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Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES Sol DE-FB96-96PO30037 due 091096. Contact Rose Gaillard, 504-734-4776/Contracting Officer, M.G. Waggoner, 504-734-4444. The requirement is for construction of a concrete floodwall around the Permanent Facility Addition Building. The floodwall shall have an inverted ``T'' shape and shall enclose an area of approximately 100' by 70'. The height of the floodwall is approximately 3 feet. The finished construction shall include three metal hinged pedestrian floodgates and two concrete sumps with sump pumps with required pumps, motor piping, and electrical connections to dispose of water accumulation on the inside of the floodwall. The magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000. Solicitation will be issued on or about August 5, 1996. A non-refundable deposit of $25.00 per set of plans and specifications is required. Checks should be payable to the U.S. Department of Energy, Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office. This procurement is restricted to small business firms pursuant to Public Law 100-656, Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The SIC code is 1771. See numbered Note 1. (187)

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