U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Z -- EMERGENCY LEVEE REPAIRS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS AREA SOL DACW63-98-B-0007 DUE 022598 POC Beverly Johnson, Contract Specialist, 817/978-3576 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Contracting Division, http://EBS.swf.usace.army.mil/. E-MAIL: Beverly Johnson, Contract Specialist, beverly.johnson@SWF01.usace.army.mil. Work will consist of the contractor providing equipment with operators, supplies, fuel, maintenance and supervision to perform various construction activities associated with repairing the levee. These activities include excavation, hauling, compaction of fill material and grading the finished surfaces. Estimated Cost Range: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Specifications are $10.00 per copy, there are no drawings. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to Finance & Accounting Officer, USAED, FTW and mailed to USACE, ATTN: Room 1A01, 819 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 17300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0300. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILING OF PLANS AND SPECS. No refund will be made and materials need not be returned. If project is cancelled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded only upon written request. Solicitation to be issued on or about 26 January 1998 with bid opening on orabout 25 February 1998 . The terms of the contract will consist of a one-year base period and four one-year renewal options. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business firm is selected, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement of subcontracting plan. Fort Worth District's goals are that a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's total intended subcontracted amount be placed with small businesses (including small disadvantaged and woman-owned businesses); 9.1% of the total subcontracted amount be placed with small disadvantaged businesses; 4.5% of the total subcontracted amount be placed with woman-owned businesses; and 5.5% of the total subcontracted amount be placed with historically black colleges or universities/minority institutions (where applicable). SIC code for this project will be 1629 and the size standard is $17 million. (0005)

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