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

Z -- CARPET REPLACEMENT AND PAINTING OF 2ND & 3RD FLOORS -- STAMFORD, CT P&DC SOL 082530-00-A-0067 DUE 032400 POC Catherine C. Delasco, (860) 285-7191 The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting proposals to replace some of the existing carpeting and paint the second and third floors of the Stamford, CT Processing & Distribution Center at 427 West Ave. Work includes, but is not limited to, relocation of office furniture, file cabinets, etc; preparing all painting surfaces; removal of existing flooring; replacement of damaged acoustical tile ceilings; removal and disposal of removed materials; and all associated work. The estimated cost of the work is between $100,000.00 and $200,000.00, 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 March 24, 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 February 25, 2000 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-0067). 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 Michael F. Archacki, USPS Project Manager, at (860) 285-7345 or Diane Hanley at (401) 272-1730. There will be a preproposal conference for this project at 10:00 a.m. in the maintenance manager's office at the site on Wednesday, March 15, 2000. Prospective offerors are encouraged to attend. Offerors wishing to visit the site at a time other than the walk-through may contact Bob Olsen, Maintenance Manager, at (203) 326-2052. 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 02/23/00 (W-SN427614). (0054)

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