Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Billings, Montana 59107-6900

Y -- TAILING AND MINE WASTE CONTAINMENT, HAMM'S/PENROSE REMOVAL ACTION, OPERABLE UNIT 6, CALIFORNIA GULCH SUPERFUND SITE, LEADVILLE, COLORADO SOL 1425-6-SI-60-07750. Due 050996. Contact Contracting Officer, Edward Peterson, 406/247-7805. The principal components of the work to be performed under these specifications include excavation and transport of 100,000 cubic yards of mine waste material contaminated with excessive amounts of lead from the Penrose Mine Waste Pile to the Hamms Tailing Impoundment; excavation and repositioning of 2,000 cubic yards of Penrose material on site; excavation and repositioning of 75,000 cubic yards of Hamm's material on site; excavation and transport of 80,000 cubic yards of cover material from the Hecia borrow area (west of Leadville) to Hamm's and Penrose for placement over the tailings and mine waste; placing or constructing 6,000 linear feet of boundary barrier consisting of a combination of boulders and conventional fencing around the perimeters of Hamm's and Penrose; constructing 900 linear feet of surface interceptor drains; constructing 6,000 linear feet of perimeter and roadway drains; placing lining materials for drains and terraces using 1,200 cubic yards of coarse gravel, 6,400 square yards of geotextile, and 10,000 square yards of geosynthetic clay liner; placing 140 linear feet of drainage culverts; placing 700 cubic yards for roadway embankment; placing 200 cubic yards of selected roadway surfacing; seeding 20 acres; modifying several existing monitoring wells; maintaining haul roads; and applying water for dust abatement. The work is located on the eastern edge of Leadville, Colorado in Lake County. Solicitation packages will be available approximately April 8, 1996. Requests for solicitations should be received on or before May 1, 1996. Bid opening is tentatively scheduled for 10 a.m., May 9, 1996, at the office of the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, 316 North 26th Street, Room 2031 Federal Building, Billings, Montana. The contract must be completed by no later than December 31, 1996. There is no charge for the first copy of the solicitation; additional copies will be provided upon receipt of a nonrefundable check or money order of $9.00 for each copy. After issuance, the solicitation may be viewed, without charge, at the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, Federal Building, Room 2031, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the Bureau of Reclamation. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, large, minority-owned and/or woman-owned. For this acquisition, the small business size standard is $17,000,000 and the standard industrial classification code is 1629. All prospective bidders and subcontractors are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation at this time. (078)

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