U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Z -- IDQ, TRADES AND CRAFTS, MID-BRAZOS PROJECT OFFICE SOL DACW63-97-R-0023 DUE 041997 POC May Lauber, Contract Specialist, 817/978-7443 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting Division, http://www.ed1.swf.usace.army.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: May Lauber, Contract Specialist, may.lauber@SWF01.usace.army.mil. Contractor will furnish equipment, supplies, fuel, maintenance, and supervision to perform various construction activities at and around Whitney, Aquilla, Waco, Sommerville and Proctor Lakes. Work will consist of, but not limited to, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, stone and masonry work, painting and roofing. Estimated Cost Range: $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Drawings are bound in specifications and are available at $15.00 per set. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to Finance and Accounting Officer, USAED FTW and sent to USACE, Attn: Room 1A01, 819 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. Requests in person may be paid by cash. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECS. No refund will be made and materials need not be returned. If project is canceled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded only upon written request. Solicitation to be issued on or about 19 March 1997. Bid opening 19 April 97. Duration of contract is 365 calendar days. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business concern is selected for this announcement, it must comply with FAR 52.219.9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the work it intends to be subcontracted. The Fort Worth District goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business -- 55%; Small Disadvantaged Business -- 8.5%; Woman-Owned Business -- 3%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable) -- 5.5%. SIC code for this project will be 1629 and the size standard is $17 Million. (0059)

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