U S Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 8055 E Tufts Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, CO 80237-2881

Y -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED OF THE MAIN POST OFFICE IN TELLURIDE COLORADO SOL 072976-00-A-0003 DUE 102299 POC Tom Carriere (303) 220-6538, USPS Solicitation Administration; Brad Anderson, Project Architect, Merrick & Company (303) 751-0741; Craig Ballard (303) 220-6527, USPS Project Manager The contractor shall provide all material, labor, supplies, equipment, transportation, superintendence, temporary construction of every nature, and services and facilities necessary to construct a USPS-Owned Main Post Office of approximately 9,000 s.f. on a USPS-Owned site of approximately 18,912 s.f. in the town of Telluride, Colorado. The work includes but is not limited to, demolition, earthwork, site utilities and site improvements, paving, landscaping and irrigation. Work also includes concrete foundations and structural floor slabs, steel structure, steel joists and decking, roof membrane over roof insulation, performed metal roofing, sheet metal, concrete unit masonry, precast concrete beams and coping, glass reinforced stucco soffits, metal fabrications, metal stud partitions, insulation, gypsum board walls and ceilings, ceramic tile, acoustical ceilings, asphalt plank flooring, resilient flooring, carpeting, ceramic tile flooring, ceramic wall tile, custom cabinets and fixtures, carpentry, glass storefront system, metal doors, wood doors, metal frames, door hardware, overhead coiling door, folding grille, impact traffic doors, painting, toilet partitions and accessories, signage, lockers, loading dock equipment, fire protection and detection systems, security systems, electrical, and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning complete and ready for use. Estimated construction cost range is between $2,000,000 and $2,500,00,000. The performance period is 270 calendar days after the notice to proceed is issued. ONLY THE FOLLOWING PRE-QUALIFIED FIRMS HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL: FCI Constructors, Inc., 4001 North Valley Drive, Longmont, CO 80504-1767; HB Construction, Inc., 8421 Washington Place NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113-1672; and M.A. Mortenson Company, 910 Elkton Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80907-3536. Subcontractors may secure a copy of the plans and specifications from the prequalified contractors. Plans and specifications are also available from the Local Plan Rooms. Plans and specifications are available to other interested parties at a cost determined by the printer from A&D DRAFT-AID INC., P.O Box 40877, Denver, CO 80204-0877, (303) 573-5757, FAX (303) 573-8714. Mail check or money order payable to: A&D DRAFT-AID. Visa or Mastercard will be accepted. Mail or FAX your request with your credit card number to A&D DRAFT-AID. There will be no public opening of offers. All proposal information received is CONFIDENTIAL until award of a contract. The name of the successful offeror and the amount of the contract will be released as public information. The number of offerors, their names, and the amount of their offers WILL NOT BE RELEASED AS PUBLIC INFORMATION. This information is exempt from disclosure under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemption 4 Posted 10/01/99 (W-SN387471). (0274)

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