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Y -- HARRISON, AR 72601-9998 - MAIN POST OFFICE, NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED. SOL 482980-96-A-0355. Due 081596. Contact, Jeff Puskos, Project Manager, 214/819-7214. This project consists of new construction of a 41,000 square foot postal facility known as Main Post Office, Harrison, Arkansas, which will include single story, masonry and stucco exterior, modified bitumen roof; asphalt and concrete parking. The site is located at the corner of Forward Drive and Industrial Park Road in Harrison. Estimated cost range $3,100,000 - $3,300,000 and construction time is 270 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 August 15, 1996. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on July 15, 1996 at a cost of $165.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, 320 W. Capitol Avenue, Suite 840, Little Rock, AR 72201-1801, Telephone: 501/376-6681. Checks or money orders must be made payable to Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson. 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 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). (198)

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