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Y -- HARDING DITCH -- METRO EAST DRAINAGE DISTRICT PROJECT SOL NRCS-5032-IL-98 DUE 040298 POC For technial questions, contact Mike Andreas or Debbie Rigo @ (618)667-2892; for contractual questions, contact: Bernita Clark @ (217)398-5296 Site is located at the Village of Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois, on the Harding Ditch Channel from I-255 downstream to I-64. Work consists of approximately 3300 feet of channel clearing and shaping, approximately 107,200 cubic yards of excavation, 64 acres of clearing, and 2.5 acres of tree clearing. The majority of the sediment will require trucking to an adjacent spoil area. Price range $500,000 -- $1,000,000. Performance time is 60 days. Bid packages will be available at the site showing scheduled for March 10, 1998. The site showing will be held at the Village of Caseyville City Hall, Caseyville, Illinois. Contact Mike Andreas or Debbie Rigo at (618)667-2892 for directions. If you are unable to attend site showing, solicitations may be obtained by submitting request by fax to (217)398-5421. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (0051)

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