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Z -- FORT WORTH, TX 76161-9998 -- PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER -- SITE LIGHTING UPGRADE SOL 482980-00-A-0722 DUE 032900 POC Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc., 214/528-8704 or Joe Laehr, Project Manager, 214/819-7275 The project consists of site lighting upgrade at the Processing and Distribution Center, Fort Worth, TX, in accordance with the plans and specifications. The project will include installation of new fixtures, poles, pole bases, conduit wire, etc., in the public and employee parking areas. Also relocate existing 48' poles in truck dock and VMF areas. Estimated cost range $230,000 -- $280,000 and construction time is 120 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. 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 March 29, 2000. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on February 28, 2000 at a cost of $50.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Brown Reynolds Watford Architects, Inc., 3535 Travis, Suite 250, LB 102, Dallas, TX 75204-1494, Telephone: 214/528-8704. Checks or money orders must be made payable to BRW ARCHITECTS, 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 Joe Laehr, Project Manager at 214/819-7275. 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 02/23/00 (W-SN427796). (0054)

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