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

Z -- HVAC AND MISCELLANEOUS IMPROVEMENTS AT THE DOVER, NH, DURHAM, NH AND SOMERSWORTH, NH POST OFFICES SOL 082530-95-A-0064 DUE 062095 POC Patricia Sullivan, Procurement Specialist (203) 285-7188. The United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT, 06006-0300, has issued Solicitation No. 082530-95-A-0064 for HVAC and miscellaneous improvements at the Dover (133 - 137 Washington Street), Durham (2 Madbury Road), and Somersworth (2 Elm Street), NH postal facilities. Sealed offers are due Tuesday, June 20, 1995 no later than 4:00 p.m. THERE WILL BE NO PUBLIC OPENING OF THE PROPOSALS AND THE RESULTS OF THE ADVERTISEMENT WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED UNTIL AWARD OF THE PROJECT. Work shall be started within ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed and completed within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days. Award will be based on the best combination of technical and price proposal. Each contractor must complete and submit in a separate envelope as part of the technical review two copies of ''Contractor's Qualification Form''. The technical evaluation factors, in descending order of importance are: project management, similar construction experience, ability to handle phased/multiple projects, quality assurance/quality control, financial capability and company organization. The technical proposal will outweigh the price proposal. Any contractor submitting an incomplete technical proposal will have their price proposal returned unopened. The estimated cost of the work is between $650,000.00 and $850,000.00. There will be a pre-proposal meeting at the Portsmouth, NH Mail Processing and Distribution Center, 345 Heritage Avenue on Monday, June 12, 1995 at 10:00 a.m. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. Work includes but is not limited to renovation of the heating and cooling systems at the three postal facilities noted. Successful contractor must provide/maintain the cooling and heating systems in the three facilities through construction completion. A Proposal Guarantee is not required. Performance and Payment Bonds on Postal Service forms will be required from the successful offeror. Proposal documents and specifications may be purchased for $50.00 per set from the Support Service Team, 6 Griffin Road North, Windsor, CT, 06006-0300. Make certified check or money order payable to Disbursing Officer, U. S. Postal Service. Cash will not be accepted. (Charge includes the cost of mailing.) Specifications may be inspected at the issuing office and information regarding their availability may be obtained by calling (203) 285-7188. Additional Notes to Offerors follow: a) Contractor must make an offer on all three projects to be considered a complete proposal. b) The Postal Service reserves the right to make a single or multiple award that will result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Postal Service. c) Contractor is responsible to phase and coordinate all work as to minimize the disruption to the ongoing postal operations and USPS tenants to the maximum extent possible. d) The contractor is responsible for moving all USPS and tenant equipment and furniture that is affected by the construction. e) All asbestos containing materials found in these facilities and affected by these projects will be removed by the USPS prior to the commencement of the work for this contract(s). (0138)

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