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

Z -- MECHANICAL DREDGING, MISSISSIPPI AND MINNESOTA RIVERS, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND IOWA SOL DACW37-99-B-0003 DUE 031899 POC Contract Specialist DEBBIE PETERSON 651/290-5408 Contracting Officer THOMAS KOOPMEINERS 651/290-5409 (Site Code DACW37) WEB: http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil, http://www.mvp.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: debra.j.peterson@mvp02.usace.army.mil, debra.j.peterson@mvp02.usace.army.mil. Work consists of, but is not limited to, furnishing all plant, labor, material, and equipment necessary for dredging with backhoe, dragline, or other mechanical equipment on marine plant and transporting to dredged material placement site. A firm fixed price contract will be issued for the basic and two option periods. THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. SIC Code is 1629; Small Business Size Standard is $13.5 million. In accordance with the size standard requirements, all bidders are advised that to be considered a small business concern, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The estimated magnitude of construction in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Plans and specifications are expected to be available approximately February 16, 1999, with bid opening on or about March 18, 1999. Plans and specifications will be issued in CD-ROM only. Ordering of CD-ROM shall be made by registering via the St. Paul District web site at www.mvp.usace.army.mil (click on Contracting, then Solicitations). Posted 01/26/99 (A-SN291670). (0026)

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