US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK DISTRICT, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, N.Y. 10278-0900

Y -- EMERGENCY BREACH CLOSURE PROJECT -- FIRE ISLAND INLET TO SOUTHAMPTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY SOL DACW51-99-Q-0002 DUE 010499 POC Anthony P. DeStefano, Contract Specialist, 212-264-4874, FAX No. 212- 264-3013. Through this solicitation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking sources for the following services for the purpose of establishing Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs). Services: It is the Government's intention to utilize this Agreement and issue an order as an emergency action to close breaches within the Fire Island Inlet to Southampton, Suffolk County, NY. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment and services (except those furnished by the Government) for the placement of sand for breach closure utilizing upland sand sources delivered by trucking, and for the installation and extraction of sheet piling in association with the sand placement operation for the area between Smith Point Park to Southampton. The hours of operation will be 24 hours per day. The Contractor shall submit with his letter of interest the number of pieces of equipment that will be available for use on this agreement. The following is the minimum number of pieces of equipment that the Contractor shall haveavailable for this contract: One (1) crane, minimum 40 tons; One (1) Bucketed Crane, 2 CY minimum; Fifteen (15) trucks, 17 to 23 CY Capacity; Two (2) Front End Loaders, minimum 3 CY; Four (4) Dozers, D7 to D9; Three Barges and two (2) marine tenders for bucketed cranes (minimum 2 cy). All sources are required to submit the information requested above and the following information: 1) The company's full name and address (to include mailing address and physical address for the purpose of sending packages via overnight mail), 2) the company's telephone number, FAX number and any other relevant phone numbers, including pager numbers, etc. 3) how the company plans on making personnel available 24 hours, 4) whether or not the company has the equipment enumerated above, 5) a list of similar projects performed within the last five years along with references for each project and the point of contact for each project (to include phone numbers), 6) bank references and other business references to include at least three creditors with whom the contractor had dealings within the last three years (please provide phone numbers and points of contact for each reference) 7) financial statements audited by the company's CPAs for the last two years, 8) whether or not the company is a small business, 9) whether or not the company is a small disadvantaged business. The period of performance of the agreement will be one (1) year with the possible extension of one (1) to two (2) option years. The contract will have no minimum guarantee and the annual Basic Ordering Agreement limit will be $7.5 million, with a maximum order limit of $3.5 million. All work shall be in accordance with drawings, specifications or instructions issued at the time of the order. The contractor shall be required to pay liquidated damages for failure to complete work within the time specified for each order and for failure to mobilize within one (1) day after the issuance of the Notice To Proceed for each order. Small business entities are encouraged to respondto this solicitation. If a sufficient number of small business firms respond, we reserve the right to set-aside the procurement for small businesses only. The SIC Code for this solicitation is 1629 with a size standard of $13.5 million. The deadline for the submission of the required information is 4 January 1999. The required information may be submitted by mail (to be postmarked by the due date shown above), or by FAX at 212-264-3013. Posted 12/10/98 (I-SN279297). (0344)

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