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Y -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR WENATCHEE, WA MAIL PROCESSING CENTER SOL 072976-00-A-0009 DUE 112299 POC Teresa Krogh,Contract Spec, 253/925-9718; David Miller, A/E, 303/220-6579. The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting prequalification statements from contractors interested in being placed on a prequalified contractors list for construction of the new, USPS-owned Wenatchee, Washington Mail Processing Center. The facility to be constructed is 63,000 sq. ft. on an approximately 250,000 sq. ft. site. The estimated construction cost range of this project is $5,000,000 -- $6,000,000. Solicitation for construction is anticipated in January, 2000, with construction beginning March 2000, to be completed by November 1, 2000. No fewer than three of the most highly qualified prime contractors will be placed on the prequalified contractors list. The primary evaluation factors that will be considered, and are of equal importance, are successful completion of three projects of similar size and scope in the past five years; references; financial stability (firms must demonstrate adequate financial resources to accomplish the proposed projects); capacity (current workload compared to companyresources as indicated by uncommitted bonding capacity, staffing, and other company resources needed to successfully complete proposed projects); project management and staffing (demonstrated capacity to provide personnel experienced in projects of similar size and scope); company organization (firm must demonstrate adequate experience, accounting and operational controls, technical skills, and production and property controls to accomplish the proposed projects). The secondary evaluation factors that will be considered, and are of equal importance, are: company location within Washington state and/or successful performance on comparable projects in the Wenatchee area; small, minority, and woman-owned business subcontracting plan; judgments, claims and lawsuits; safety program; quality program. Interested prime contractors may obtain a prequalification package at no cost by submitting a written request by mail or fax to: Royal Reprographics, 7825 S. 180th Street, Kent WA 98032, Fax 425/251-0249, Attn: Pat Rhodes. The prequalification package will be sent by mail to firms that request it, but it will not be faxed. Submittals must be in the approved USPS Contractor Prequalification Format as contained in the prequalification package. Failure to submit requested information in the required format may be a cause for rejection of entire prequalification request. Evaluations will be based on the information the contractor supplies in the "Prequalification Package." Total submittal package shall be limited to 50 single sided or 25 double sided pages including brochures and promotional material. Prequalification statements will be evaluated by a committee of Postal Service architectural, engineering, and purchasing professionals. Firms selected as being the most qualified will be placed on the prequalification list and will be provided written notification of prequalification status within sixty (60) days of receipt of their application. All firms submitting offers will be notified in writing of the results of the evaluations. Prequalification statements will not be returned. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal by U S Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, Express Mail). Posted 10/14/99 (W-SN391936). (0287)

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