Facilities Service Offcice, 4000 DeKalb Technology Pkwy., Ste. 300, Atlanta, GA 30340-2799

X -- ITTA BENA, MS -- MPO (CONSTRUCT & LEASE -- NO CONTROLLED SITE) SOL 123125-98-A-R098 DUE 080398 POC Doug Reed, Real Estate Specialist, USPS, 770/454-0650 / Russell Lawrence, D&C Project Manager, USPS, 770/454-0610 / Jennifer Merriss, Facilities Contract Technician, USPS, 770/454-0661 E-MAIL: Jennifer Merriss may be reached at 770/454-0661., J Merriss@USPS.GOV. Solicitation for Proposals to Construct and Lease a 3,032 Net Interior Square Foot One Story Building on a site approximately 46,375 square feet for a period of 20 years with 2 periods of 5 years each. The offeror must own or controlt he site. The minimum site size identified in this solicitation is considered adequate for postal needs. However, should the offered site require unusual setbacks, on-site water and sewer systems, or any other conditions which would require additional land, the offeror must ensure that sufficient additional land is included and made a part of the proposal. The property offered must be zoned to permit use for a postal facility or must be capable of being rezoned for such use without delay of construction. The owner will be responsible for all action necessary to obtain zoning prior to lease to the Postal Service. The successful offeror shall submit, within 20 days after acceptance of this proposal, a Performance Bond with a corporate surety certified as acceptable by the Treasury Department. The successful offeror shall submit, within 20 days after acceptance of this proposal, a Labor and Material Payment bond with a corporte surety as certified as acceptable by the Treasury Department, in a penal sume based on the required penal sum of the Perfomance Bond. If the required penal amount of the Performance Bond is not more than $1,000,000 the Labor and Material Payment Bond shall be in a penal amount which is 50% of the penal amount of the Performance Bond; if the required penal amount of the Performance Bond is more than $1,000,000 but not more than $5,000,000, the Labor and Material Payment Bond shall be in a penal amount which is 40% of the penal amount of the Performance Bond; if the required penal amount of the Performance Bond is more than $5,000,000, the Labor and Material Payment Bond shall be in the penal amount of $2,500,000. PREFERRED AREA: Where streets or highways are used as boundaries, sites on either side of the street/highway are considered within the preferred area. The successful offeror will be required to present a boundary and topographic site survey and subsurace explorations, in accordance with the specifications furnished by the USPS within 30 days of notificaiton of award. Successful offeror will also be responsible for preparation of the site adapt which must be approved by the Postal Service. In addition, it will be the successful offeror's responsibility to provide any and all improvements, whether on-site, to meet the Department of Transportation requirements, including, but not limited to, acceleration/deceleration lanes, storme sewer, or other drainage improvements. WRITTEN REQUESTS, ALONG WITH THE $40.00 PER PACKAGE NON-REFUNDABLE FEE, should be directed to Jennifer Merriss, Facilities Service Office, USPS, 4000 DeKalb Technology Parkway, Building 300, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA 30340-2799; Phone: 770/454-0661. Checks/Money Orders should be made payable to "USPS -- DISBURSING OFFICER". NO CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED -- NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR PLANS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Plans and specifications will be available on or about 06/18/98. Requests for plan holder's lists must be furnished via "WRITTEN" request Monday -- Thursday and may be faxed to the attention of Jennifer Merriss at 770/454-0608. Requests for plan holder's lists will be maintained on a master list and distributed to requestors each Friday ONLY during the life of the solicitation. An additional distribution will be made the day before the soliciation closes. Assistance on Real Estate matters should be directed to Doug Reed, Real Estate Specialist, 770/454-0650. Assistance on technical specificaitons and/or plans should be directed to Russell Lawrence, D&C Project Manager, 770/454-0610. The USPS reserves the right to award within 120 days after the close of the solicitation. Award notices will be sent to all offerors, local plan rooms and posted in the Commerce Business Daily ONLY. Only offers returned via Personal Hand Delivery and/or United States Postal Service (i.e., First Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail) will be considered in compliance with this solicitation. ANY OTHER CARRIERS WILL BE REJECTED. (0163)

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