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Z -- SHREVEPORT, LA 71102-9998 -- P&D CENTER, CHILLER REPLACEMENT SOL 482980-98-A-0534 DUE 043098 POC Crump Wilson & Associates, 504/767-0893 or Samuel Gaddis, Project Manager, 214/819-7205 Replacement of two 257-ton R-11 chillers at the P&D Center, Shreveport, LA 71102-9998, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Contractor will recover and store existing refrigerant. Estimated cost range $425,000 -- $500,000 and construction time is 90 calendar days. A preproposal conference is scheduled for April 23, 1998 at 9:00 am at the P&D Center, Shreveport, LA. All interested contractors are urged to attend. 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. The offeror must include documentation from the offeror's bonding agent indicating their bonding capability at the time offer is due. 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 30, 1998. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on April 9, 1998 at a cost of $25.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Dallas Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, Attn: Kathy Alonzo, P.O. Box 667180, Dallas, TX 75266-7180, Telephone: 214/819-7207. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DISBURSING OFFICER, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. 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 Samuel Gaddis, Project Manager at 214/819-7205. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). (0096)

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