US Army Corps of Engineers, LRD (CESWL-CT), PO Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72203-0867

Y -- REHABILITATION & PAINTING TAINTER GATES, DARDANELLE LOCK & DAM, YELL & POPE COUNTIES, ARKANSAS SOL DACW03-97-R-0004 DUE 022097 POC Sharon Spohn, Contract Specialist, (501) 324-5187 FOR SPECIFICATIONS/DRAWINGS: Theresa M. Morris, (501) 324-6844. The work consists of blasting and painting tainter gates, grinding handrail post remnants flush with trunnion anchorage covers, blasting and painting trunnion anchorage covers, furnishing and installing new side seal and bottom seal assemblies and new anodes, replacing damaged and corroded structural members, grinding structural members, heating and straightening structural members, spot power tool, spot prime and completely paint machinery covers, decks and spillway bridge substructures, blasting and painting stop logs and lifting beam. Machinery covers, decks, and spillway bridge substructure will require lead-based paint removal. Estimated magnitude of work is between 1, 000, 000.00 and 5, 000, 000.00. Issue date for solicitation will be on or about January 21, 1997. Solicitation only $30.00, Solicitation and half size drawings $52.50, solicitation and full size drawings $62.00 (all charges are non-refundable). Solicitation documents will be made available upon written request to include check or money order payable to FAO, US Army, LRD, and mailed to Contracting Division at the above address. In order to receive documents in a timely manner, requests should be received by January 9, 1997. Bid opening date will be on or about February 25, 1997 at 4:00 p.m. This proposed procurement is unrestricted. SIC: 1629 The Little Rock District's Subcontracting goals are: Small Business -- 53%, Small Disadvantaged Business -- 8.5%, Women Owned Business -- 3%, and Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions -- 5%. (0355)

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