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

Y -- LEASE OF ONE CUTTERHEAD, HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DREDGE (NOT LESS THAN 24-INCH DIAMETER), FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT AND PERSONNEL, WITH A DRAFT NOT TO EXCEED 9 FEET, FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING WITHIN THE VICKSBURG AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS SOL DACW38-99-B-0016 DUE 020999 POC Contract Specialist Carla Koestler 601/631-7903(Site Code CW38) WEB: Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office Web Page, http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Carla Koestler, carla.c.koestler@mvk01.usace.army.mil. The work consists of the lease of one (1) cutterhead, hydraulic, pipeline dredge (not less than 24-inch diameter), fully operated with attendant plant and personnel, with a draft not to exceed 9 feet, for construction and maintenance dredging within the Vicksburg and adjacent Districts. Principal features of the work include lease of one cutterhead hydraulic pipeline dredge, first 1,000 hours, over 1,000 hours, mobilization and demobilization, remobilization, towing service upstream, towing service downstream, shorecrew, shoreline. Option items include removal of rock and other debris, mobilization/demobilization of rock excavating equipment, upstream movement of rock excavating equipment, and downstream movement of rock excavating equipment. The estimated value of the proposed work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Plans and specifications will be available on the Vicksburg Consolidated Contracting Office Web Page at http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/ and on compact disc at no charge. Hardcopies will not be available. Issue date on or about 7 Jan 99. Bid opening date on or about 9 Feb 99. Posted 12/02/98 (W-SN276344). (0336)

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