U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606-6150

Y -- BUILDING EXPANSION, MAIN OFFICE, NORTH VERNON, INDIANA SOL 162640-98-A-0096 DUE 090198 POC Craig E. Sharp, USPS Project Manager, 312/669-5940, Teri L. Wilcox-DuBois, USPS Contract Specialist, 312/669-5974, David Nice, The InterDesign Group, Inc., 317/263-9655 The U.S. Postal Service is soliciting proposals to expand the existing post office and site parking areas. The work includes remodeling the existing public lobby area to the new postal retail standards. The project includes, but is not limited to, demolition, site work, masonry, structural steel, rough carpentry, casework, interior finishes, new HVAC, and electrical lighting. The work will have to be done in phases for continued public operation. Construction cost range: $1,100,000 to $1,400,000 Construction completion time will be three hundred sixty-five (365) calendar days from the date of receipt of Notice to Proceed. Specifications will be available on or about August 6, 1998 for a non-refundable cost of $50.00, (Cashier's check, Money order, Bank Certified check, Company check, or Personal check) NO CASH, made payable to the USPS -- Disbursing Officer for all requests received by August 25, 1998. Solicitation(s) may be obtained by request to Teri L. Wilcox-DuBois. This is not a public opening.The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any offer, or relative standing of the offerors, will not be disclosed to anyone except those postal personnel whose official duties require such information. Posted 07/28/98 (W-SN229070). (0209)

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