International Boundary & Water Commission, United States Section, The Commons, Building C, Suite 310, 4171 N Mesa St., El Paso TX 79902-1441

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT STORAGE BUILDING, MERCEDES, HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS SOL 99-03 DUE 072699 POC Colleen Elliott (915)832-4714 WEB: usibwc.acqdiv, http://www.ibwc.state.gov. E-MAIL: uisbwc.acqdiv, colleenelliott@ibwc.state.gov. The International Boundary & Water Commission, United States Section, requires the furnishing of labor, materials, and equipment for the demolition of five wooden storage structures and the construction of a new concrete-masonry-unit storage building located in Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas. The street address is 325 Golf Course Road. Major components of the construction work include: Grading of the site to receive new storage building, installation of a concrete foundation slab, construction of concrete masonry walls (CMU), installation of two rolling overhead doors and eight steel pedestrian doors, construction of a metal roof over plywood decking, and installation of electrical wiring for lights and outlets, connection to existing panelboard, and energization. Major componets of the demolition and disposal work include: Demolishing five existing wooden buildings (four on blocks and one on a reinforced concrete slab), and capping and removing water lines, electrical panels, conduits and conductors. The estimated range of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. Tentative dates for issuing and opening IFB 99-03 are July 26, 1999 and August 26, 1999, respectively. Contract performance period is scheduled at 120 calendar days after issuance of Notice to proceed. Plans will be available for inspection at the International Boundary & Water Commission, US Section, 4171 North Mesa, Building C, Suite 224, El Paso, Texas 79902-1441. Copies of the bid packages are available at no charge. All requests for bid documents must be in writing, no telephone or facsimile requests will be accepted. Requests for bid documents must be sent to the preceding address, ATTN: Colleen Elliott. Requests must include business name, point of contact, address, telephone number (include area code), and IFB number. Arrangements can be made for a site visit, which is highly recommended. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 1541 for General Contractors' Industrial Buildings & Warehouses. The small business size standard is $17.0 million dollars in annual average gross receipts for the past three years. See Note 1. ***** Posted 06/17/99 (W-SN344345). (0168)

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