business Enterprises (SBE), Minority Business Enterprises (MBE) and Women Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) on all projects within the past three (3) years. (4) POSTAL EXPERIENCE. All Postal Service contracts for either design or construction completed within the past five (5) years or currently in progress in which the site/design/build entity has collective experience (individually or together). The type of contracts shall include new construction, repair and alterations, expansions, indefinite quantity and real estate. References are required for all projects submitted in support of past experience and will be used as deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer to verify qualifications and past performance in determining the most highly qualified site/design/build entities. It is required that the qualification data be presented on the forms and in the format provided in by the Prequalification Package. Entitles not selected for placement on the Prequalified List as a result of this effort will be notified within sixty (60) calendar days of the response date for this statement. The Postal Service will not return the Qualification Package of entities not prequalified for the solicitation. Entities placed on the Prequalified List will be notified and shall receive a Request for Proposal for the design and construction of the new Carrier Annex. This prequalification effort is not a request for proposals. The prequalification package is available. Requests for prequalification package should be submitted in writing to the following address: United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, Attn: H. Wallace, P.O. Box 701, Columbia MD 21045-0701. Please reference the solicitation number on all written requests. No telephone requests will be accepted. Completed prequalification packages must be received by 4:00 pm, March 21, 1997. (0052)

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