C -- DESIGN AND PREPARATION OF CONTRACT DOCUMENTS WITH OPTIONS FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR REPAIR/ALTERATION PROJECTS FOR THE ARKANSAS DISTRICT WHICH INCLUDES THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

Notice Date

September 22, 2000

Contracting Office

Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 7800 N Stemmons Frwy, Suite 400, Dallas TX 75247-4217

ZIP Code

75247-4217

Solicitation Number

482980-01-A-0302

Response Due

October 31, 2000

Point of Contact

Jeff Puskos, Project Manager, 214/819-7214

Description

The scope of work may consist of preparation of complete and preliminary designs, construction drawings, specifications, contract administration and inspection for repair/alteration projects for the Arkansas District which includes the State of Arkansas. More than one firm may be selected for this project. The contract for architect-engineer services will be for five years, with individual work orders being issued. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. The total amount of work ordered over the five-year period may not exceed $2,500,000, or be less than $5,000. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above postmarked not later than October 27, 2000. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254s. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with the instruction in the following order of preference: 1. Within the State of Arkansas; 2. All others. Architectural and engineering firms will be considered as local only if their sole office is within the State of Arkansas or have a local branch office and all the architectural design, coordination, and management of the project will be performed in that office. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project. No other general notification for this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. Please mail all forms to Mary-Ellen Bothwell, Dallas Facilities Service Office, 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX. Firms are encouraged to send their submissions by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail.)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20000926/CSOL005.HTM (W-266 SN499881)