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Z -- DEEPWATER SLOUGH, SKAGIT RIVER, SOUTH OF CONWAY, WA SOL DACW67-99-B-0044 DUE 070299 POC Contract Specialist Judith Tomlinson (206) 764-6804 (Site Code DACA67) WEB: http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/, http://www.nws.usace.army.mil/cntrct/. E-MAIL: judith.a.tomlinson@usace.army.mil, judith.a.tomlinson@usace.army.mil. Work will be conducted under the direction of the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform environmental restoration on the south fork of the Skagit River between Freshwater and Steamboat Sloughs (referred to as Deepwater Slough), south of the town of Conway and north of the Skagit Bay estuary, in Skagit County, Washington. The work will consist of building new levees, augmenting existing levees, and removing portions of existing levees. The location of work is on an island and the only mode of transportation to and from the island is via boat/barge. It is anticipated the work will include use of the following equipment with operator: (a) Track Mounted Hydraulic Excavator with thumb -- 32 foot reach, (b) Dump Trucks, 3-4 axle, 10-12 cubic yards (c) Dozers -- minimum 110 HP, 6-way tilt blade (d) Single Drum Self Propelled 5 ton vibrating compactor. Plans and specs available on or about 3 June 1999 at no charge per set. Documents will be issued on a first come, first served basis until supply is exhausted. No phone requests accepted. Refer to IFB Number DACW67-99-B-0044 when ordering. Requests MUST BE IN WRITING and be received before bid documents will be mailed. Requests may be FAXed to (206) 764-6817 or sent via eMail to plans-room-cenws-ct@usace.army.mil, an additional confirmation copy of your request need not be mailed. Please be sure to include if you are a Prime, Sub or Plans Room. Plans and Specs may be picked up from the Plans Room Monday thru Friday between the hours of 7:30 AM and 3:30 PM. Submit requests by 27 May 1999. Estimated dollar value is in the range of $250,000 $500,000 and completion period is 90 days. Standard Industrial Classification Code is 1629. Project is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. For the purposes of this procurement, a concern is considered a small business if its average annual receipts are $17 Million or less. Visit the Corps of Engineers web site at http://www.nws.usace.army.mil for additional contracting Posted 05/17/99 (A-SN332379). (0137)

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