The Northern Facilities Construction CMT of the United States Postal Service is soliciting proposals for building site prep project at USPS owned Middlesex-Essex Processing & Distribution Center, 76 Main Street, Middlesex County, North Reading, Massachusetts. 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 expand workroom/recycling, demo, paving, stormwater sewer, Masonry, Thermal, Steel, loading dock equipment, fire protection modifications, lighting modifications, HVAC modifications, electrical modifications, BAS Mods, fire alarm system modifications, plumbing modifications, architectural partition and ceiling work. The estimated cost of the work is between $1,500,000 and $4,000,000, with construction completion no later than two hundred seventy (270) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

There will be a pre-proposal meeting for this project on Tuesday April, 16, 2013, at 11:00 a.m., on site. Attendance is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. On-site visits may be arranged by contacting Chris MacInnis, Operations I.E., at (978) 664-7040. Technical inquires are to be addressed to Project Architect Engineer Edward (Ned) Taylor of McKinnell, McKinnell & Taylor, Inc. at (781) 878-6223 or USPS Project Manager Michael D. Bezner at (860) 539-9145.

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 Engineer Edward (Ned) Taylor of McKinnell, McKinnell & Taylor, Inc. at [email protected] by 3:00 p.m., April 23, 2013. Responses are expected to be issued by April 29, 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.

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 [email protected] or (860) 285-7217 or Margaret Zorn at [email protected] or (860) 285-7138, or Sandra Gibson at [email protected] 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.

Organizations can register at any time. However, it is recommended that prospective offerors complete their registration prior to April 29, 2013 at 11:59 PM (EST).

Once you are registered or if your company is already registered in Emptoris, please contact Eileen Walker at [email protected] or (860) 285-7217 or Margaret Zorn at [email protected] or (860) 285-7138, Sandra Gibson at [email protected] or (860) 285-7237 to request an invitation to bid.

Each organization must "accept" the Invitation in order to place a bid in Emptoris. Any required documentation may be attached to your bid after submitting total dollar amount of bid in Emptoris.

CLOSING TIME WILL NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO OPERATOR INABILITY WITHIN EMPTORIS.

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