Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project, AURA, 950 N. Cherry Ave, P.O. Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85719

36 -- STEEL MIRROR LIFTERS SOL 8100873 DUE 041296. Contact Point, Ron Price (520) 318-8543, Contracts Manager, Kenneth Krohn (520) 321-3411. The Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project is seeking qualified firms to fabricate (2) Mirror Lifters for the Gemini 8-m Telescopes. The Mirror Lifters will be large fabricated steel structures, 9 meters in diameter, built to a design provided by the Gemini Project. The Mirror Lifters will consist of an upper three-legged structure with three T-shaped structures hanging below the upper structure on pivots. It is anticipated that each Mirror Lifter will weight approximately 8,000. The Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project is an international collaboration to build two 8-meter telescopes, one to be located on Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the other to be located on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The Gemini project partners include the USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Argentina, Brazil and Chile. The Gemini project is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) under contract to the National Science Foundation. Companies who are interested in receiving the Invitation for Bid for this procurement should send a letter of interest by April 12, 1996, to the address below: Gemini 8-m Telescopes Project, 950 North Cherry Avenue, PO Box 26732, Tucson, Arizona 85719-6732, Attn: Contracts Manager, Invitation for Bid No. 8100873. (080)

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