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Y -- EL PASO, TX 79907-9998 -- YSLETA CARRIER ANNEX -- NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED PROJECT SOL 482980-00-A-0725 DUE 042500 POC William Burkhardt, O'Connell Robertson, 512/478-7286 or Tony Regojo, Project Manager, 214/819-7216 This project consists of an approximate 15,418 square foot Postal-owned Carrier Annex with steel columns, joists, and a modified bitumen roof. Work also includes paving, landscaping, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, dock equipment, CCTV system and other miscellaneous work typical of this type of building, in accordance with the plans and specifications. Site is located at 880 N. Zaragoza (Zaragoza and Cashew) in El Paso. Estimated cost range $1,600,000 to $1.800,000 and construction time is 300 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 April 25, 2000. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available after March 22, 2000 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, 811 Barton Springs Road, Suite 900,Austin, TX 78704-1166, Telephone: 512/478-7286. Checks or money orders must be made payable to O'CONNELL ROBERTSON. Since this is a request for proposals, offers will not be publicly opened. The relative standing of offeror will no longer 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 03/17/00 (W-SN435513). (0077)

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