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Y -- PREQUALIFICATION LIST FOR DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTORS SOL 232092-98-A-0033 DUE 070998 POC Heather Newman, Purchasing Contract Specialist, (410) 884-1839 WEB: United States Postal Service, http://www.usps.gov. E-MAIL: Heather Newman may be contacted by e-mail at this, hnewman@email.usps.gov. This is a Pre-Qualification for Design Build Contractors fo= r projects issued by the Capital Metro Facilities Service Office to = be valid from July 1998 to July 2000. Projects will be located in Northern Virginia (Arlington, City of Alexandria, Clarke, Culpeppe= r, Fairfax, Faquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Madison, Page, Prince Willia= m, Rapahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties), District of Columbi= a, and the state of Maryland. Once a contractor has been Pre-Qualifi= ed, the scope of services shall be to completely design and construct = a US Post Office facility (SSBD or MSBD) on Postal designated property.= As part of the design services, the contractor shall be required to f= ully develop Postal prepared concept drawings (approximately 10% drawin= gs) to 100% documents that meet all jurisdictional and local codes. T= he contractor shall then build a fully functional facility (sitework,= utilities, building and equipment/finishes) as required to meet th= e USPS operational requirements. The average project size ranges bet= ween 1,000 SF to 30,000 SF. USPS will issue Requests for Proposals on these projects only to the design builders placed on the `prequali= fied list'. Primary prequalification factors that will be considered = are: (1) Experience; (2) Past Performance; (3) Organization; (4) Finan= cial Capability; (5) Backlog; (6) Management Plan. Respondents must ha= ve been in business a minimum of 5 years and have completed a minimum= of three comparable projects in the last 5 years to be eligible for Pre-Qualification. Only the most highly qualified and financially= capable design builders will be Pre-Qualified. Applicants will be= evaluated by a USPS committee. Entities not selected for placemen= t on the Prequalified List, as a result of this effort will be notified= within sixty (60) days of the response date for this statement. Entities placed on the Prequalified List, will be notified and sha= ll receive Requests for Proposals on future projects. The Capital M= etro FSO plans to issue approximately five (5) RFPs immediately after development of the prequalified list. This list will remain activ= e for a period of two (2) years but selected firms will be required = to submit updated financial and other requested information after twe= lve (12) months. Interested firms that meet the primary prequalificat= ion criteria above may obtain a Qualification Statement Package by contacting Heather Newman. Mail request to 10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 400, Columbia, Maryland 21044-3510, Attn: Heather= Newman or fax request to (410) 884-1850. Prequalification package= s will be sent on or about June 17, 1998 to all the firms that have submitted a request. Qualification Statements will not be returne= d to submitters. Completed Qualification Statements must be submitted = on July 8, 1998 at 12:00 pm. This Prequalification effort is not a request for proposal.!! (0156)

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