Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 7800 N Stemmons Frwy, Suite 400, Dallas TX 75247-4217

Y -- JACKSONVILLE, TX 75766-9998 -- MAIN POST OFFICE, NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED SOL 482980-98-A-0523 DUE 041398 POC Contact, Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, 214/528-8704; or Joe Laehr, Project Manager, 214/819-7275 The project consists of a construction of a new 21,108 square foot, one-story Postal facility in Jacksonville, Texas. Features include retail design along with security surveillance systems and typical per foundation. Work to include demolition of building slabs and foundations, in accordance plans and specifications. The site is located at the intersection of Rusk and Oaks Streets in Jacksonville, Texas. Estimated cost range $2,000,000 -- $2,200,000 and construction time is 250 calendar days. Successful offeror must submit their Subcontracting Plan for Small and Minority-Owned, and Woman-Owned Business initially and thereafter with their progress payment requests. The contractor must subcontract with minority business firms in an amount aggregating not less than 10% of the total value of its subcontracts. A 20% proposal bond is required on all proposals. The successful contractor will be required to provide 100% Performance and 50% Payment Bonds within forty-eight (48) hours after notification of award. Offers will be received in this office, prior to, but not later than 3:30 p.m. on April 13, 1998. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on March 12, 1998 at a cost of $100.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc., 3535 Travis, Suite 250, LB 102, Dallas, TX 75204-1494, Telephone: 214/528-8704. Checks or money orders must be made payable to BROWN REYNOLDS WATFORD ARCHITECTS, INC. Since this is a request for proposals, offers will not be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any one offer, or relative standing of offeror will not be disclosed to anyone until after award of a contract is made and the request is submitted in writing. Plans may be inspected at the issuing office and any questions and/or information regarding this solicitation may be obtained by calling Joe Laehr, Project Manager at 214/819-7275. Offerors areencouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). (0065)

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