United States Postal Service, Major Facilities Office, 225 North Humphreys Blvd, Memphis, TN 38166-0300

Y -- CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER, DESIGN/BUILD EXPANSION SOL 475450-00-A-0007 DUE 052300 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, jraley2001@aol.com. This project is for a contract to design and construct an expansion of approximately 88,000 gross square feet. The project work will be performed at 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. 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, structured wiring system expansion, extensive HVAC work, and the related construction trades required for the expansion. The successful offeror must submit 100% design documents (drawings, specification and calculations) for all the sitework, structural steel, and foundation, at the concept design (30% design phase) meeting. Phase I was the Prequalification of design/build general contractors. Phase I has been completed. As a result of Solicitation No. 475450-00-A-0006 for this purpose, five contractors have been prequalified for this project. Prequalified contractor's names, addresses, telephone, and fax numbers are listed herein -- The Austin Company, Attn: Scott E. Kozlowski, 1375 E. Woodfield Road, Suite 600, Schaumburg, IL 60173-5481 Voice: 847/995-7800, Fax: 847/995-7806; Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc., Attn: Terrence Caulfield, 16 South Summit Avenue, Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2079, Voice: 301/963-5000, Fax: 301/963-9779; The Gray Company, Attn: Franklin N. Gray, 101 Pine Oak Lane, Glasgow, KY 42141-1160, Voice: 270/651-8891, Fax: 270/651-3286; The Haskell Company, Attn: Joseph T. Narby, 111 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32202-4921, Voice: 904/791-4500, Fax: 904/791-4699; The Korte Company, Attn: Michael L. Tubbs, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 303, Greenwood Village, CO 80111-2707, Voice: 720/482-0533, Fax: 720/482-1483. Phase II requires the five (5) prequalified firms to submit a project specific Management Plan and Fixed Price proposal for the design and construction of the expansion to the facility. Phase III -- After final approval of funding by the Postal Service, and successful negotiations, a contract will be awarded to the general contractor whose proposal offers the best value to the Postal Service. That 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. The issue date is April 17, 2000. Proposals are due May 23, 2000, at 4 p.m. For subcontracting opportunities, Minority Business Enterprises, Women-Owned Businesses, and Small Business Enterprises, contractors and suppliers may contact the five (5) prequalified general contractors directly. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled in Room 217 at the facility for April 27, 8:30 a.m. A walk-through will occur immediately after the pre-proposal conference. Mr. Brad Marshall, Maintenance Manager, (217-373-6042) is the local contact. The solicitation package is available to any firm or organization desiring a copy. The estimate cost of the solicitation package is $225 that includes the cost of Express Mail. A CD ROM containing the 2000 design standards, other pertinent publications and documents, is also part of the solicitation package. However, interested parties must order the CD ROM from Corporate Visions, Inc., 1000 16th Street, NW, Lower Level, Washington, DC 20036, Voice No. (202) 833-4333, FAX No. (202) 833-4332. Also a set of as-built drawings (the set is estimated to contain 230 sheets) of the existing building, may be order for an additional estimated cost of $250. The estimated cost of the entire set is $475, plus the cost of the DC ROM. ALL CHARGES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. For the exact cost and ordering information, contact Rapid Reproductions, Attn: USPS (jraley2001@aol.com), 5300 Pleasant View Road, Memphis, TN 38134-6414, Voice No. (901) 388-6268, FAX (901) 385-2679. Any firm or organization desiring plans and specifications for this project, must send a written request, along with a check or money order made payable to Rapid Reproductions. Please reference Solicitation No. 475450-00-A-0007 on your request. To expedite receipt of solicitation packages, FAX a copy of your check or money order before mailing it. If the FAX is received before 1:00 p.m., the plans and specs will be mailed that day via Express Mail. Check out the Internet at http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov, or http://www.govcon.com. Plans will also be available for inspection at the following locations: (1) Local Plan Rooms; and (2) F.W. Dodge, Inc. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened, and no information concerning how many proposals were received or from whom or their relative standing can be revealed until after contract award which may take up to 180 days. The U. S. Postal Service, Design & Construction Field Office is seeking and encouraging participation of Minority-Owned, Woman-Owned, and Small Businesses in this project as subcontractors, through any of the general contractors listed above. Questions concerning this project must be in writing and may be direct to Rita Williams-Humphrey, Purchasing Specialist, (email address: rhumphr1@email.usus.gov) or Zeyad Abwini, Project Manager at FAX No. (901) 747-7408. Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446090). (0109)

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