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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 30,1997 PSA#2001Seattle Facilities Field Office USPS, 34301-9th Ave. S., 3rd Floor,
Federal Way, WA 98063-6721 C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTURAL-ENGINEERING
SERVICES FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION SURVEILLANCE FOR NEW POSTAL
FACILITIES AND OTHER SERVICES SOL 072976-98-A-0051 DUE 012198 POC
Teresa Braddock, Contract Specialist, 253/925-9718; Ken Wong, A/E,
253/925-9715 POC Teresa Braddock, Contract Specialist, (253) 925-9718,
or Ken Wong, Architect/Engineer, (253) 925-9715. Indefinite quantity
architect-engineering services, which include but are not limited to:
1) modification of existing standard building plan buildings,
construction, surveillance, boundary-topo, environmental testing, and
other related services in support of the Postal Service New
Construction Owned (NCO) and Leased (NCL) program; 2) design and
preparation of contract documents with options for contract
administration and inspection services for repairs and alterations in
Postal facilities. Services are required in areas covered by the
Seattle District, which consists of zip code areas 980-985 and 988-989
in the State of Washington. Three (3) contract awards are contemplated
from this solicitation, and the objective is to have contractors
strategically located within the Seattle District. A/E firms submitting
their qualifications will be evaluated using the following selection
criteria: 1) Three (3) or more architects registered in the state of
Washington and 2 (two) or more registered professionals in electrical,
mechanical, structural, and civil engineering disciplines; 2)
Experience in new construction projects as the owner's representative;
3) Ability to provide high quality services in construction
administration as the owner's representative; 4) Auto-CADD
capabilities, version 12.0 or higher; 5) Experience in the design and
construction administration of Postal projects and/or comparable
projects; and 6) Previous owners references. The selected A/E's may be
awarded subsequent services over a period of two (2) years with three
(3) one-year renewal options subject to project needs of the Postal
Service and the A/E's availability of staff knowledgeable in Postal
work, firm workload, and the high quality of A/E's performance on
recent Postal projects. There is a $5,000 contract minimum, with a
maximum of $2,500,000 over a five year period; maximum work order limit
not to exceed $250,000. Award of additional projects may be made
without further solicitation for facilities located within the
geographical area noted above. Firms that have the qualifications to
perform the services described above are invited to submit a completed
SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for
Specific Projects, a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related
Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 254 for each of its proposed
consultants to the office shown above. The selection will be conducted
by using the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254s. Interested firms with
more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing
composition of the office in which the work will be performed.
Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement
in accordance with the instruction in the following order of
preference: 1) within the Seattle/Tacoma metro area; 2) within
Washington State and 3) outside Washington state. Architectural and
Engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office
is in the local geographical area or they have a local branch office
and all the architectural design, coordination and management of the
project will be performed in that office. There is no restriction on
the geographical location of consultants. The contract contains a
requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of
$250,000 of errors and omissions per claim. It is prohibited to pay any
fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm
contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project.
No other general notification for this project will be made. Submission
of SF 254 and SF 255 by USPS mail (Express Mail, Priority Mail, or
First Class Mail) is encouraged. This solicitation may result in
multiple awards. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is
not a request for proposal. (0358) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0016 19971230\C-0003.SOL)
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