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W -- LEASE OF TRUCK MOUNTED EXCAVATOR W/OPERATING PERSONNEL FOR THE C&D CANAL SOL DACW61-99-B-0016 DUE 052599 POC Contact Gwendolyn V. McBride, 215-656-6917 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to award a firm fixed price contract for the lease of one (1) truck mounted excavator on rubber tires with an 8' boom extension; a rock handling bucket; a smooth or straight edge 6' ditch cleaning bucket and operating personnel for a period of one hundred ten (110) excavator days. An oiler will be required if the machine does not have remote control capability. The total boom length with the 8' extension must equal or exceed a Warner Swasey G-1000, 42 feet. Ther performance period is to commence on or about 4 June 1999. The work is to be performed in New Castle County, Delaware. The solicitation will be issued on or about 21 April 1999 with a bid opening date of 25 May 1999 at 2:15 p.m. Copies of the solicitation will be furnished only upon written requests. The requests may be faxed on to the attention of Gwen McBride at (215)656-6780. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED. All requests must include a physical address, telephone number, fax number, DUNS number, point of contact and size of business. SIC code for this project is 7353 with a size standard of $5.0 Million. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business. The Award of the contract will be made as a whole to one bidder. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Posted 04/07/99 (W-SN317454). (0097)

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