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Z -- BURLESON, TX 76028-9998 -- MAIN POST OFFICE, EXPANSION AND RENOVATION SOL 482980-99-A-0636 DUE 032699 POC Dickson/Wells Partners, 214/871-0616 or D'Wayne Bradford, Project Manager, 214/819-7294 Expansion and renovation to the existing building including concrete slab and foundation, steel frame, masonry, metal and built-up roofing, gypsum board, metal studs, vault, tile, storefront, LOG, dock equipment, CCTV system and complete MEP systems for the Main Post Office, Burleson, Texas, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Work must be performed in phases to keep facility operational during the construction period. Estimated cost range $1,200,000 -- $1,500,000 and construction time is 365 calendar days. A preproposal conference will be held on March 9, 1999 at 10:30 am at the job site -- MPO, Burleson, TX 76028-9998. 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% 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 26, 1999. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on February 26, 1999 at a cost of $100.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Dickson/Wells Partners, Inc., 703 McKinney Avenue, Suite 401, Dallas, TX 75202-1052, Telephone: 214/871-0616. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DICKSON/WELLS PARTNERS, 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. 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). Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301241). (0054)

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