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Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, MURDERKILL RIVER, DELAWARE, ENTRANCE CHANNEL Sol. DACW61-97-B-0003. Due 121796. Contact Sandi Fletcher, Contract Specialist, (215) 656-6915. The contract work consists of maintenance dredging of the Murderkill River Entrance Channel to the required depth of 8 feet with one (1) foot allowable overdepth. Estimated dredging quantity including allowable overdepth is 33,200 cubic yards. Government disposal furnished disposal areas are available for the contract work. Specifications and 1/2 size drawings will be furnished at a charge of $15.00 per set. Issue date for plans and specifications is on or about 15 November 1996 with a bid opening date of 17 December 1996 at 11:00 a.m. All requests for a solicitation package should be in writing along with a check or money order made payable to ``FAO, USAED, NORFOLK'' and must include your Federal Tax Identification Number. Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Please provide a physical street address, telephone number and fax number. Completion time for the project is 180 calendar days. Estimated costs range of the project is $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Award of contract will be made as a whole to one bidder. Liquidated damages will be specified. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. This acquisition is unrestricted. The applicable SIC code for the job is 1629 with a size standard of $13.5 million dollars. (292)

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