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

Z -- PREQUALIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS FOR REPAIR & ALTERATION PROJECTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE SOL 082530-98-A-0122 DUE 061298 POC John W. Nielsen, Project Manager, 860-285-7120 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: United States Postal Service, jwarren3@email.usps.gov. The United States Postal Service Windsor Facilities Service Office is pre-qualifying contractors for serveral repair and alteration, renovation, and new construction projects in New Hampshire. These projects have an estimated construction cost in the range of $1.0 to $2.0 million. The pre-qualification will be for a period of one year from the official selection date. The Windsor FSO currently has several designs in process for the following projects which are a representative sample of the type of work to be solicited under this pre-qualification process. 1)Portsmouth, NH Main Post Office -- The USPS is designing a new Postal Retail lobby for the subject facility. The work will include new HVAC, electrical systems, interior finishes, ceilings, lights, floors, walls, installation of USPS-furnished equipment, approximately 14,000 square feet of floor space within the MPO and the estimated construction cost will be in the neighborhood of $1.2 to $1.6 million. 2)Salem, NH Main Post Office -- The USPS is designing a 16,000 square foot expansion of the Salem, NH MPO to accommodate a new retail lobby unit and the renovation of the workroom area. The scope of work for the lobby will be the same as that for the Portsmouth MPO. The interior workroom renovations will consist of new lighting and ceilings plus interior renovations to the various support areas. The estimated construction cost for all this work will be in the neighborhood of $1.6 million. 3)Milford, NH Main Post Office -- The USPS is going to build a new 7,000 square foot free-standing building to serve as a carrier annex for the town of Milford and the surrounding areas. The building will be located on USPS-owned property. The building will be of wood-frame construction and there will be a small retail unit in the front of the facility. However, most of the interior space will be dedicated to workroom and support spaces. The building will also contain closed circuit television equipment. There will be minimal site work, and no work on wetlandsor contaminated property is anticipated. The estimated cost for this project is approximately $1.1 million. The design for all three of these projects will be completed before July of 1998. Contractors will be evaluated by a committee of USPS Architects and Engineers and rated on the following factors in descending ofder: 1) Project Management; 2) Similar Construction Experience; 3) Financial Capability; 4) Company Organization; 5)Quality Assurance/Quality Contral Program. A full explanation of these categories can be found in the pre-qualification package. There is no pre-determined number of pre-qualified contractors for this solicitation. The USPS will select those contractors who it feels are the "best qualified" for these projects. The USPS reserves the right to limit the number of construction awards to a pre-qualified contractor depending upon the capacity of the firm and regardless of the price proposal. To request a copy of the pre-qualification package, please do so in writing via fax (860-285-1287) or mail, Attention: Marion Riley at the above address. Telephone requests will not be honored. There is no charge for this pre-qualification package. Pre-qualification packages are available and are due back to the Windsor FSO no later than Friday, June 12, 1998. (0132)

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