DC Metro Facilities Service Office, U. S. Postal Service, 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, #400, Columbia, MD 21044-3510

Z -- FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED -- DESIGN/BUILD IN CLARKSBURG, MD -- MAIN POST OFFICE. SOL Solicitation #232092-97-A-0040 DUE 082697 POC Conni Brisson, Facilities Contract Specialist, (410) 884-1800 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: Conni Brisson may be contacted by e-mail at this address., cbrisson@email.usps.gov. The contract resulting from this solicitation is a Fixed Price Construction Contract for Design/Build -- New Construction Owned 16,000 sf Post Office on 4.1 Acres in Clarksburg, MD at Gateway Center Drive in the Gateway 270 Business Center. The scope of work is to complete Postal furnished 10% architectural and engineering documents (Drawing and outline specifications) to 100% completion and to construct an approximately 16,000 sf new main post office with parking and landscaping on a 4.1 acre site. Work includes alls ite development, associated utilities and bulding construction consisting of a high-bay workroom (one story), and a retail and support module. Construction systems include load bearing cavity masonry walls, steel frame, roofing system (including standing seam metal system at bulding entry), and light gauge metal stud interior partition construction. The facility is fully heated, air conditioned, and fire suppressed as required by local code. Security systems are in accordance with postal established requirements. Site work includes curbs, gutters and paving to provide parking for customers, employees and psotal equipment. Site development included paying for and securing all permits, tap fees and utility connection fees. Completion time for this project is 360 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. To be considered responsive, a firm must have a minimum 10 years building experience including previous design/build projects. Other requirements include the following: (1) Successful completion and favorable references for similar projects, (2) Financial stability. The proposals will be evaluated in the following areas listed in descending order of importance: (1) cost/price, (2) proposed schedule for design and construction, (3) previous experience, (4) references, (5) financial stability. Award will be made on the offer determined to be in the best interest of the Postal Service. Offers are due by 2:00 PM on August 26, 1997. Plans and Specifications will be available on or about August 8, 1997at $85.00 per set, Non-Refundable, referencing Solicitation #232092-97-A-0040. Please Do Not Send Cash. Solicitation packages may be obtained at the DC Metro Facilities Service Office, U S Postal Service, Suite 400, 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia MD 21044-3510. Personal visits and telephone calls for the purpose of discussing this project are discouraged. Contractors may call the solicitation hotline at (410) 884-1800. Then select option number 15. Since this is a negotiated Solicitation, offers will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any one offer, or relative standing of the offer will not be disclosed to anyone except those postal personnel whose official duties require such information until award of contract is made. The Postal Service reserves the right to reject any or all offers.!! (0218)

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