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Y -- CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER, PREQUALIFICATION SOLICITATION FOR DESIGN/BUILD BUILDING EXPANSION. SOL 475450-00-A-0006 DUE 032100 POC Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, FAX 901/747-7408 WEB: U. S. Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: U. S. Postal Service, rhumphr1@email.usps.gov. This is to advise interested contractors that this office is seeking to prequalify design/build contractors for a project in Champaign, Illinois. The project consists of the design/build expansion of the Processing and Distribution Center, 2001 N. Mattis Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61821-9997. Design services and design support services will be required as well as construction activities. The project will require sequential phased construction in and around an active mail processing plant and existing separate vehicle maintenance building. No work will be permitted during certain times of the year, and extensive coordination will be necessary for the scheduling of the work. Temporary facilities will be required and are to be constructed to keep plant services in full operation during the renovation. These temporary facilities include the computer room, the main entrance, the credit union, and other areas. The expansion includes extensive sitework, coordination with all national/local agencies for stormwater management design and construction, and renovations within the existing mail processing building, and the addition of approximately 79,000 gross square feet. No work is contemplated on the vehicle maintenance building. Controlled contractor personnel and traffic access to the building will be required. Work includes a new fire alarm system throughout the entire existing facility, a new Inspection Service CCTV system, and security camera system, universal wiring systems expansion, extensive HVAC work, and the related construction trades required for the expansion. The selection, negotiation, award, design, and construction will be accomplished in the following phases. Phase I -- Prequalification of design/build firms. Phase II -- The successful prequalified firms will be requested to submit a project specific Management Plan and Fixed Price proposal for the design and construction of the facilities. Functional Design drawings and specifications and other requirements will be provided by the USPS with the request for proposals that will be used as a basis for the proposal. Phase III -- After final approval of funding by the Postal Service and successful negotiations, a contract will be awarded and the design/build firm will proceed with the completion of design documents (100%) and construction of the facility. Total design and construction estimated completion date is 500 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed. Experience Requirements are as follows: (1) A minimum of five years experience as a Design/Build entity. (2) A minimum of two comparable projects, on-going or completed within the past five years. Comparable projects" are defined for the purposes of this solicitation as building expansions to existing facilities with construction complexity to be equal to or greater than light industrial. Projects shall include extensive exterior and interior work, mechanical/electrical, structural and HVAC work. Comparable cost range must be a minimum of $7 million. A management plan to identify on-site staffing & key personnel assigned to this project, with appropriate resumes and applicable SF 254/255's are required with this proposal. The Prequalification Evaluation is based on a 100-point total system, (Experience/Performance -- Comparable Experience -- 45, Non-Comparable Experience -- 20, Organization -- 25, and Company Safety Program -- 10. Offers are due March 21, 2000, at 4 p.m. Questions may be direct to Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, or Marc Wiese, Project Manager at FAX No. (901) 747-7408. Cost of the Prequalification booklet is $35 which will be mailed by Express Mail. Current planholders' list is available by FAX request to Rita Williams-Humphrey, (email address: rhumphr1@email.usus.gov). Please reference the subject solicitation number on your request. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal using one of the methods offered by the Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, Express Mail.) To expedite receipt of solicitation packages, FAX a copyof your check or money order before mailing it. If FAX is received before 1:00 p.m., the Prequalification Solicitation will be mailed that day using Express Mail. Check the Internet for Postal projects at http://www.purchasing.gov (BOB-Business Opportunity Bulletin). Also check http://cbdnet.gpo.gov for free search of Commerce Business Daily. Plans will also be available; (2) Local Plan Rooms; and (3) F.W. Dodge, Inc. The U.S. Postal Service, Design & Construction Field Office, is seeking and encouraging participation of Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned businesses in this project. This is a negotiated procurement, therefore, offers will not be publicly opened, and no information can be made available until after selection of the prequalified contractors, which may take 90 days. Posted 02/11/00 (W-SN424568). (0042)

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