U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST. PAUL DISTRICT, 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, ST. PAUL MN 55101-1638

Y -- DREDGING, MISSISSIPPI RIVER (CORPS ISLAND EXCAVATION -- LOWER POOL 3) NREA DIAMOND BLUFF, WISCONSIN; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SOL DACW37-97-B-0008 DUE 081897 POC Contract Specialist ANTHONY M. FOSTER (612) 290-5415 Contracting Officer MARILYN AIRD (612) 290-5417 (Site Code DACW37) DREDGING -- (MISSISSIPPI RIVER (CORPS ISLAND EXCAVATION -- LOWER POOL 3) NEAR DIAMOND BLUFF, WISCONSIN; OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. Work consists of, but is not limited to, furnishing all plant, labor, material and equipment necessary excavate and transport approx. 500,000 cubic yards or stockpiled dredge material from a temporary placement site located in pool 3 Upper Mississippi River (corps Island) to the Pierce County Gravel Pit. Work also involves dredging about 105,000 cubic yards from the Mississippi River near Diamond Bluff, Coulters Island and Morgans Coulse. This procurement is issued unrestricted under the Small Business Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). SIC Code: 1629 -- Small Business Size Standard: $17 Million. Estimated magnitude of construction in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Plans and specifications are expected to be available after July 17, 1997, with bid opening on or about August 18, 1997. Specifications will be furnished upon written request only with non- refundable of: half-size drawings with one copy of specification is $16.00; full-size drawings with one copy of specification is $36.00; copy ofspecification only is $10.00. Please address your order to the attention of the Contracting Division (Address as listed above) and specify Solicitation No. DACW37-97-B-0008 when ordering. No telephone requests will be accepted. Plans and specifications are available on a first-come, first- serve basis and may be purchased on the 8th floor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Centre, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (0182)

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