USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, Attn: Contracting Officer, 100 Centennial Mall N, Room 152, Lincoln, NE 68508-3866

Z -- EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION ON SHELL CREEK AND LOESKE CREEK, PLATTE COUNTY, NE SOL NRCS-NE-1-99 DUE 110598 POC Margaret Styles, Contract Specialist, 402/437-4045 Removal of trees and debri along Shell Creek and Loeske Creek, Platte County, Nebraska. Work will be performed at nine(9) reaches as indicated on the drawings. Site showing will be held at 11:00 a.m., October 28, 1998. All interested parties will meet at the St. John's Lutheran Church, 1 mile North of Lake North on 18th Avenue, 4 1/2 miles East of Columbus, NE. YOU MUST BE AT THE SITE SHOWING TO OBTAIN YOUR BID PACKET. BID PACKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MAIL. The Bid Opening will be held on November 5, 1998, at 10;00 a.m., USDA, NRCS, 100 Centennial Mall North, Room 360, Lincoln, NE 68508. The performance time is 40 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. Estimated price range $25,000 to $100,000. All responsible bidders may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. Posted 10/21/98 (W-SN264143). (0294)

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