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C -- EL PASO, TEXAS - PROCESSING AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER/VEHICLE MAINTENANCE FACILITY - DESIGN/BUILD SOL 475450-96-A-0001 DUE 020696 POC H.D. Sartain, Purchasing Specialist, 901/747-7618. The project consists of the design and construction of a new 273,541 gross square foot Processing and Distribution Center and a 15,000 gross square foot Vehicle Maintenance Facility in El Paso, Texas. The facilities will be located at the El Paso International Airport adjacent to Boeing Drive to the south, Centurion Drive to the north and Hawkins Boulevard to the east. The estimated cost range is between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000. Following is a list of prequalified contractors that will be submitting proposals on the project: Morganti Group, Inc., 450 Gears Road, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77067-4513; Hyman/HDR, 13760 Noel Road, Suite 1030, Dallas, TX 75240-4362; PCL Construction Associates, Inc., 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80222-7907; Hensel Phelps Construction Company, P. O. Box 15547, Austin, TX 78761-5547; Turner Construciton Company of Texas, 5429 LBJ Freeway #550 LB124, Dallas, TX 75240; Browning Construction Company, P. O. Box 606, San Antonio, TX 78293-0606; The Haskell Company, Haskell Building, Jacksonville, FL 32231-4100; Rust International, P. O. Box 101, Birmingham, AL 35201-0101; Centex Bateson Construction Company, P. O. Box 299009, Dallas, TX 75229-9009; and The Austin Company, P. O. Box 9368, Houston, TX 77266-6040. Proposals will only be accepted from the contractors listed above. This is a negotiated procurement; therefore, offers will not be publicly opened. (0363)

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