USPS Major Facilities Purchasing, 4301 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840

Y -- PREQUALIFICATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PHILADELPHIA PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER SOL 512582-00-A-0004 DUE 050500 POC George Tedesco 703-526-2897 or 215-931-5116 WEB: US Postal Service Business Opportunities Bulletins, www.purchasing.gov. E-MAIL: Project managers email address, gtedesco@email.usps.gov. The USPS is seeking building contractors wishing to be considered for Prequalification for a Construction -- Cost Reimbursable with a Negotiated Guaranteed Maximum price contract. The new construction project will be located at 70th and Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA. The total construction estimates for this project are in the range of 125 to 150 million dollars. The scope of work will be divided into two phases. Phase 1 will be the construction of advanced site development work, including demolition of existing structures and installation of site utilities and improvements on a 50 acre postal owned site. Included in Phase 1 will be contractor's participation in the review process of the Architect-Engineer's construction document development. Phase 2 will be the construction of approximately 1 million gross square foot Processing and Distribution Center and 25,000 gross square foot Vehicle Maintenance Facility. All areas and scope are approximate; exact areas will be denoted on the plans andspecifications to be issued with the request for proposal. Project will include Material Handling systems that will require contractor's coordination of on-site construction activities and schedules with other Postal Service contractors. The total period of construction for Phase 1 will be 210 calendar days. The total period of construction time for Phase 2 will be 730 calendar days. Only the most highly qualified contractors will be prequalified. To be considered for Prequalification the firm submitting the qualification statement must be financially capable; five years experience as a construction contractor; comparable projects completed or ongoing within the past seven years. Comparable projects are defined for the purpose of this advertisement as "light industrial use" buildings constructed for processing and/or distribution operations with a minimum building footprint of 400,000 GSF and/or a construction cost of 60 million dollars or more. Demonstrate experience working in the Philadelphia, PA area. Demonstrate experience in performing cost reimbursable guaranteed maximum price contracts. Contractors Qualification Statement will be evaluated in accordance with the following criteria listed in order of importance: Experience, Past Performance and Capabilities (Organization, Safety, Backlog, Financial Capability, Responsibility Verification). The Postal service intends to issue a Request for Proposal to Prequalified firms only. The Postal service will select the offeror that provides the Best Value, taking into consideration technical and cost related factors. Primary consideration will be given to superior technical or management features rather than the lowest overall cost. Prequalification packages are available now and may be obtained by sending a written request to Major Facilities Purchasing, Attn.: G. Tedesco, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. Prequalification packages are also available on Business Opportunities Bulletins (BOB) at purchasing.gov on the USPS Website. Prequalification statements are due by May 5, 2000 3:00 PM and should be mailed to Mr. George Tedesco, Major Facilities Purchasing, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Suite 300, Arlington, VA 22203-1840. Qualification Statements will not be returned. Posted 04/04/00 (W-SN440929). (0095)

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