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

Y -- PRE-QUALIFICATION OF GENERAL CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN BUILD FACILITIES IN THE STATES OF NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH DAKOTA SOL 193045-99-A-0169 DUE 052099 POC Submittal: Clement Schulze 913/831-1855 Ext 461 Other: Linda Hoefer 913/831-1855 Ext 704 ADVANCE NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION -- PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLICIT PRE-QUALIFICATION CONTRACTORS FOR DESIGN / BUILD POSTAL FACILITIES IN THE DAKOTAS DISTRICT. SOLICITATION 193045-99-A-0169. check us out on the internet at: http://purchasing.gov. 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 Dakotas District for future NCO projects up to $4,000,000. The Dakotas District covers the following ZIP codes: States of North Dakota and South Dakota. 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 are 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 5/20/99 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 4/21/99. This package may be obtained upon written request only to: Attn: Linda Hoefer or Vickie Ford, 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. Requests and solicitation packages can be done through e-mail. E-mail address for Linda Hoefer is lhoefer@email.usps.gov. E-mail address for Vickie Ford is vford002@email.usps.gov. Posted 04/21/99 (W-SN322818). (0111)

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