Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MARYLAND. 50 AND 42 FOOT PROJECTS. CRAIGHILL ENTRANCE, CRAIGHILL ANGLE, FT MCHENRY CHANNEL, BREWERTON CHANNEL EASTERN EXTENSION AND TOLCHESTER CHANNEL SOL DACW31-97-B-0055 DUE 080797 POC Betty Schneider at (410) 962-3464 or Gene Wheeler at (410) 962-3475 MAINTENANCE DREDGING BALTIMORE HARBOR AND CHANNELS, MARYLAND 50-FOOT AND 42-FOOT PROJECTS. CRAIGHILL ENTRANCE, CRAIGHILL ANGLE, FT. MCHENRY CHANNEL, BREWERTON CHANNEL EASTERN EXTENSION, AND TOLCHESTER CHANNEL, CHESAPEAKE BAY, MARYLAND. Est cost is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Completion no later than 225 calendar days. Construction consists of dredging approximately 2,500,000 cubic yards of material from the Craighill Entrance and Ft. McHenry Channel (50 feet deep and 700 feet wide); Craighill Angle (50 feet deep and 700-1,850 feet wide); Brewerton Channel Eastern Extension (35 feet deep and 450-600 feet wide); and Tolchester Channel (35 feet deep and 600 feet wide). The material will be dredged by clamshell and scow, hydraulic pipeline, or hopper dredge and placed in the Hart-Miller Island Containment Facility. Full size plans and specs (25) $37.00 p/set. Non-Refundable. Make company check or money order payable to FAO, USAED -- Baltimore. (NO CASH ACCEPTED). Issuance o/a 7 July 1997. Contractors are encouraged to provide their Federal Express or UPS account number at the time of request or have them picked up. In order to comply with Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective October 1, 1997, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. Contact CCR Web site at http: //www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration can also be accomplished via dial up modem at 614-692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri), or through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. Note: This procurement is UNRESTRICTED. (0167)

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