U. S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, MOBILE, ATTN: CESAM-CT (PLANS ROOM NO. 1000A), P. O. BOX 2288 MOBILE ALABAMA 36628-0001, OR 109 ST. JOSEPH STREET MOBILE AL 36602

Y -- DISPOSAL AREA DIKE CONSTRUCTION ST. ELMO BAR & NORTH STAR BAR, ALABAMA (CLARKE AND TUSCALOOSA COUNTIES, BWT) CHM98C389 SOL DACW01-98-B-0023 DUE 031098 POC Contact Karen Johnson, 334-690-2535; Contracting Officer, Sue L. Speights (Site Code W31XNJ) Construct diked disposal area of approximately 100 acres at St. Elmo Bar, Mile 96, Tombigbee River, Clarke County, Alabama and Construct diked disposal area of approximately 65 acres at North Star Wreck Bar, Mile 324, Black Warrior River, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Prospective bidders and Plans/Dodge Rooms interested in receiving one free paper copy of this solicitation must fax a request to 334-694-4343, Attn: PlanRoom, CESAM, or mail the request to Corps of Engineers, PO Box 2288, Rm 1000A, Mobile, AL 36628. Bidders must provide complete physical mailing address for overnight delivery, telephone and fax numbers and point of contract. Telephonic requests will not be accepted. A limited number of plans and specifications will be printed and will be available on a first come-first serve basis, until supplies are exhausted. Reprints will not be made. Specifications and drawings will not be available after the bid opening date. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Critical Path Method (Network Analysis) is not required. For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $17,000,000 for the past three years. This procurement is a Competitive 8(a) Set-Aside as established by Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)). Only those firms meeting the Small business Administration's (SBA) criterion, and have previously been certified by the SBA as an "8(a) Contractor", are eligible to complete for this procurement and ultimately be awarded a subcontract from the SBA. It has been determined by the SBA that competition will be restricted to 8(a) firms which have SIC Code 1629 among their approved SIC Codes and which are serviced by SBA District Offices in Region IV which includes the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Specific questions related to this project may be answered by Mr John Crane at phone number (334) 690-3257, or Mr Alfred Denmark at (334) 694-4188, fax (334) 690-2902. Refer questions on distribution of Plans/Specifications to PlansRoom at 334-690-2535. Bid documents are available on or about 6 February 1998. Estimated cost of work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Requests for plans and specifications shall indicate in writing whether firm will bid as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. This solicitation includes bid options which may not be awarded. All responsible sources may submit a bid which (0021)

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