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 -- EMERGENCY STTREAMBENK EROSION CONTROL, WASHINGTON-ON-THE-BRAZOS SOL DACW63-97-B-0010 DUE 051497 POC May Lauber, Contract Specialist, 817/978-7443 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting Division, http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: May Lauber, Contract Specialist, may.lauber@SWF01.usace.army.mil. Work will consist of streambank protection consisting of rock groins, vegetated geogrid, live willow posts, cable tied trees, and a surface drainage system. Project are is confined to approximately 570 linear meters along the west bank of the Brazos River in the vicinity of the Washington-on-the-Brazos State Park in Washington County, Texas. Estimated cost range: $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Bid sets available at $18.85 for half size and $24.35 for full size. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to Finance and Accounting Officer 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 April 14, 1997. Bid opening May 14, 1997. Duration of contract is 215 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 Small 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 (0090)

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