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P -- P-MAINTENANCE DREDGING PROJECT SOL DACW51-96-B-0065 DUE 092796 POC Anthony P. DeStefano, Contract Specialist, (212)264-4874. Maintenance Dredging, Federal Navigation Project, Shoal Harbor and Compton Creek, New Jersey. Work consists of the removal and satisfactory disposal of all material (69,219 cubic yards) except ledge rock lying above the plane of 8 and 12 feet below mean low water, and disposal of dredged material at mud dump in the Alantic Ocean. The magnitude of the project is approximately $500,000 to $1,000,000. This solicitation is unrestricted. The SIC code for this project is 1629. Plans and specifications will be available on or about 26 August 1996 with a bid opening date on or about 27 September 1996 at 1100 hours. To obtain plans and specifications, mail checks or money orders payable to ''USA, COE, NED, FAO'' in the amount of $30.00 per set NONREFUNDABLE. Checks or money orders should be mailed to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, NY 10278-0900. Parties requesting plans and specs should do so in writing, stating the solicitation number, and giving the complete company name, street address (no PO Boxes), telephone number and facsimile number. The plans and specs may be examined at the following locations: This office at 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843; 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1937; Browns Letters, 1167 McBride Avenue, West Paterson, NJ; and F.W. Dodge Co., 1633 Broadway, Paramount Plaza Building, New York, NY. (0229)

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