Department of the Army, St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers, 190 Fifth Street East, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1638

Y -- BASSETT CREEK STAGE 2C3, HIGHWAY 100 EMBANKMENT, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, CRYSTAL AND GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA SOL DACW37-95-B-0014 DUE 031695 POC Contact Dawn Linder at (612) 290-5407/Contracting Officer, Frederick J. Mitchell at (612) 290-5763 Work consists of, but is not limited to, furnishing all plant, labor, materials, and equipment necessary for construction of the Bassett Creek Stage 2C3, Highway 100 Embankment in Crystal and Golden Valley, Minnesota. Construction consists of clearing, grubbing and snagging, excavation of the existing Bassett Creek Park Pond (wetland, wet) and new detention pond (wetland, dry), installation, including pertinent inlet and outlet structures, of reinforced concrete pipes under 29th Avenue North (2 locations) and Highway 100, construction adjacent to the existing Highway 100 embankment of an extension to the existing cast-in-place reinforced concrete double-barrel box culvert and new inlet control structure landscaping. Miscellaneous incidental related work in strict accordance with the plans and specifications is required. This procurement is issued unrestricted under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). SIC Code is 1629: Small Business Size Standard is $17 million. The Corps of Engineers is committed to substantive participation of small disadvantaged (SDB) and women- owned enterprises in the performance of the work for this contract. If you are a large business and your bid will exceed $1,000,000 you will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. For this contract, the following goals expressed in terms of percentages of total planned subcontracting dollars will be established: Small Business - 60.3%, Small Disadvantaged Business - 9.8%, Women-Owned Small Business - 2.9%, and Subcontract Reporting (SF 294 and SF 295) - 100%. Estimated magnitude of construction in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. This procurement is pursuant to a local cooperation agreement (LCA) between the U.S. Government and the City of Minneapolis, MN. Plans and specifications are expected to be available approximately February 13, 1995, with a bid opening on or about March 16, 1995. Plans and specifications will be furnished upon written request only, with a payment of non-refundable charge of: half-size drawings and one copy of specification, $17.00; full-size drawings with one copy of specification, $47.00; or a copy of specification only, $10.00. Please address your order to the attention of the Contracting Division (address as listed above) and specify Solicitation No. DACW37-95-B- 0014 when ordering. Plans and specifications are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and may be purchased on the 8th floor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Centre, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (0025)

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