U.S. Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 222 S. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606-6150

Y -- DESIGN/BUILD NEW MAIN POST OFFICE IN ELBURN, ILLINOIS SOL 162640-97-A-0085 DUE 082997 POC Teri Wilcox-DuBois, 312/669-5974, Craig E. Sharp, 312/669-5940, USPS Project Manager or Bob Johansen, 630/574-8300, FGM Architects Engineers The project consists of furnishing all labor, materials and other services necessary to complete the design and construction of a new Main Post Office of approximately 12,600 sq. ft. on a 2.7 acre site. Construction cost range: $1,400,000 to $1,700,000. Completion time is 360 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. ONLY THE FOLLOWING PREQUALIFIED DESIGN/BUILD CONTRACTORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL: UBM, Inc., 212 W. Van Buren, 8th Fl., Chicago, IL 60607-3908, 312/939-0505, Charter Construction Co., 3550 Salt Creek Lane, Suite 110, Arlington Hts., IL 60005-1091, 847,342-1188, F.H. Paschen, Inc., 701 Lee St., Suite 550, Des Plaines, IL 60016-4547, 847/699-1595, Walsh Construction Co., 929 W. Adams St., Chicago, IL 60607, 312/563-5400, The Hezner Corporation, PO Box 578, Highland Pk., IL 60035-0578, 847/433-7600, and Irmscher, 1531 Ft. Jesse Rd., Suite 4A, Normal, IL 61761-2103, 309/454-6050. SUBCONTRACTORS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE ABOVE PREQUALIFIED CONTRACTORS OR PLAN ROOMS FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS. PLAN ROOMS MAY OBTAIN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FROM FGM ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS, ATTN: BOB JOHANSEN, 1211 w. 22ND ST., OAK BROOK, IL 60521-2018, 630/574-8300. This is not a public opening. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any offer, or relative standing of the offeer, will not be disclosed to anyone except those postal personnel whose official duties require such information. Award may be made with or without discussions. (0224)

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