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Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO THE SEA!! SOL DACW61-99-B-0007!! DUE 060399 POC Contact Point, Karen Van Giesen, 215-656-6776!! Contract consists of maintenance dredging of the following Ranges of the Delaware River channel from stations 117+000 to 237+000: Marcus Hook, Cherry Island, Deepwater Point, and New Castle. Dredging will be performed to a depth of 35' to 45' plus 1' allowable overdepth limited by a vertical plane through the required depth contour. Dredging will be required to a distance of 25' outside the channel limits. The following disposal areas will be available for this work: Pedricktown North, Pedricktown South, Oldmans, Killcohook, Artificial Island, National Park, and Penns Neck. One copy of the plans and specifications will be furnished on CD-ROM to each bidder at no charge. Additional copies will be furnished at a charge of $5.00 each. Firms desiring additional copies should forward a check, payable to USACE Finance Center, Millington to the above address. All requests for a solicitation package should be in writing and sent to the attention of Karen Van Giesen. Requests may also be faxed to 215-656-6780 or 215-656-6798. Please provide a physical street address, telephone and fax number, Federal Tax Identification Number and business size. Your firm's Federal Tax Identification Number must be written on the check. Personal checks must be annotated with the individual's SSN. Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Bidders will be responsible for hard copies. Issue date for solicitation documents will be on or about 4 May 1999 with a bid opening date on or about 3 June 1999 at 11:00 A.M. Completion time for the project is 180 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to one bidder. Liquidated damages will be specified. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. This is an unrestricted acquisition. The SIC code is 1629 and the size standard is $13.5 million*****. Posted 04/16/99 (W-SN321056). (0106)

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