Red River Local Redevelopment Authority, Bowie County Courthouse, Box 248, New Boston, Texas 75570

S -- REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR THE OPERATION,MAINTENANCE, AND ADMINISTRATION OF ALL UTILITIES LOCATED AT RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT AND LONE STAR ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, TEXARKANA, TX SOL RRRA0198 DUE 070198 POC Richard W. Hall, Executive Director, 903-628-6777/6776 E-MAIL: Executive Director, Red River Local Redevelopment, richhall@txk.net. 1. The Red River Redvelopment Authority (RRRA) is seeking written and sealed statements of Qualifications and Conceptual Business Plan Outlines for single companies or a consortium for the privatization of all utilities systems at Red River Army Depot (RRAD) and Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant (LSAAP). The systems included are water, sanitary sewer, industrial waste treatment, electric, natural gas, telecommunications, and steam. 2. Reposonses submitted meeting administrative criteria in the mail out request will be evaluated by a committee of Authority Board members, Staff members, and Community Business Leaders. All responses will be considered on a best business practice basis and the preferred candidate will be invited for due diligence on the systems and a negotiated agreement after approval by the full RRRA board. Alternate respondents will be designated in the event agreement cannot be reached with the preferred resondent. 3. Respondents are asked to consider all systems as a single package and only responses that include all systems will be considered. 4. All those interested in receiving a copy of the solicitation should contact the Executive Director at the following address immediately: Red River Redevelopment Authority, Attn: Richard Hall, Executive Director, P.O. Box 248, New Boston, TX, 75570 or by calling 903-628-6777, or by FAX at 903-628-6778. (0148)

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