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Y -- FORT MEYERS, FLORIDA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION FACILITY -- DESIGN/BUILD EXPANSION SOL 475450-97-A-0209 DUE 080697 POC Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, fax 901-747-7408 WEB: U.S. Postal Service, www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: U.S. Postal Service, rwilli10@email.usps.gov. The project consists of the design and construction of an expansion to the Fort Myers Processing & Distribution Facility, 14080 Jetport Loop, Fort Myers, Florida, of approximately 90,500 adjusted gross square feet. The work will include concrete parking and maneuvering areas, concrete slab on raised grade steel column, beam and joist structure, exterior concrete panels to match existing precast concrete panels and modified bitumen roofing. Special systems include the installation of a lookout gallery spine, investigative room and closed circuit television system (CCTV). Technical submittals will require evidence of (1) Experience; (2) Management Plan; (3) Financial Capability; and (4) Organization. Plans will be available July 2, 1997. Proposal are due August 6, 1997. Proposals will only be accepted from the following four prequalified firms: The Austin Company, 48 Perimeter Center East, Atlanta, Georgia 30346-1998; the Haskell Company, 111 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32202-4950; Korte Construction Company, Post Office Box 146, Highland, Illinois 62249-0146; Morganti Florida, Inc., 1800 South Australian Avenue, Suite 302, West Palm Beach, Florida 33409-6450. Performance time is 300 calendar days from receipt of date Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost range is between $6,500,000 and $8,000,000. A formal Preproposal Conference is scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 1997, 9;00 a.m. in the Naples Room, 1st floor, at the facility, 14080 Jetport Loop, Fort Myers, Florida. Parking is available in front of the facility. Attendance is not mandatory, but is strongly encouraged. A plant walk-through will follow the conference. On-site contact is Maintenance Manager, Brian Zachmann (941/768-8084). The nonrefundable cost of the plans and specifications for the above project is $100/set for Priority Mail service (2 to 3 days). For Express Mail (overnight) service $150/set. If you desire plans and specifications for this project, please send your request, along with your fee remittance made payable to: Rapid Reproductions -- Attn.: USPS; 5300 Pleasant View Rd.; Memphis, TN 38134-6414 (FAX 901/385-2679). To expedite, fax a copy of your request and check before mailing. If received before 2 p.m. CDT on weekdays, the package will be mailed that day. Be sure to reference the subject solicitation number on your request. Plans will also be available for your inspection at the following locations: Fort Myers P&D Center; Local Plan Rooms; F.W. Dodge, Inc. cbd.doc (q nco fortmyers (0182)

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