U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST. PAUL DISTRICT, 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, ST. PAUL MN 55101-1638

38 -- DESIGN/FABRICATE/INSTALL CUSTOM ELECTRIC TWIN-HOOK GANTRY CRANE AND LIFTING BEAM WITH STRUCTURAL FRAME PER CMAA 70(LOAD CLASS L4; LOAD CYCLES N1; SERVICE CLASS D) AND AWS D14.1, WITH TWO PENDANT CTRL. SOL DACW37-98-B-0015 DUE 082698 POC Contract Specialist ANTHONY M. FOSTER 612/290-5415 Contracting Officer THOMAS H. KOOPMEINERS 612/290-5409 (Site Code DACW37) Provide a new custom-designed electric twin-hook gantry crane and lifting beam that shall be designed, fabricated, delivered, and installed by the contractor. Gantry crane to be manufactured for outdoors non-hazardous use in accordance with CMAA 70, AWS D14.1, ANSI/ASME B30.2, ANSI HST-4M, and OSHA 1910.179. Gantry crane will be used for hoisting and transporting flood control bulkheads at Lake Ashtabula Project, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Valley City, North Dakota. Gantry to operate on existing outdoors 320 foot long railway powered via 480 volt cable reel mounted on framework. Required CMAA 70 ratings for gantry framework/end truck drives are: Load Class L4 ; Load Cycles N1; Service Class D, Gantry framework contains two standard product 7.5-ton rated wire rope hoists, meeting ANSI HST-4M Class H4 requirements. Control via pendant station mounted on gantry framework. THIS PROCUREMENT IS ISSUED UNRESTRICTED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (PUBLIC LAW 100-656). SIC CODE 3536: (for information purposes only, the small business size standard is 500 employees). Solicitations are expected to be available approximate July 27, 1998, with bids due on or before August 26, 1998. Specifications will be furnished upon written request only, and there is NO CHARGE for the solicitation. Please address your order to the attention of the Contracting Divison (address as listed above) and specify No. DACW37-98-B-0015 when ordering. No telephone request will be accepted. Facsimile No. (612)290-5706. Specifications are available on a first-come, first-serve basis and may be obtained in person in the Contracting Division Office on the 5th floor of the U.S. Amry Corps of Engineerins Centre, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Posted 07/10/98. (0191)

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