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

Z -- MCALLEN, TX -- GENERAL MAIL FACILITY -- EXPAND DOCK, ADD EMPLOYEE PARKING SOL 482980-99-A-0668 DUE 082399 POC Lisa Salas, Facilities Contract Specialist, 214/819-7208 The project is to expand US Postal Service operation mail dock and employee parking lot in the General Mail Facility, McAllen, Texas, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Due to no preproposal conference, all contractors that have an interest in submitting a proposal are highly encouraged to make site visits. Contact Raul Mader at 956/971-1743. Estimated cost range $950,000 -- $1,100,000 and construction time is 210 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% of the total value of its subcontracts and 7% with women-owned business firms. Offeror must include documentation from bonding agent indicating offeror's capability at the 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 August 23, 1999. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on July 27, 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, USPS, Attn: Kathy Alonzo, P.O. Box 667180, Dallas, TX 75266-7180, Telephone: 214/819-7201. Checks or money orders must be made payable to DISBURSING OFFICER, USPS. 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 Samuel Gaddis, Project Manager at 214/819-7205. 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 07/26/99 (W-SN358885). (0207)

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