U.S. Department Of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, Billings Area Office, P.O. Box 35800, Billings, MT 59107

K -- REBUILD/RETROFIT DIGGER DERRICK SOL DE-FB65-97WC10745 DUE 021497 POC Cheryl Jones, Contract Specialist, (605) 353-9252, James Dickey, Contracting Officer, (605) 353-9215 The Western Area Power Administration, South Dakota Maintenance Office, has a requirement to rebuild/retrofit a digger derrick. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, material, equipment and transportation necessary to perform the principal components of the work to a Telelect Commander II203K digger derrick. Vendors able to perform this requirement are invited to identify their interest and ability to perform. It is anticipated that a sole-source award will be made to Dalum's Utility Equipment Company (DUECO), of Watertown, SD, a licensed Simon-Telect Inc. distributor for the state of South Dakota. All responsible business concerns may submit a bid which shall be considered by this Agency. All requests for the solicitation must be in writing and may be mailed to the address above or faxed to (605) 353-9213. NOTE: A limited number of copies of the solicitation will be available to those requesting on a first-come, first serve basis. (0003)

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