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When new f a c i l i t i e s plans have progressed to a point where Bureau o f Operations and Bureau o f Research and Engineering have blocked out f a c i l i t y needs, s i t e location ac t iv i t i e s are i n i t i a t e d Options on sites are obtained f o r a period o f one to one and a h a l f years hence at a lease-option price o f $1 00 Sites are reviewed and selected i n any o f the f i f t e e n postal regions throughout the United States by the s t a f f o f 226 real estate personnel This a c t i v i t y usually requires t h i r t y to ninety days time Site u t i l i z a t i o n drawings are made by the Design Division personnel i n approximately one month The process o f assenibling bidding packages and formal advertising requires t h i r t y to s i x t y days and i s a task handled by regional real estate people The Post Off ice Department reserves the n ^ t to re jec t a l l bids or negotiate bids with any bidder I t must be remenbered that f o r leased construction most federal statutes and procurement pol ic ies (such as the M i l l e r Act, Davis-Bacon Act or Walsh-Healy Act) do not apply As a matter o f po l icy , performance bonds are required f o r a l l f a c i l i t y constructions o f over 3,000 sq f t Usually S I X t o eight competitive bids are received f o r lease-construction f a c i l i t i e s Government cost estimates are prepared before the opening of bids ^ proximately 86 t o 87% of lease construction f a c i l i t i e s are leased f o r a period o f less than ten years The Bureau o f F a c i l i t i e s , Real Estate Divis ion , does have the authority to e f f ec t twenty-year leases and , with some constraints, e f fect th i r ty -year leases i n renewable options of f ive-year increments No Congressional approvals are needed to exercise these r ights or make available any of these channels f o r f a c i l i t y acquisitions Funds f o r these a c t i v i t i e s are included m the annual-Post Of f ice Department budget improved by Congress I t should be noted that most large Post Off ice f a c i l i t i e s are leased For those f a c i l i t i e s that are government-owned.
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