Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, 167 N. Main St. B202, Memphis, TN 38103-1894

Z -- STONE REPAIRS TO REVETMENTS AND DIKES IN THE OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS BETWEEN MOUND CITY, ILLINOIS (OHIO RIVER MILE 972) AND THE MOUTH OF THE WHITE RIVER, ARKANSAS (MISSISSIPPI RIVER MILE 599 AHP) SOL DACW66-95-B-0033 DUE 051195 POC Contact Ann Tucker, Contract Specialist, 901/544-3118 or Karen Brady, Small Business Specialist, 901/544-4146 The work consists of stone repairs to revetments and dikes. The work to revetments may include grading, excavation, crushed stone blanket, riprap paving, stone fill, breaking out pavement, placing and painting range markers and range clearing. The repair work to existing dike fields may include bank grading, dressing, riprap paving and placing of stone fill (250 lb. riprap/Graded Stone A) in specified areas of damage. The estimated cost of the work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The proposed contract listed herein will be a Small Business Administration competitive 8(a) national buy requirement with competition limited to eligible 8(a) concerns. Participation is permitted for 8(a) concerns in both the developmental and transitional stages. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible. The solicitation will be issued without further notice upon SBA acceptance of the requirement for the Section 8(a) Program. Special Capabilities Required: In the performance of the contract, eligible 8(a) firms may have to have access to marine construction equipment, highway and some off-highway equipment. Examples of such equipment that have been used in the past are as follows: bulldozer, front end loader, highway dump trucks, off highway dump trucks and a small dragline or hydraulic excavator. An outboard boat and motor equipped with a depth finder capable of obtaining accurate soundings and placement control of subaqueous stone have been used. A barge-mounted Bucyrus-Erie 71-B dragline equipped with a 100 foot boom and a 3 cubic yard rock bucket has been used for grading and stone placement. The machine barge has been equipped with spuds and winches which are used to raise and lower the spuds. A workboat is needed for moving the barge-mounted dragline, loaded rock barge(s) and offices for the contractor and/or government inspector from one location to another. The 8(a) contractor will be responsible for an approved stone source or combination of approved sources that are capable of supplying the quality, quantities, gradations and rates needed to maintain the scheduled progress of the work for both the revetment repairs and dike repairs. The services to be procured in this solicitation are classified in Standard Industrial Classification Code 1629. To qualify as a small business concern, the concern must have had average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not exceeding $17.0 million. There is no charge for plans and specs. (0083)

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