U. S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300

Z -- RESTROOM RENOVATIONS -- WATERBURY, CT PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION FACILITY SOL 082530-00-A-0038 DUE 012700 POC Catherine C. Delasco, Facilities Contract Specialist, (860) 285-7191 The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting proposals to renovate the existing restroom facilities in the USPS-occupied portion of the Waterbury, CT Processing & Distribution Center at 135 Grand St. Work includes, but is not limited to, selective demolition; plumbing, electrical, toilet partitions and accessories, ceramic tile, painting, and all associated work. The estimated cost of the work is between $150,000.00 and $250,000.00, with completion within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. Sealed offers will be received in this office prior to, but no later than, 4:00 p.m. on January 27, 2000. Offers will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any offer, or relative standing of the offerors WILL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANYONE until award of contract is made. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available o/a December 29, 1999 at a cost of $15.00 per set (non-refundable) from the Facilities Service Office, U. S. Postal Service, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT 06006-0300. Only certified checks or money orders will be accepted, made payable to the Disbursing Officer, U. S. Postal Service (Reference Solicitation No. 082530-00-A-0039). Plans may be inspected at the issuing office and information regarding their availability may be obtained by contacting Catherine Delasco at (860) 285-7191. Questions concerning the technical aspects of the proposal should be directed to Dominic Pafundi, USPS Project Manager, at (518) 452-4081 or Roger Saulnier of Ames & Whitaker Architects at (203) 756-8944. There will be no preproposal conference for this project. Prospective offerors are encouraged to visit the site by contacting Bob Gugliotti, Maintenance Manager, at (203) 574-6540. Proposals will be evaluated on 1) price; and 2) company environmental health and safety plan, which must be submitted with the proposal. A project-specific safety plan must be submitted by the successful offeror before award. Guidelines for other project requirements are outlined in the specifications. The successful offeror will be required to submit a 100% performance bond and 50% payment bond before award of contract is made. This is not a formal invitation for bid; therefore, no bid bond or proposal guarantee is required. Posted 12/28/99 (W-SN411729). (0362)

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