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Y -- CHICAGO DITCH DIVERSION DAM SOL 1448-60181-97-B077 DUE 080697 POC POC: Cathleen DeBerry/Procurement Assistant, 303/236-5412 x221 or Dianne G. Hall, Contracting Officer, 303/236-5412 x232 This is a pre-solicitation notice to furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to remove an existing earthern dam and replace with a concrete dam. Install radial gates and sluice gate for water control. Remove an existing water control structure with sluice gate and replace with a water control structure with radial gate. Install sheet pile cut off walls. The project is located at the Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Alamosa, Alamosa County, Colorado. The contract period of performance is 150 calendar days from receipt of the notice to proceed, which will be issued o/a September 8, 1997. The estimated price range is $500,000 -- $1,000,000. This is a total small business set-aside. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered. Solicitation will be available o/a July 7, 1997. Please fax requests for solicitation package to 303/236-4791, state solicitation number, company name, mailing address and telephone number on request. (0118)

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