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Y -- PREQUALIFICATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND/OR EXPANSION PROJECTS WITH ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST FROM $1,000,000.00 TO $5,000,000.00 IN STATE OF ARKANSAS SOL 482980-97-A-0342 DUE 052097 POC Jack Gustafsson, (214) 819-7234. The U.S. Postal Service is soliciting prequalification statements from prime contractors interested in being placed on a prequalified contractors list for construction of new facility and/or expansion projects of existing owned or leased facilities in the State of Arkansas. No fewer than three of the most highly qualified prime contractors will be placed on the prequalified contractors list. The list will remain effective for one year from notification of placement on the list. There will be two (2) one year options to extend the expiration date of the list. Solicited contractors will be requested to submit cost proposals for projects which will be staggered throughout the year. Contractors will have the option to submit a cost proposal on one or all of the projects, however, firms determined to be nonresponsive at the end of each year (no cost proposals submitted on any projects for one year) may be removed from the list. The Postal Service reserves the right to delete from the list any contractor whois no longer deemed to be responsible or is otherwise ineligible to receive a contract award. In the event the number of prequalified contractors is not sufficient to ensure adequate competition, the Postal Service reserves the right to add contractors who will be eligible to receive solicitations for the remaining projects. Interested prime contractors may obtain a prequalification package at no cost by submitting a written request to Mary-Ellen Bothwell at the Dallas Facilities Service Office, US Postal Service, P.O. Box 667180, Dallas, TX 75266-7180. The prequalification package will be sent by mail to firms that request it; it will not be faxed to the firms. The primary evaluation factors that will be considered are: Postal construction or comparable construction experience; references from past clients with active references; financial stability -- firms must demonstrate adequate financial resources to accomplish the proposed contracts, capacity, i.e., current workload compared to company resources as indicated by uncommitted bonding capacity, staffing, and other company resources needed to successfully complete the proposed projects; project management and staffing; company organization -- firms must demonstrate adequate experience, accounting and operation controls, technical skills, and production and property controls to accomplish the proposed projects. The secondary evaluation factors that will be considered, and are of equal importance are: minority enterprise (MBE) participation and commitment, judgments, claims, and lawsuit, safety program, quality program. The Postal Service reserves the right to modify the solicitation process if inadequate competition is received. Prequalification statements will not be returned. Interested firms are encouraged to submit their prequalification statements via U.S. Postal Service methods (Express Mail, First Class, Priority Mail). (0111)

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