USACE Vicksburg District, 4155 Clay Street, Vicksburg, MS 39180-3435

Z -- J. BENNETT JOHNSTON WATERWAY, RUSSEL B. LONG LOCK AND DAM, PAINTING OF TAINTER GATES SOL DACW38-98-B-0030 DUE 091098 POC Randy Brown, Contract Specialist, (601) 631-7249 WEB: Contracting Division Homepage, http://ww2.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Randy Brown, Contract Specialist, (601) 631-7249, b4ctcrrb@smtp.mvk.usace.army.mil. The work consists of furnishing all plant, including floating plant, labor, materials and equipment and replacing the structural bracing of lower girder and painting five tainter gates at Russel B. Long Lock and Dam in Red River Parish, Louisiana. Principal features of the work include replacing the bracing of the lower girder on each gate with structural tubing; removing, storing, reinstalling and adjusting the j-bulb seals, bottom seals, seal support angles, debris deflectors and cathodic protection anodes; protecting hoist cables, operating machinery and control panels from sand blasting and painting; removal of paint containing 39.8 to 83.4 mg/kg of lead; sand blasting the gates and strut arm to white metal, painting with vinyl zinc-rich primer and vinyl paint to Corps of Engineers specification 5-E-Z, and performing environment protection. The estimated value of the proposed work is between $500,000.00 AND $1,000,000.00. Posted 07/15/98 (W-SN223540). (0196)

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