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

Y -- AMARILLO, TX 79120-9998-SOUTH STATION, NEW CONSTRUCTION OWNED SOL 482980-97-A-0408 DUE 082997 POC Robert Stuckey, Architect/Engineer, 817/336-5804; or D`Wayne Bradford, Project Manager, 214/819-7294. The project consists of the construction of a one-story facility containing approximately 30,254 gross interior square feet. It will be a structural concrete floor slab supported on concrete piers. Roof framing consists of steel columns and joists supporting metal deck with insulation and three-ply built-up roof. In addition to the building and attached loading docks, all necessary site preparation, drainage, paving, parking, landscaping, and an irrigation system are included as is interior and exterior signage and graphics as well as installation of Postal Service furnished equipment. The site is located at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Western Street in Amarillo. Estimated cost range $2,000,000.00-$2,600,000.00 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% of the total value of its subcontracts. A 20% proposal bond is required on all proposals. 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 29, 1997. Proposal documents, plans and specifications will be available on July 29, 1997 at a cost of $150.00 per set (NON-REFUNDABLE) payable by check or money order only. Requests for packages shall be forwarded to Burns Stuckey McDonald, Inc., Attn: Robert Stuckey, 1015 W. Broadway, Suite B, Fort Worth, TX 76104-1119, Telephone: 817/336-5804. Checks or money orders must be made payable to BURNS STUCKEY MCDONALD, INC. Since this is a request for proposals, offers must be publicly opened. The number of offers received, the identity of the offerors, the amount of any one offer, or relative standing of offeror with not be disclosed to anyone until after award of a contract is made and the request is submitted in writing. Plans may be inspected at the issuing office and any questions and/or information regarding this solicitation may be obtained by calling D`Wayne Bradford at 214/819-7294. 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). (0210)

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