Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94099-0300

Y -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED-FIXED PRICE DESIGN/BUILD -- HONOLULU, HI CARRIER ANNEX SOL 052571-97-A-0057 DUE 071497 POC Grace Batesting, Contracting Secretary, or John Fraher, Purchasing Specialist, (415)794-6336 The United States Postal Service (USPS) intends to issue a fixed price Design/Build contract for New Construction Owned of the Honolulu, HI Carrier Annex. The gross area is approximately 34,560 square feet. The new Carrier Annex will be added to a site currently occupied by the Honolulu Main Office whose functions are to be kept fully operational throughout the construction process. Project completion is scheduled for 180 calendar days after award of the contract. The overall development expected under this project consists of, but is not limited to, the following: (a) Design and preparation of the construction drawings, calculations, and technical specifications for the new carrier annex. Design to be in conformance with latest codes in use by the city of Honolulu. (b) Construction of the building and development of the site, including demolition of existing paving and portion of existing platform, construction of all on-site improvements, utility connections, underground storm drainage system, and fire protection sprinkler and fire alarm systems, to result in a complete and operable facility. Contractor's qualifications will be evaluated on the following: (1) Must be experience in design/build construction projects of similar complexity and furnish a summary list of current, or past (within the last 5 years), design/build projects which demonstrates an on-going working relationship between your firm and the other design/build team members being proposed by your firm and be licensed in the State of Hawaii prior to award., (2) References of previous clients on current and past design/build projects, (3) Financial stability, (4) Capacity (current workload in relation to company resources), (5) Design and engineering capabilities of the Architect/Engineer Firm who must be licensed in the State of Hawaii (6) Project management capabilities (7) Bonding capacity. Firms shall submit a completed SF 255 and SF254 that demonstrates the firm's design and engineering capabilities. Firms shall also submit a completedSF254 for each proposed consultant (e.g., structural consultant, HVAC consultant, etc. as applicable) The estimated range is $3,000,000 to $3,500,000. The minority subcontracting goal is 20%. The Postal Service may reject any or all proposals, and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received. Offers will not be publicly opened. All proposals will remain confidential until contract award. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposals via U. S. Postal Service First Class, Priority or Express Mail. Firms not selected will be notified within 60 days of receipt of proposals. The Postal Service does NOT accept individual sureties. Performance and Payment Bonds must be received within ten days after the issuance of the Intent to Award letter. Completion must be within 180 calendar days after Notice to Proceed. There will be a $50.00 non-refundable charge for the solicitation. Requests must specify the solicitation number and be made payable to the "USPS Disbursing Officer" and mailed to "Pacific Facilities Service Office, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 225, South San Francisco, CA 94099-0300". Requests for the solicitation must be in writing, no telephone request will be accepted. The solicitation will be available as of June 12, 1997. This solicitation is being issued pursuant to the authority of the U. S. Postal Service Procurement Manual, Publication 41, TL-8. (0150)

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