U. S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A MAIN POST OFFICE/POSTAL RETAIL STORE AND A CARRIER ANNEX, LOWELL, MA SOL 082530-97-A-0139 DUE 090597 POC William Rister, Project Manager (860) 285-7237 or Peter Bolton, Project Architect ((860) 521-0752 On or about Thursday, August 7, 1997, the United States Postal Service, Windsor Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT will issue a solicitation for construction of a Main Post Office/Postal Retail Store and a Carrier Annex in Lowell, Massachusetts. Award will be based on Price and Technical Qualifications as specifically outlined in the solicitation package. Sealed offers are due on or before Friday, September 5, 1997 no later than 4:00 p.m. EST. The estimated cost for construction of the Main Post Office/Postal Retail Store is between $1,000,000.00 and $2,000,000.00. The estimated cost for construction of the Carrier Annex is between $3,500,000.00 and $4,500,000.00. The contract completion time for the Main Post Office/Postal Retail Store is two hundred and seventy (270) calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. The contract completion time for the Carrier Annex is three hundred and sixty five (365) calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. All offers must include a Price Proposal for both buildings and a Technical Qualification package. There is no predetermined number of qualified contractors for this solicitation. The USPS will select those contractors who it feels are the "best qualified" for these projects. The USPS also reserves the right to limit the number of construction award(s) to any firm(s) depending upon the capacity of the firm(s), regardless of the price offer(s). A committee will review the documentation in the technical qualification package and rate each contractor on the following factors in descending order of importance: Similar Construction Experience, Project Management, Financial Capability, Company Organization, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Program. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OPENING OF THE PROPOSALS AND THE RESULTS OF THE ADVERTISEMENT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED UNTIL AWARD OF THE PROJECT(S). There will be a preproposal conference held on Thursday, August 21, 1997 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Windsor Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT to discuss the specifics of this solicitation. Prospective contractors are encouraged to attend this meeting. Work includes, but is not limited to, providing all materials, labor and equipment required to construct a 16,500+/- square foot Main Post Office/Postal Retail Store on a 2-acre downtown site (Father Morrisette Boulevard) (steel frame on pile foundation with masonry skin) AND construct a new 49,100+/- square foot Carrier Annex on a 7.5 acre site approximately 2.5 miles SE of the Main Post Office site (Phoenix Avenue) (steel frame on concrete foundation with masonry and metal panel skin) in Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Technical plans/specifications inquiries should be addressed to Peter Bolton of The Mead Group at (860) 521-0752. Technical Qualification inquiries should be addressed to Jeanne C. Warren at (860) 285-7184. Proposal documents and specifications may be purchased for $250.00 per set (non refundable) from the Eastern Service Team, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT, 06006-0300. Make certified check or money order payable to the Disbursing Officer, U. S. Postal Service. Cash will not be accepted. (Charge includes the cost of mailing.) Specifications may be inspected at the issuing office. (0218)

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