Y -- Springfield, MA BMC FSS Expansion Project

The United States Postal Service intends to award a Two Phase Negotiated GMP contract for the construction of an expansion of the existing Bulk Mail Center/Processing and Distribution Center Facility (Project # Q86389) in Springfield, MA. The construction estimates for this project are in the range of $22,000,000 to $26,000,000. The scope of work for this project includes but is not limited to Preconstruction Services in Phase I and Construction during Phase II of approximately 160,000+/- gross square foot of new space all located on an existing USPS owned site located at 190 Fiberloid Street, Springfield, MA 01152 A design set of documents will be issued @ approximately 80% development with the solicitation. After award of Phase I, the USPS will issue a 90% set for the successful contractor?s use in providing cost analysis, constructability, scheduling reviews and certification of the Construction Cost Limit. Phase II award will be made at the discretion of the USPS pending negotiations and acceptance of a GMP. The work during Phase II consists of multiple phases in an existing 24/7 mail processing environment with the potential for delays to maintain mail processing. All work is denoted on plans and specifications to be issued with the Postal Service?s request for proposal. The total period for Phase I (Preconstruction Services) will be 75 days from contract award. Phase II (construction) will be 540 days from Notice to Proceed. The subcontracting goals for this project are: Minority Business Enterprise of 10%, Women Owned Business of 4.6%, and Small Business Enterprise of 40%. Only the following Prequalified firms are invited to submit proposals for this solicitation: (1). The James N. Gray Co., 10 Quality Street, Lexington, KY 40507-1450, Forrest Miller, Program Manager, Tel: 859-281-5000, Fax: 859-252-5300, Email: fmiller@jngray.com; (2) The Walsh Group, 929 West Adams, Chicago, IL 60607, Vince Piscopo, Design/Build Division, Tel: 312-563-5405, Fax: 312-563-5478, Email: vpiscopo@walshgroup.com; (3) The Whiting ?Turner Contracting Company, 300 East Joppa Road, Baltimore, MD 21286, Kevin Seicke, V.P., Tel: 410-821-1100, Fax: 410-337-5770, Email: kevin.seicke@whiting-turner.com; (4) Turner Construction Company, 3865 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22203, Christian E. Jahrling, VP/GM, Tel: 703 841 5200, Fax: 703-841-5228, Email: cjahrling@tcco.com; (5) Walbridge Aldinger Company, 613 Abbott Street, Detroit, Michigan 48226, Mr. Ronald Hausmann, President-HCS Group, Tel: 313-442-1350, 313-234-0550, mail: rhausmann@walbridge.com; (6) Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc.,16 South Summit Ave. Suite 300, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, Terrence Caulfield, Secretary/Treasure, Tel.:301-963-5000, Fax: 301-963-9779, Email: tcaulfield@coakleywilliams.com; (7) Cutler Associates, Inc., 43 Harvard Street, P.O. Box 15049, Worchester, MA 01615-0049, Garth Johnson, Account Exec., Tel.:508-757-7500, Fax:508-799-2068, Email: gjohnson@cutlerdb.com; (8) Walton Construction Co. LLC 16024 Manchester Road, suite 111, Ellisville, MO 63011, Mr. Ryan Molen ? Manager of Business Development, Tel: 636 594 2220, Fax: 636 594 2240; (9) The Korte Company, The Annex, Suite 300, St. Louis, MO, Todd J. Korte, President & CEO, Tel.: 314-231-3700, Fax: 314-231-4682, Email todd.korte@korteco.com.; (10) Clayco, Inc., 2199 Innerbelt Business Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63114, Dave Moses ? V.P. Tel: 314 429 5100, Fax:314 429 3137, Email: mosesd@claycorp.com The above listed Design/Build and Construction contractors have been furnished copies of the solicitation. Interested subcontractors and suppliers may obtain a copy of the solicitation documents either through one of the pre-qualified contractors or by purchasing them from LDI Reproprinting Center. Orders can be e-mailed to usps@ldireproprinting.com. Order by phone Toll Free 1-877-913-5277. Order by fax 770-491-7375. This is not a public procurement and proposals will not be publicly opened. All questions concerning this solicitation shall ?only? be directed in writing via email in word format to Mr. Mike Miller at mike.r.miller@usps.gov or Bill Powell at bill.powell@usps.gov and at james.a.fisher@usps.gov. Questions during the proposal process will only be received from the Prequalified Design/Build Contractors, not subcontractors or suppliers. Submitted questions shall be clear, concise, numbered and dated. Do not attempt to contact anyone else during the Solicitation effort as only answers issued from Mr. Miller, Mr. Powell or Mr. Fisher will be included in any Amendments issued. Proposals are due by 3:00 PM Eastern, October 5, 2007 and should be hand delivered or mailed, (using one of the many services offered by the Postal Service) to United States Postal Service, Attention: Mr. Mike Miller, Suite 300, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203-1840.