United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38166-0300

Y -- THE POSTAL SERVICE INTENDS TO ISSUE A FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO CONSTRUCT A 206,000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION TO THE EXISTING BULK MAIL CENTER LOCATED AT 5555 BANDINI BLVD, BELL, CA. SOL 512582-99-A-0011 DUE 081199 POC Tim Bonsall or Michael Bacha, fax to 703-526-2747 WEB: BOB, Business Opportunities Bulletins, Purcashing.gov. E-MAIL: Tim Bonsall, Purchasing Specialist, tbonsall@email.usps.gov. The Postal Service intends to issue a Fixed Price Construction Contract to construct a 206,000 square foot expansion to the existing Bulk Mail Center located at 5555 Bandini Blvd, Bell, CA, including mechanical/electrical rooms, new/extended/relocated fixed mechanization, a new Vehicle Operations Building and associated site work including relocation of a tent, new tent slab, and new concrete trailer parking pads. The expansion will be a single story structure with a 43 foot roof height, pre-cast concrete panels to 8 feet with metal siding above, 4-ply built-up roofing system, air conditioned workroom, deep foundations of drilled piers and pile caps and a concrete floor slab requiring approximately 4 feet of structural fill above existing pavement areas. Approximately 30,000 cubic yards of select fill will be needed to provide the subgrade for the building floor slab. The expansion will also include 39 new truck dock positions and various support and operational spaces. Fixed mechanization includes theinstallation of a Universal Sorting machine, the installation of six (6) automatic container unloaders, the relocation of four (4) robotic units, and the installation/extension of the existing towline. The Universal Sorter will include four (4) automatic inductions from the existing parcel sorter, two (2) inductions for the tray mail, three (3) inductions for the Non-Machinable Outsides (NMO), and six (6) SPBS inductions. The sorter will be able to sort parcels, trays, NMO's as well as small parcels and bundles. The Universal Sorter would provide fifty-four (54) parcel container loaders, sixty (60) NMO destinations, one-hundred (100) SPBS destinations, and would sort to four (4) run-outs feeding the robotic units. The existing towline would be extended to service the new sorter. Completion time for the entire project is 708 calendar days to be indicated in the Notice To Proceed. The estimated construction cost is between $38,000,000 and $48,000,000. Final execution of the contract will be subject to approvalby the Postal Service Board of Governors. Following are the prequalified firms that will be submitting proposals on the solicitation: Mr. Richard Heim, Senior Vice President, The Clark Construction Group, Inc., 9 Executive Circle, Suite 290,Irvine, California 92614, Phone; 949-252-9779, Fax: 949-252-9744; Mr. Wayne Lindholm, VP, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., 2415 Campus Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, California 92612, Phone: 949-852-0111, Fax: 949-852-0218; Mr. Alan Schorfheide, Executive, VP, Korte Construction Company, P.O. Box 146, Highland, Illinios 62249-0146, Phone: 618-654-8611, Fax: 618-654-4999; Mr. Roger K. Sexton, VP, Tutor-Saliba Corporation, 15901 Olden Street, Sylmar, CA 91342-1093, Phone: 818-362-8391, Fax: 818-367-5379. This solicitation is limited to Prequalified Contractors as a result of Construction Qualification Statement Number 512582-99-A-0007 dated April 16, 1999. Questions during the proposal period including questions involving any actual or apparent conflicts in the solicitation documents shall be addressed to: Major Facilities Purchasing, ATTN: Tim Bonsall, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. Questions may be transmitted via facsimile to Mr. Bonsall's attention at 703-526-2747. Interested parties may purchase solicitation documents at a cost of $300.00 per set (non-refundable). To order a solicitation package, send a written request referencing the Solicitation Number 512582-99-A-0011 and project description, and a check or money order for the cost of the RFP to: Rapid Reproductions, Attn: USPS, 5300 Pleasant View Rd., Memphis, TN 38134-6414. Please make your check payable to Rapid Reproductions. Requests may be FAXED to Rapid Reproductions at 901/385-2679, with the original request and check mailed the same day. All requests will be shipped by Express Mail. A Pre-proposal conference will be held at the Embassy Suites, 8425 Firestone Blvd., Downey CA 90241 on July 14, 1999 at 1:00 PM. This is an open meeting, all prequalified contractors are encouraged to attend. Posted 06/21/99 (W-SN345066). (0172)

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