United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38166-0300

C -- KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAIN POST OFFICE -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING FACILITY SOL 475450-98-A-0040 DUE 041498 POC James R. Nichols, Purchasing Specialist (901/747-7320; FAX 901/747-7408) WEB: United States Postal Service, www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: United States Postal Service, jnichols3@email.usps.gov. The project consists of investigation; preparation of design, drawings, specifications, cost estimate and phasing plan for renovation of the subject facility with an option for construction administration services. The work will include interior demolition of walls and fixed mechanization, handicapped accessibility issues, new office spaces, renovation and other work at an estimated cost range of $5 million-$10 million. The qualifications of firms or joint ventures for this project are as follows: (1) Autocadd Version 14 or later; (2) Architectural firm shall have a minimum of four licensed architects in the office where the work will be performed; (3) In-house engineering and out-of-house consulting engineering firm(s) shall have at least two licensed engineers in each of the following disciplines: Civil (including survey),Structural, Mechanical and Electrical in the office where work will be performed; and (4) Prime and civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers shall have worked togetheron at least three projects of comparable size and scope, involving extensive interior demolition and redesign. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF255, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and a completed SF254, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, for each of its proposed consultants to James R. Nichols, Purchasing Specialist-Engineer, United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38166-0300, received not later than April 14, 1998, 4 p.m. The selection will be conducted by using both the submitted SF255 and SF254s. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on its SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms, including consultants, responding to the advertisement in accordance with the following order of preference: (1) 30-mile radius of Kansas City, Missouri; (2) 100-mile radius of Kansas City, Missouri; and (3) states of Missouri and Kansas. 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. The contract contains a requirement for prime firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 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 contact for this project. No other general notification for this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. (0069)

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