U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST. PAUL DISTRICT, 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, ST. PAUL MN 55101-1638

Y -- HOUSTON STAGE 2B, FLOOD CONTROL, ROOT RIVER, HOUSTON, MINNESOTA SOL DACW37-96-B-0024 DUE 110696 POC Contract Specialist DELORES ALDINGER (612) 290-5412 (Site Code DACW37) HOUSTON STAGE 2B, Flood Control Project, Houston, Minnesota Work consists of, but is not limited to, providing all labor, equipment and materials necessary for constructing approximately 11,800 linear feet of levee; raising a County-State-Aid Highway, a US Highway and a gravel township road over the levee; construct an interior drainage ponding area, constructing drainage facilities, including four gated gravity outlet structures, ditches and other culverts; modifying an existing box culvert; installing two groundwater relief wells, installing a shutoff valve for a sewage treatment plant outlet pipe; and landscape planting in accordance with the plans and specifications. This procurement is unrestricted under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). SIC Code: 1629 - Small Business Size Standard: $17 Million. Estimated magnitude of construction in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. If you are a large business and your bid will exceed $1,000,000 you are required to submit a subcontracting plan. The following subcontracting goals are for information only and not legally binding. For this contract, the following percentages of total subcontracting dollars will be established: Small Business - 52.5%, Small Disadvantaged Business - 8.8%, Women Owned Small Business - 3.0%, Subcontract Reporting (SF 294 & SF 295) - 100.0%. Plans and specifications are expected to be available after October 7, 1996, with bid opening on or about November 6, 1996. Specifications will be furnished upon written request only with a non-refundable charge of: half-size drawings with one copy of specification is $25.00; full-size drawings with one copy of specification is $73.00; copy of specification only is $10.00. Please address your order to the attention of the Contracting Division (address as listed above) and specify Solicitation No. DACW37-96-B-0024 when ordering. No telephone requests will be accepted. Plans and specifications are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and may be purchased on the 8th floor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Centre, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.(0263)

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