U.S. Postal Service, Kansas City Facilities Service Office, 6800 W. 64th St., Suite 100, Overland Park, KS 66202-4179

Y -- DESIGN/BUILD GENERAL CONTRACTORS SOL 193045-99-A-0125 DUE 021099 POC General Questions/Linda Hoefer 913/831-1855 Ext 704 SOLICITATION 193045-99-A-0125 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT PRE-QUALIFICATION CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN / BUILD, POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE FOLLOWING ZIP CODE AREAS: MINNESOTA ZIPS 550-551, 553-564, 565-567 WISCONSIN ZIPS 540, 546-548. This is a Notice of Intent for the Kansas City Facilities Service Office to pre-qualify Design/Build entity, general contractors/AE Firm for the zip code areas listed above for future NCO projects up to $4,000,000. The estimated cost range for each project is between $1,500,000 to $3,000,000. The projects are for new constructed USPS owned facilities and expansions. Primary factors that are to be considered are: 1. Project Management: quality performance, safety program, project control, ability to run phased project, quality management control program and performance, and work completed by the contractor's own forces; 2 . Construction Experience: 10 years experience as a prime contractor; having completed 3 projects of similar size and scope in the past five years with your proposed Design Team; United States Postal experience preferred but not mandated; 3. Financial Stability: Be able to secure bonding capacity in the amount required, and provide financial references; 4. Organization and management: staffing, workload, etc. Other factors to be considered MBE participation and commitment*. *Any contract resulting from this announcement will require the contractor to adhere to the MBE/WOB goals set forth in the solicitation for each project. Applications will be evaluated by a USPS committee, and all firms advised within 60 days of the closing date (2/10/99) as to their pre-qualification status. The pre-qualification statements will not be returned Firms selected as being the most highly qualified will be placed on the pre-qualification list. Failure to submit requested information may be a cause for rejection of entire pre-qualification request. This is not a Request for Proposal. Interested firms that meet the minimum criteria stated above may obtain a "Pre-qualification Package"at no charge on or about 1/11/99. This package may be obtained upon written request only to: Attn: Linda Hoefer, U. S. Postal Service, Kansas City Facilities Service Office, 6800 W. 64th St, Suite 100, Overland Park KS 66202-4179. Contractors may request receipt of the pre-qualification package by mail (hard copy), diskette or e-mail. E-Mail address for Linda Hoefer is lhoefer@email.usps.gov Posted 01/12/99 (W-SN287433). (0012)

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