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H -- BOREHOLE TESTING USING BECKER HAMMER PENETRATION TEST METHOD SOL 1425-95-RQ-81-00061 DUE 092295 POC Ann Capron, Procurement Agent, 303/236-8040, Ext. 233 Perform borehole testing using Becker Hammer Penetration Testing method to determine if potentially liquefiable materials exist in the foundation and downstream of Lost Creek Dam. Lost Creek Dam is located approximately 30 miles east of Ogden, Utah. Contractor must furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to perform the services required. Obtaining all drilling permits and licenses to drill will be the responsibility of the contractor. Contractor operations shall be performed by methods that will prevent entrance, or accidental spillage, of solid matter, contaminants, debris, or other pollutants or wastes into streams, flowing or dry watercourses, lakes, wetlands, reservoirs, or underground water sources. All test holes shall be drilled 3 feet into bedrock or to refusal. Refusal is defined as no advancement after 400 blows at maximum effort. Maximum hole depth is expected to be 70 feet. Contractor is required to use either a Model B-180 or Model AP-1000 drill rig manufactured by Layne Environmental Services, Tempe, AZ. Drill rig shall be equipped with an International Construction Equipment Model 180 Diesel Pile Hammer. The hammer shall be equipped with a Gardner-Denver rotary blower supercharger Model No. 3PDR-9 hooked up to one of the inlet ports of the diesel pile hammer combustion changer. The drive casing outside diameter shall be 6.6 inches. Drilling for all of the penetration tests shall be performed using a 6 5/8 inch O.D., 8-toothed crowd-out, closed-end bit with a machined end plug for the purpose of determining blow counts and tremie backfilling. Drilling for sampling tests shall be performed with a crowd-in bit. The contractor shall provide a cyclone-type retrieval system, and a means for collecting samples. The contractor shall backfill the lower portion of the drill holes with concrete sand, and the upper 15 feet of the drill holes with grout. This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for these services is 1481. The small business size standard for this acquisition is $5.0 million average annual receipts for a bidder's preceding three fiscal years. Solicitation to be issued on/about 12 SEP 95 with bids due 22 SEP 95. All requests for the solicitation package must be in writing. Datafax number for requesting the solicitation documents is (303) 236-8630. All sources responding to this synopsis notice shall submit information confirming that they are a small business firm, and whether they are minority-owned and/or woman-owned. Failure to submit this information with your written request for the solicitation package could delay your receipt of the solicitation. See Numbered Note 1. (0236)

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