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

C -- DESIGN SERVICES FOR COLUMBUS, OHIO, PROCESSING & AMP; DISTRIBUTION CENTER -- NEW FACILITY; AND CINCINNATI PROCESSING &DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY -- NEW FACILITY SOL 475450-98-A-0042 DUE 042898 POC James R. Nichols, Purchasing Specialist, 901/747-7320. WEB: United States Postal Service, www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: United States Postal Service, wperlenf@email.usps.gov. Points of Contact for technical inquiries: Columbus P&DC Project Manager Wayne C. Perlenfein, 901/747-7654; Cincinnati P&DC/VMF Project Manager Marc G. Wiese, 901/747-7447. The United States Postal Service has a need for necessary Architect/Engineer services to provide construction documents (plans and specifications) for two processing and distribution centers. The basic contract consists of concurrent investigation, design, preparation of drawings and specifications and proposed documents through the Concept Phase (30%) for construction of 1) A new Columbus, Ohio Processing & Distribution Center of approximately 730,000 gross square feet at an estimated construction cost of $60 million-$80 million, including a cost range of $3 million-$5 million for fixed mechanization, and 2) A new Cincinnati, Ohio Processing & Distribution Center and Vehicle Maintenance Facility of approximately 710,000 gross square feet at an estimated construction cost of $60 million-$80 million, including a cost range of $5 million-$10 million for fixed mechanization. The contract may contain options for design completion and other services during construction. 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 six 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 three licensed engineers in each of the following disciplines: Geotechnical, Civil (including survey), structural, mechanical and electrical in the office where work will be performed; (4) Mechanization consultant must have Postal Service mechanization design experience on systems of comparable size and scope, such as large parcel sorting systems with conveyor systems; (5) Prime and civil, structural, mechanical and electrical engineers shall have worked together on at least two projects of comparable size and scope, i.e., firms or joint ventures must demonstrate recent comparable experience developing construction documents for light industrial processing facilities with material handling systems, size of facility approximately 500,000 gross square feet or larger, costing more than $50 million; and (6) All key and principal architects and engineers must be registered and actively practicing in the state of Ohio. Primary consideration will be given to comparable project experience. Firms or joint ventures that have the technical qualifications, capability and satisfactory experience to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF255, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, as modified by Attachment No. 1, and a completed SF254, Architect/Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, as modified by Attachment No. 1, for the prime firm or joint venture AND for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown below, received not later than April 28, 1998. The selection will beconducted by using both the submitted SF255 and SF254s, as modified by Attachment No. 1. Attachment No. 1 may be obtained from the United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Boulevard, Memphis, TN 38166-0300, Attention Wayne C. Perlenfein, 901/747-7654. Failure on the part of the responding firm or joint venture to comply with instructions contained in Attachment No. 1 could result in the selection committee being unable to evaluate fully the response for these professional services. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as eligible only if their office is in the geographical area of the United States of America. The contract contains a requirement for prime firms or joint ventures to provide evidence of current insurance of $10 million 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. (0070)

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