U.S. Army Engineer District, Chicago, Corps of Engineers, 111 North Canal Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606-7206

Z -- MITIGATION NORTH LIBERTYVILLE ESTATES, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS SOL DACW23-97-B-0026 DUE 052097 POC For Technical Information contact Ken Derickson (312)353-6400 X2024, for Solicitation Information dial (312)353-6400 X1799. The Chicago District is soliciting bids for restoration of 20 acres of bottomland hardwood at Buckley and River Roads, and enhancement (including shore stabilization and water drawdown structure) of 10 acres of bottomland hardwoods around the northern half of Butler Lake at Libertyville, IL. Contractor will be responsible for appropriate groundwork, plant materials, planting, water drawdown structure construction, clearing/herbiciding, geotch fabric installation, and replanting/reseeding/maintenance requirements. Interested parties must have significant experience with wetland restoration and enhancement work in the area. Site inspection may be arranged with Kenneth Derickson (312)353-6400 X2024. Specifications will be furnished at no cost. Requests must include the solicitation number, company name, street address, phone and fax number. Mail requests to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attn: CENCC-CT, 111 N. Canal Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606-7206. Specifications may be picked up by appointment from the aforementioned address, Monday -- Friday between the hours of 8:00am -- 2:30pm, please contact Katherine McClendon (312)353-6400 Ext. 1701. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered. The proposed procurement listed herein is Unrestricted. The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 1629. (0094)

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