U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-3390

19 -- DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, TEST AND DELIVER ONE INLAND RIVER TOWBOAT SOL DACW61-96-B-0043 DUE 071696. Contact Mr. Joseph T. Bujnowski, 215-656-6761. The vessel is of all steel construction, and will be 82' - 3'' long by 35-feet wide (maximum) with a depth of 10' - 10'' to the main deck at midship. The design draft will be 7' - 9'' to the lowest most extremity. The vessel will be twin screw with approximate total of 2000 HP. The vessel will be designed, built and classed to American Bureau of Shipping rules for Steel Vessels on Rivers and Intracoastal Waterways. The towboat shall be a twin-screw, open propeller diesel powered vessel with an all-welded steel hull and superstructure. The vessel's primary mission will be to provide towing and tender service to other district plant in support of lock and dam maintenance. The vessel will be provided with quarters and facilities for personnel. The vessel's secondary mission will be to provide towing and tender service in support of debris removal from intakes at two hydropower plants and from lock approaches. The vessel will operate in the Arkansas River from the mouth of the White River (River Mile 0) to the Verdigris River (River Mile 454). Testing will be required and must be performed in the Arkansas River, or other location with similar operating conditions. A full spectrum of testing to prove the design and engineering concepts is required. The contract has been formatted whereby the contractor is required to modify an existing ``As-Built'' design. The design changes have been annotated in the specification package. This contract will utilize the MDC three phase contracting process. Liquidated Damages are included in the contract and bonding is required. Full size plans and specifications are available at a charge of $65.00 per set. All checks should made payable to ``FAO, USAED - NORFOLK''. Plans and specifications should be made available on or about 12 June 1996 with a bid opening date of 16 July 1996 at 2:00 p.m. Payment will not be returned and specifications need not be returned. All requests must include physical address, telephone number, fax number, point of contact and business size. This is an unrestricted acquisition. The applicable SIC is 3731 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. (136)

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