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Z -- ORANGE, TX -- MPO -- PARKING LOT PAVING PROJECT SOL 482980-99-A-0642 DUE 042299 POC Lisa Salas, Facilities Contract Specialist, 214/819-7208 Parking lot paving project at the Main Post Office, Orange, Texas. Estimated cost range $900,000 to $1,200,000, and construction time is 150 days. The offer must include documentation from contractor's bonding agent indicating contractor's bonding capability at the time offer is due. Successful Offeror will be required to furnish 100% Performance and 50% Payment Bonds within forty-eight (48) hours after notification of award. Successful offeror must submit their Subcontracting Plan for Small,Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Business and a Level of Effort form at time of notification of Intent to Award the project. Thereafter, the Subcontracting Plan for Small, Minority-Owned and Woman-Owned Business will be submitted with their progress payment requests. The contractor must subcontract with minority busines firms in an amount aggregating not less than 10% of the total value of its subcontracts and 7% with women-owned business firms. Offers will be received in this office, prior to, but not later than 3:30 pm on April 22, 1999. A preproposal conference is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, 1999 at 10:30 am at the job site, 500 North 4th Street, Orange, TX 77630-9998. All interested contractors are urged to attend. This is a request for proposals, therefore, no public opening will be conducted. The relative standing of offeror will no longer be disclosed. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on March 23, 1999 at a cost of $50.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Dallas Facilities Service Office, U.S. Postal Service, PO Box 667180, Dallas, TX 75266-7180, Attn: Eunice Jacobson. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DISBURSING OFFICER, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. Plans may be inspected at the issuing office and any questions and/or information regarding this solicitation may be obtained by calling Lisa Salas at 214/819-7208. Offerors are encouraged to submit their requests for plans and proposals by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail).***** Posted 03/25/99 (W-SN312823). (0084)

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