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[Site Selection by the Postal Service].,Jujy 19, 1977. 8 pp.,
Repcrt to Alfred C. Maevis, Assistant Postmaster General, Postal
Service: Real Estate and Buildings Dept.; by Arnold P. Jones,
Associate Director, General Government Div.
Issue Area: Facilities and Material Management: Building,
Buying, or Leasing Federal Facilities and Equipment (706).
Cotact: General Government Div.
Budget Function: General Government: General Property and
Records Management (804).,
eaknesses have been found in several aspects of the
site selection process used by the Postal Service in the Central
and Western Regions, and improvements could come in the areas of
site identification and management evaluations of the sites for
meeting Service needs., Findings/Conclusions: Site
identification is usually done by window survey--driving
around a given area to spot sites posted for sale; this method
does not usually identify all potential sites. .Regional
officials' contention that the use of real estate brokers and
advertising would increase acquisition costs was not supported
by evidence. .The site selection committees did not usually meet
to discuss alternate sites nor was the-least expensive site
usually recommended for purchase. anagement review of the site
selection coasittee.was weak; closer supervision could reduce.
acquisition costs. .The lack of emphasis on ainimizing site costs
and the lack of guidance on the weight to be given to
unseasurable site features may be causing the purchase of some
sites when less expensive and equally suitable.sites are
available.. Recommendations: The Assistant Postmaster General,
Real Estate and Buildings Department, should: require regional
officials to advertise for site. offers in the .largest
circulation newspapers in the-comamnity ori justify not:
advertising; provide better guidance.and' direction on the
membership of the regional site selection coamittees'and
procedures they will follow in their review functions; -and
require regional offices'to buy the lwest priced sites that
will meet postal needs or justify not doing so. .(DJU) /](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobacxpg0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)