USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Formerly USDA, Soil Conservation Service, 75 High Street, Room 301, Morgantown, WV 26505

Y -- RIVERVIEW STREAMBANK STABILIZATION PROJECT, GRANT COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA SOL NRCS-3-WV-98 DUE 032698 POC Beth Bishop or DeAnn Shoemaker, (304)291-4486 E-MAIL: DeAnn Shoemaker, Project Clerk, dshoemak@wv.nrcs.udsa.gov. Invitation for Bids will be available February 23, 1998. Requests for packages should be mailed to USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Attn: Beth Bishop, 75 High Street, Room 301, Morgantown, WV 26505 or per Fax No. (304)291-4628. The work consists of: Stabilizing approximately 416 LF of an existing streambank by installation of gabions, placing earthfill and seeding. Estimated price range is between $100,000 and $250,000. Estimated quantities of work are: Clearing and Grubbing, 1 LS; Seeding and Mulching, 2 AC; Construction Surveys, 1 LS; Mobilization, 1 LS; Earthfill, Class C, 1,486 CY; Rock filled Gabions, 439 CY; Contractor Quality Control, 1 LS. Performance time is 53 calendar days. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for March 5, 1998, at 10:00 a.m. Plan to meet at USDA, NRCS -- Petersburg Office located at the Veach Office Building at 6 Park Street, Petersburg, West Virginia. The conference will be conducted by Andy Diechert, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, (304)257-1595. There will be no other scheduled pre-bid conference. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which will be considered by the agency. (0037)

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