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C -- CHICAGO, IL, PRIORITY MAIL ANNEX, DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, AND POSTALIZATION OF LEASED SPACE SOL 475450-98-A-0047 DUE 061798 POC Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, FAX 901/747-7408 WEB: U. S. Postal Service, WWW.USPS.GOV. E-MAIL: U. S. Postal Service, jraley2001@aol.com. MODIFICATION TO CBD NOTICE OF 5-4-98, SENT EARLIER. This project consists of the design and construction of certain renovations to an existing space in a building located at 2525 Busse Road (approximately 250,000 square feet) to meet United States Postal Service (USPS) criteria. The successful Design/Build Contractor shall provide necessary design services and construction for the improvements necessary to make 2525 Busse Road a fully operational (USPS) Facility. The following items are included in the work: site demolition, site grading, drainage, utilities, paving, striping, landscaping, signage, and lighting. Interior work includes, but is not limited to: demolition of certain existing office spaces and certain masonry walls, renovations of certain office spaces, construction of new two level areas to accommodate lunchroom, restrooms, and storage. Also renovation of existing space to accommodate new battery room, plumbing for renovated restroom areas, upgrade lighting, upgrade HVAC system, renovate certain dock positions to meet USPS standards including levelers, seals, doors, lights, restraints. Further work includes construction of new look out gallery, new inspection service investigative office, closed circuit criminal investigative security system (to match existing), provide wall and column protection, provide compressed air piping to new automation equipment, painting, floor coverings, and security system to match existing. Work also includes systematic removal and replacement of existing maneuvering area at existing surface hub docks. Contractor's schedule must be set to deliver certain spaces, including air and utilities, to power new automation equipment to meet the USPS deployment schedule. Universal wiring is excluded from this project. Time of completion is 180 calendar days after notice to proceed, to include both design and construction. A management plan to identify on-site staffing and key personnel assigned to this project, with appropriate resumes and applicable SF-254 are required with this proposal. A project schedule is also required with this proposal. This scope of work is further defined in the plans and specifications. The project cost is estimated to be between $4,500,000 to $5,300,000 for both design and construction. Issue date is May 7, 1998. Closing date is June 17, 1998. Performance Time is calendar days180 days. A Pre Proposal Information is scheduled for May 28, 1998 @ 1:30 p.m. at 2525 Busse Road, Chicago, IL 60007-9997. A walk-through will follow immediately thereafter. On Site contact is Mr. Tim Stone, Local Project Manager, 773/894-1415. A forty eight hour notice is required to view the site. If you desire conceptual plans and specifications for this project, please send your request, along with your none refundable cost of $100 per set, for Priority Mail service (2 to 3 days) or $150 ($100 plus $50 express mail fee) for Express Mail (overnight) service made payable to: Rapid Reproductions -- Attn.: USPS; 5300 Pleasant View Rd.; Memphis, TN 38134-6414 (FAX 901/385-2679, Telephone number 901/388-6268). To expedite, fax a copy of your request and check before mailing. If received before 1 p.m. CDT on weekdays, (Monday through Thursday), the package will be mailed that day. Be sure to reference the subject solicitation number on your request. Plans will also be available for your inspection at the following locations: Administrative Services Manager, 433 West Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607-9998, Local Plan Rooms; F.W. Dodge, Inc. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened. cbd.doc (q nco ChicagoPMA (0124)

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