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

Z -- REPAVE TRUCK ENTRANCE -- HARTFORD, CT PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER SOL 082530-00-A-0097 DUE 061300 POC Catherine C. Delasco, Facilities Contract Specialist, (860) 285-7191 The U. S. Postal Service is soliciting proposals to repave the truck entrance at the Hartford, CT Processing & Distribution Center at 141 Weston St. Work includes, but is not limited to, excavation of pavement and subbase and installation of soil stabilization fabric, new subbase and pavement for the entrance road and a portion of the dock parking lot, and all associated work. The estimated cost of the work is between $150,000.00 and $350,000.00, with completion within ninety (90) 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 May 12, 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 $35.00 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-0097). 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 Archacki, USPS Project Manager, at (860) 285-7345 or Jim Edwards of CT Male Assoc. at (518) 786-7400. There will be a preproposal conference for this project on Thursday, May 25th at 10:00 a.m. at the site. Prospective offerors are encouraged to attend. Offerors wishing to visit the site at a time other than the walk-through may contact William Imbier, Maintenance Manager, at (860) 524-6248. 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, and bid results will not be available until after the project has been awarded. Posted 05/09/00 (W-SN453035). (0130)

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