Facilities Service Office, US Postal Service, 7800 N Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas TX 75247-4217

Z -- HOUSTON, TX 77088-9998 - NORTH SHEPERD STATION, PARKING LOT REPLACEMENT SOL 482980-96-A-0343. Due 061396. Contact Kevin Gaughan, Project Manager, 214/819-8946. Remove existing concrete and asphalt paving, base, curbs, and wheelstops. Remove existing underground drainage and sidewalks. Relocate collection boxes. Relocate existing site lights and provide new site lights. Complete new paving including earthwork, stabilization, storm drainage, steel reinforcing, concrete paving, concrete retaining walls, concrete curbs, concrete walkways, concrete ramps, striping, signage and pre-engineered canopy. Remove and replace all existing chain link fencing and gates. Finish grade and solid sod site. Phase repaving to allow continuous operation of the Postal facility at the North Shepherd Station in Houston, Texas, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Estimated cost range $900,000 - $1,000,000 and construction time is 150 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. Offers will be received in this office, prior to, but not later than 3:30 pm on June 13, 1996. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on May 13, 1996 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, US Postal Service, PO Box 667180, Dallas TX 75266-7180, Attn: Kathy Alonzo. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DISBURSING OFFICER, US 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 Mary-Ellen Bothwell at 214/819-7217. Offerors MUST submit their proposal by one of the methods offered by the US Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail or Express Mail) or it will be returned. (131)

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