AMI-American Management, Inc., 2351 W. Northwest Hwy, Ste. 2201, Dallas, TX 75220

Z -- EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR RENOVATION, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT AT WARD PLAZA APTS SOL AMI-HUB-99013 DUE 010499 POC Brad Malone or Carla Johnson (214)352-0490 WEB: Click here to visit AMI's Web Site, http://www.americanmanagementinc.com. E-MAIL: Click here to send e-mail to Brad Malone, AMI Contracts, brad.malone@cwixmail.com. AMI-American Management, Inc. as prime contractor to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Multifamily REO program, is soliciting bids from qualified firms for the provision of exterior and interior renovations in addition to asbestos abatement at Ward Plaza Apartments, 1603 West End Blvd., Marshall, TX 75670. Only those firms interested in offering on this request for bids as prime contractors should request a copy of the solicitation. Separate packages for subcontractors will be made available upon request (please designate that you are only interested in the work as a subcontractor). The work will involve a phased renovation and asbestos abatement of the occupied 100-unit project over a six month period. The job will be covered by the Davis-Bacon Act. AMI will use standard American Institute of Architects documents to form the basic contract documents in addition to specifications for the work written by professional architectural and environmental firms. These documents include the following: AIA Document A101-1997, "Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Contractor;" AIA A310, "Bid Bond;" AIA 312-1984, "Performance Bond;" AIA Document A312-1984, "Payment Bond;" AIA Document A201-1997,"General Conditions of the Contract for Construction;" and AIA Document A201/SC, "Federal Supplementary Conditions of the Contract for Construction." Copies of these copyrighted documents can be obtained from any local AIA office. Contracts will also be governed by applicable Federal Acquisition Regulation Flow-Down Clauses applicable to AMI's prime contract and all subcontracts issued thereunder. Estimated total contract price is between $2.7 and $3.5 million. Fax requests for copies of the solicitation may be sent to AMI at (214) 956-7495. A pre-bid conference is tentatively set for December 11, 1998 at the job site. Final arrangements will be made after December 1. AMI will conduct a thorough background check of the apparently successful offerer. Bid and other types of bonds from the offeror will be required from Treasury-listed bonding firms only. Questions regarding the solicitation may be submitted in writing to AMI at (214) 956-7495. A copy of the solicitation will not be available for downloading from the AMI web site listed below, but informational postings will be made there relating to the pre-bid conference and other administrative matters. Posted 11/23/98 (W-SN274196). (0327)

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