US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINERS, SACRAMENTO, CONTRACTING DIVISION, 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA 95814-2922

Z -- AMERICAN RIVER WATERSHED PROJECT (COMMON FEATURES), CALIFORNIA RIGHT (NORTH) BANK LEVEE STRENGTHENING HOWE AVENUE TO WATT AVENUE, AMERICAN RIVER, CALIFORNIA SOL DACW05-98-B-0032 DUE 073098 POC Contract Specialist Joyce Yuki (Site Code DACA05) PROJECT TITLE: American River Watershed Project (Common Features), California Right (North) Bank Levee Strengthening Howe Avenue to Watt Avenue, American River, California. PROJECT SIZE: This proposed contract is set-aside for 8(A) competition. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns expressly certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for participation in the SBA's 8(A) program and which meets the following criteria at the time of submission of offers: (1)SIC Code 1629 is specifically included in the offeror's approved business plan; and (2) the offeror's approved business plan is on file and serviced by either the Fresno or the San Francisco SBA District Office. PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The project consists of all necessary construction and relocations related to the placement of an impervious cutoff wall 2,500 meters in the right bank (north) levee along the lower American River from Howe Avenue to Watt Avenue in the city and county of Sacramento. The design requires 2,200 meters of slurry cutoff wall and 300 meters of jet grouting cutoff wall with a maximum depth of 20 meters and a minimum width of 0.61 meters and 0.46 meters for the slurry wall and jet grouting wall, respectively. The type of utility relocations include storm drain pipes and water lines. For information regarding a tour of the site, bidders are directed to Section 00100 in the solicitation for information regarding the tour of the site. Estimated cost is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. For more information on the solicitation please contact the Contract Specialist, Joyce Yuki, at (916)557-5245. ORDERING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS Plans and specifications for this project must be ordered and the check received by the CUT OFF DATE of June 10, 1998, to ensure receipt of bid sets at a cost of $42.00 for the solicitation package. The solicitation package includes specifications and full size drawings. Orders received beyond the CUT OFF DATE, June 10, 1998, will not be honored. Plans and specifications will be mailed out on or about June 18, 1998. Because a limited number of sets will be reproduced, copies are limited to one set per firm. Payment by company check, certified check or money order made payable to the Finance and Accounting Officer, USAED, Sacramento. Requests must be submitted along with payment by mail, or in person to USAED, Sacramento, ATTN: Plan Room, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-2922. Do not address to the contract specialist for this will delay your order. Firms are requested to provide their: (1) Name; (2) Physical address; (3) Mailing address; (4) E-mail address; (5) Telephone number; (6) Facsimile number; and (7) Solicitation number of the project. See Note 26. For a listing of all Sacramento District projects and information regarding the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), see Contracting Division's Internet Home Page at http://www.usace.mil/cespk-ct which is updated daily. Please note that after May 31, 1998, prospective contractors must be registered in the CCR database prior to award of a contract, unless the award results from a solicitation issued on or before May 31, 1998. (0134)

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