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Y -- SAN ANTONIO, TX 78284-9998 -- BUSINESS MAIL ENTRY UNIT (BMEU), NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED SOL 482980-97-A-0418 DUE 090997 POC William Burkhardt, Architect/Engineer, (512) 478-7286; or Terry Roye, Project Manager, (214) 819-7255. The project consists of the construction of a new Business Mail Entry Unit containing approximately 14,000 square feet with a loading dock, customer loading/parking area, business customer and employee parking. The structure consists of a structural concrete slab on void forms, steel columns and joists with a metal deck and a modified bitumen roof, CMU cavity and metal stud exterior wall construction. The project also has electrical, plumbing, HVAC, site paving, specialized signage and Postal specialties. The site is located at 10410 Perrin-Beitel Road, San Antonio, TX 78284-9998. Estimated cost range $1,150,000.00-$1,500,000.00 and construction time is 210 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 September 9, 1997. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on August 12, 1997 at a cost of $75.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to O'Connell Robertson & Associates, Inc., Attn: William Burkhardt, 811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78704, Telephone: (512) 478-7286. Checks or money orders must be made payable to O'CONNELL ROBERTSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. 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 Terry Roye at (214) 819-7255. 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). (0225)

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