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Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, LEASE OF PLANT, NEW JERSEY INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, BARNEGAT INLET, NEW JERSEY COLD SPRING INLET, NEW JERSEY, ADJACENT NEW JERSEY WATERWAYS SOL DACW61-98-B-0007 DUE 030398 POC Jennifer Ward, (215) 656-6773 The work consists of Maintenance Dredging, New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Lease of 12-14 inch Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge with Operating Personnel and attendant Plant, Tugboat, Wide Track, Boosterpump and Barge. Dredging may also be required in waterways adjacent to the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. Contract Solicitation Documents will be provided on CD-ROM at a charge of $15.00. Bidders will be responsible for hard copies. Issue date for solicitation documents will be on or about 30 January 1998 with a bid opening date on or about 03 March 1998 at 11:00 a.m. All requests for a solicitation package should be in writing along with a Company Check which must include your Federal Tax Identification Number, or a Personal Check with Social Security Number or Driver's License or Money Order, all made payable to "FAO, USAED, NORFOLK." Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Please provide a physical street address, telephone number and fax number. Completion time for the project is 125 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Award of contract will be made to one bidder. Liquidated damages will apply. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. This is 100% set-aside for small business. The SIC code is 1629 and the size standard is $13.5 million***** (0357)

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