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W -- PROVIDE LEASE OF HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AND EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT WITH OPERATORS Sol DACW61-97-B-0018. Due 011497. Contact Point, John Sheplock, (215)656-6867. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to award a firm fixed price contract for the Lease of Equipment with operators at the Killcohook Disposal Area #2. The following type of equipment will be leased: Two (2) Crawler Mounted Cranes w/70' boom and a minimum of 2 cu. yd. bucket with necessary mats. Three (3) D6 Wide Track Bulldozers and One (1) Crawler Mounted Backhoe w/a minimum 3 cu. yd. bucket with necessary mats. The work is scheduled to commence on June 9, 1997 and be completed within One Hundred Fifty (150) days from the date the Notice to Proceed is issued. Solicitation DACW61-97-B-0018 will be issued on or about November 25, 1996 with a bid opening date of January 14, 1997 at 13:15 p.m. at the local place of bid opening. Copies of the solicitation will only be forwarded upon written or faxed (215)656-6798 request. No telephonic requests will be honored. Prospective contractors are required to state their business size, a complete mailing address, telephone number, and fax number (if applicable). This procurement is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 7353, with a size standard of $3.5 million. (310)

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