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C -- FRESNO, CALIFORNIA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER DESIGN/BUILD EXPANSION SOL 475450-97-A-0246 DUE 082697 POC Ms. Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, fax 901-747-7408 WEB: U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: U. S. POSTAL SERVICE, jraley2001@aol.com. The project consists of furnishing manpower, materials, equipment, and supervision necessary to design and construct a Building/Workroom Expansion to the Fresno, California Processing and Distribution Center, (1900 E' Street, Fresno, California 93706-8080) of approximately 29,450 net square feet. The completion date for the entire project shall be within 180 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. The estimated cost range is between $2,000,000 and $2,600,000. Technical submittals will require evidence of (1) Experience; (2) Management Plan; (3) Financial Capability; and (4) Organization. Plans will be available July 25, 1997. Offers due August 26, 1997. Proposals will only be accepted from the following eight prequalified firms: (1) Attn Richard N Dorais,Turner Construction Company, 353 Sacramento Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, CA 94111-3689, Phone: 415/274-2900, FAX: 415/989-1370; (2) Attn Steve Swanson, American Constructors, Building A, Suite 300, 1301 S Capital Of Texas Highway, Austin TX 78746-6574, Phone: 512/328-2026, FAX: 512/328-2520; (3) Attn Phil Birk, Sabey Construction, 101 Elliot Ave West, Suite 400, Seattle WA 98119-4220, Phone: 206/281-4200, FAX: 206/281-0920; (4) Attn Mr Chris Caulfield, Coakley Williams Constco, 7500 Greenway Center Dr, Greenbelt MD 20770-3502, Phone: 301/474-1000, FAX: 301/345-1991; (5) Attn Larry Nibbi, Nibbi Brothers Inc, 1433 Seventeenth St, San Francisco CA 94107-2400, Phone: 415/863-1820, FAX: 415/863-7488; (6) Attn Mike Tubbs, Korte Construction Co, Post Office Box 146, Highland IL 62249-0146, Phone: 618/654-8611, FAX: 618/654-4999; (7) Attn Benjamin J Earl, Earl Corp., 199 S Hudson Ave, Pasadena CA 91101-2917, Phone: 818/796-6101, FAX: 818/796-6194; (8) Attn: Edward Kittrell, Janyes/Kga, 4170 S Decatur Blvd Ste B-5, Las Vegas NV 89103-5863, Phone: 702/367-6900, FAX: 702/367-2043. To view the site, the local contact is Garry G. Long, Manager, In-Plant Support, Fresno, California, phone number 209/497-7760. Firms other than the prequalified firms may purchase solicitation documents. The prequalified contractors have been furnished copies of the solicitation. The nonrefundable cost of the plans and specifications for this project is $100 per set for Priority Mail service (2 to 3 days). Plans and specifications cost $150 for Express Mail (overnight) service. 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 1 p.m. CDT on weekdays, the package will be mailed that day. Be sure to reference the subject solicitation number 475450-97-A-0246 on your request. Plans will also be available for your inspection at the following locations: Fresno, California, a Processing & Distribution Center In-Plant Support Office, Fresno, California, other Local Plan Rooms; and F.W. Dodge, Inc. (0206)

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