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Z -- EROSION CONTROL/DRAINAGE REPAIRS, NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA SOL NRCS-24-LA-97 DUE 072997 POC Ralph Broome, (318) 473-7781, Charles Phillips, (318) 473-7796, FAX No. (318) 473-7831 E-MAIL: Ralph Broome, rbroome@la.nrcs.usda.gov. Project consists of providing all labor, materials, equipment, and essentials necessay to perform work in accordance with the project specifications and drawings. Major items of work will be accomplished at various sites on the NASJRB New Orleans and will consist of various quantities of channel clearing and shaping; repairs to eroded sites with concrete and/or erosion control blankets; installation of corrugated metal pipe, concrete pipes, and PVC pipe drop structures; installation of rock riprap; precision land grading; and permanent vegetation and seeding. All work to be accomplished at the NASJRB New Orleans, located in Plaquemines Parish, Lousiana. Contract performance period will be 149 calendar days. Invitation for Bids (IFBs) will be available free of charge, approximately 15 days from the date of this notice. IFB packages should be requested in writing through the above address or fax number, no telephone requests will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which may be considered by the agency. (0155)

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