Z -- PREQUALIFICATION OF IQC/JOC GENERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS IN THE MID AMERICA DISTRICT

The United States Postal Service, Western Facilities Service Office, is seeking interest from General Contractors to prequalify for an Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC)/Job Order Contract (JOC) for repair and alteration projects within the Mid-America District. A Job Order Contract is an indefinite quantity contract pursuant to which the contractor will perform a series of individual projects at different Postal Service facilities. Current JOC contractors in the Mid-America District will not be considered for this prequalification. The term of the contract will be for one year, with four possible one-year renewal options. SMALL CONTRACTS: The initial contract value will be five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). Maximum aggregate amount of contract not to exceed five million ($5,000,000); bonding will be increased accordingly. Work orders will be issued up to $250,000. Performance and payment bonds will be required from the successful offeror. A Prequalification meeting to review prequalification submittal requirements will be conducted as follows: Date: February 12, 2008 Time: 10:00 a. m. CST Location: 300 Pershing RD, Room 119 Kansas City, MO 64108-9995 Contractors please park on the third or fourth level of the parking garage and enter through the visitors entrance on the lower level east end of the building. Additionally, please call and confirm your attendance with Matt Meeks at 913.940.1060. Prequalification packages are available for a $25 (NON-REFUNDABLE) fee from A&D Draft-Aid (303-573-5757). Mail or fax your request for an ORDER FORM to A&D Draft Aid, P.O. Box 40877, Denver, CO 80204-0877; Fax (303-573-8714). Description of work: The work may involve minor alterations, repairs, improvements, and maintenance in U.S. Postal Service owned and/or leased facilities. Examples of interior work: painting, installing stud/gypsum board walls, installing lockboxes, relocating HVAC ducts or electrical outlets, plaster repairs, wood refinishing, or floor replacement, Examples of exterior work include asphalt/concrete paving, sidewalks curbs or gutters, excavation, waterproofing, roofing, decking, exterior painting, security fencing, or landscaping. The geographical area is the Mid-America District, state of Missouri ZIP code areas 636-641, 644-649,654-658 and the state of Kansas ZIP code areas 660-662,667. The contractor must have an office located within 100 miles of the geographical area. General Contractors must meet the following minimum requirements to apply: (1) Your firm must be willing and able to work on all projects that may occur within the Mid-America District and possess a valid contractors license(s) for Missouri and Kansas or provide a copy of the application(s) to obtain such license(s); (2) Your firm must provide proof of bonding with a minimum aggregate dollar amount of $1,000,000 (small contracts); (3) Your firm must have been in business, under the firms present name, for a minimum of five consecutive years. In addition, selected contractors will be required to possess or obtain the minimum computer requirements as outlined in the solicitation package. The pre-qualification statements will be evaluated by qualified Postal Service employees. Primary factors to be considered are firms background, indefinite quantity contract experience, financial stability, capacity to perform, timely completion history, references, bonding capacity, and safety. All general contractors will be advised within sixty (60) days of receipt of their application as to their pre-qualification status. General Contractors selected as being qualified will be placed on the JOC pre-qualification list for a five year periods for the area in this solicitation only. Upon completion of the pre-qualification process, the qualified general contractors will be given an opportunity to submit a management plan and multipliers to be applied to a Unit Price Schedule. This Multiplier will apply to each unit price in the Unit Price Schedule. Factors used to evaluate the contractors who will meet the prequalification standards are detailed in the prequalification package and include financial capability, experience and safety. The Contractor Qualification Statements will be evaluated by a USPS Committee, and only the most qualified contractors will be selected. General contractors are encouraged to return the Qualification Statement by using the U.S. Postal Service (First Class Mail, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). PRE QUALIFICATION RECEIPT LOCATION: Western Facilities Service Office 160 Inverness Drive W Ste 400 Englewood, CO 80112-5005 Submittals must be completed using the format provided in the solicitation package. Submittals will not be returned. Only those applicants ordering a package will be evaluated. Applicants will be advised within 60 days after the closing of this solicitation as to prequalification status. This is not a Request for Proposal.