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19 -- DIESEL POWERED WORK BOAT AND BARGE FOR LOCK MAINTENANCE, LOCK AND DAM 53, GRAND CHAIN, IL SOL DACW27-99-B-0022 DUE 062999 POC Technical POC, Ross Woodbury (502)582-5885, and Contracting POC, Elaine McKim (502)582-6295 WEB: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District home, http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil. This announcement serves as your advance notice. Be sure to register, as instructed herein, to obtain the project and any amendments. Furnish material labor and equipment to fabricate a diesel powered work boat and a barge for lock maintenance work. The boat shall be a minimum of 700 horsepower, 22' x 52'x 7'6" with the deckhouse aft and a marine rated crane forward. The barge shall be flush deck 125' x 36' x 7'. Both vessels shall be designed and built per ABS standards but not classed. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lock and Dam 53, 916 E. Dam 53 Road, Grand Chain, Illinois 62941. Delivery shall be no later than 15 September 2000. This acquisition is restricted to small business. SIC code is 3731. Estimated value over $500,000. This will be a Continuing Funds contract. Solicitation Number DACW27-99-B-0022 approximate issue date is o/a 27 May 1999, and the last day for receipt of bids will be approximately 29 June 1999 at 2:00 p.m. (local time). This project is available by downloading from the Internet only. The project specification files are portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The drawing files are in CAL format and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Source View Reader. Both readers are contained in the solicitation package. Minimum system requirements are 486-based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater and 8 MB application RAM. To download the files for this project and to register as a plan holder go to Internet site http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil and click on Construction/Environmental Solicitations. Telephone/Faxed requests WILL NOT be honored. Please direct all technical questions to the Technical POC, Ross Woodbury, (502)582-5885, e-mail address, Ross.W.Woodbury.lrl02.usace.army.mil. Posted 05/12/99 (W-SN330815). (0132)

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