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

Y -- EL PASO, TX 79907-9998 -- YSLETA STATION -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED SOL 482980-99-A-0632 DUE 031199 POC William Burkhardt, O'Connell Robertson, 512/478-7286 or Antonio Regojo, Project Manager, 214/819-7216 This project is for construction of a new 20,391 square foot Postal facility consisting of a one story steel frame building with masonry veneer. Project includes associated sitework, paving, utilities, etc., to be known as the Ysleta Station, El Paso, TX 79907-9998, in accordance with the plans and specifications. The 10 acre site on Zaragoza, Cashew and Betel Streets in El Paso. Estimated cost range $1,950,000 -- $2,125,000 and construction time is 270 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% and subcontract with woman-owned business firms in an amount not less than 7% of the total value of its subcontracts. Offeror must include documentation from bonding agent indicating offeror's capability at time offer is due. 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 March 11, 1999. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on February 11, 1999 at a cost of $125.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to O'Connell Robertson & Associates, Attn: William Burkhardt, 811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 900, Austin, TX 78704-1045, Telephone: 512/478-72864. Checks or money orders must be made payable to O'CONNELL ROBERTSON & ASSOCIATES. 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. Plans may be inspected at the issuing office and any questions and/or information regarding this solicitation may be obtained by calling Antonio Regojo, Project Manager at 214/819-7216. 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). Posted 02/08/99 (W-SN296117). (0039)

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