USPS White Plains, NY Westchester P & DC

The Northern Facilities Construction CMT of the United States Postal Service is soliciting proposals for a phased renovation project at USPS owned Westchester Processing & Distribution Center, 1000 Westchester Avenue, Westchester County, White Plains, New York. Work to include but not limited to all necessary labor, materials, equipment, superintendence, transportation, temporary construction of every nature, and all other services and facilities necessary to the relocation of HVAC, Sprinkler, Electrical, Communication, Safety and Security Systems as required by demolition operations and relocation of Postal equipment and all incidental work described in the contract documents. The First Phase must be completed by July 29, 2013 to accommodate the move of an FSS machine. The estimated cost of the work is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000, with construction completion no later than one hundred and five (105) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. There will be a pre-proposal meeting for this project on Monday April 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., on site. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. The location of the facility is at the northwest corner of Bryant Ave. and Westchester Ave, White Plains (West Harrison), NY. On-site visits may be arranged by contacting Robert Salberghi, Manager, Maintenance Engineering Support., at (914) 697-4044. Technical inquiries are to be addressed to William Slack, Architect/Engineer, CTS Group at (973) 635-5900, or the USPS Project Manager George Schramm at (631) 265-7473. As part of the evaluation process, all offerors MUST SUBMIT a COMPANY HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN. Prior to award, the successful contractor will be required to submit a PROJECT SPECIFIC SAFETY PLAN acceptable to the USPS Contracting Officer. Since construction time will exceed sixty (60) days, contractor is bound by USPS Contractor's Screening Requirements. In accordance with USPS contracting requirements, awards exceeding $1,000,000 require successful contractors to submit a Small, Minority & Woman-Owned Business (SMWOB) Subcontracting Plan before a Notice to Proceed (NTP) is issued and a quarterly web-based SMWOB report after issuance of NTP. Requests for Information (RFI) must be submitted to Project Architect William Slack of CTS Group at wslack@ctsarch.com by 3:00 p.m., May 1, 2013. Responses are expected to be issued by May 3, 2013. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Minimum Years in Business: Company must show proof they have been in the construction business for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years. Prior Experience: Contractor must provide two satisfactory examples of being the prime contractor of similar type projects with a dollar range of $1M to $7M, in an occupied commercial / government / industrial building, within the last 5 years. Use form under Attachment 21: Experience Profile. HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPPORTUNITY All proposals must be submitted in USPS eSourcing Emptoris. USPS eSourcing Emptoris is a web-based electronic solicitation platform. If your organization wishes to participate in this solicitation, please see the attached Emptoris registration instructions. If you have any questions on the registration process, contact Eileen Walker at eileen.a.walker@usps.gov or (860) 285-7217 or Margaret Zorn at margaret.m.zorn@usps.gov or (860) 285-7138, or Sandra Gibson at sandra.l.gibson@usps.gov or (860) 285-7237. Once a supplier completes the registration process, the Postal Service will review the entry within one (1) business day to ensure it is complete and accurate. Upon approval, the supplier will be notified via e-mail of their log-in credentials. Separate electronic messages will be sent inviting them to participate in the solicitation and notifying registrants when the event is opened.