Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 395 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Francisco, CA 94099-0300

Y -- PREQUALIFICATION OF NEW CONSTRUCTION LEASE CONTRACTORS SOL 052571-98-A-0029 DUE 091798 POC Vangie San Juan (650) 615-7234 The US Postal Service, Pacific Facilities Service Office, is soliciting qualification statements from contractors desiring to be placed on a prequalified list for New Construction Leased (NCL) of postal facilities in California for a period of five (5) years. NCL is a process in which the successful lessor/contractor completes the design to 100% (from approximately 70% design and specifications provided by the USPS), and constructs the facility within the prescribed time-frame. The USPS will then enter into a long term lease with the lessor, usually for a period of twenty (20) years at a fixed annual rate, with two (2), five (5) year renewal options. Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria: a) references; b) general construction experience/project management; c) design (A/E) team; d) financial capability; e) company organization; and f) knowledge and technical expertise on Electronic Media. Interested firms must obtain a prequalification package, which will be available at no charge. This package may be obtained upon written request to the above address, Attn: Vangie San Juan. Submittals must be on, or in the exact format of, the approved USPS Contractor Prequalification Forms contained in the prequalification package. Prequalification statements will be evaluated by a USPS committee, and all firms will be advised within 60 days of receipt of their application as to prequalification status. This is not a Request for Proposal. Submittals will not be returned. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service. Posted 08/07/98 (W-SN234418). (0219)

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