Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, 7800 N Stemmons Frwy, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75247-4217

Y -- GRAPEVINE, TX 76051-9998 -- MAIN POST OFFICE, BUILDING EXPANSION/RENOVATION SOL 482980-98-A-0514 DUE 032098 POC Dickson/Wells Architects, 214/871-0616; or D'Wayne Bradford, Project Manager, 214/819-7294 The project consists of the construction of an approximately 18,053 square foot addition and subsequent renovation of an existing building. All work must be phased as outlined as the facility must remain open during the entire construction process. The Postal Store portion of this project must be completed prior to November 1, 1998. Estimated cost range $1,950,000 to $2,200,000; and construction time is 390 calendar days. A preproposal conference will be held February 25, 1998 at 10:00 am at the Main Post Office, Grapevine, TX 76051-9998. All interested contractors are urged to attend. 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 pm on March 20, 1998. Proposal documents, plans and specification will be available on February 20, 1998 at a cost of $90.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Dickson/Wells Architects, 703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 301, Dallas, TX 75202-1052, Telephone: 214/871-0616. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DICKSON/WELLS ARCHITECTS. 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 D'Wayne Bradford, Project Manager at 214/819-7294. 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). (0050)

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