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Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, INLAND WATERWAY, CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL AND UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY, STATION 89+000 TO 250+439 SOL DACW61-99-B-0027 DUE 081999 POC Michelle Bertoline, Contract Specialist, 215-656-6914 Maintenance Dredging will be performed at various locations along the west end of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Upper Chesapeake Bay approach channel to the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal from Station 89+000 to Station 250+440. Dredging in the canal proper from Station 89+000 to Station 250+440 will be required to a depth of 35 feet with one foot allowable overdepth permitted. Dredging from Station 163+655 to Station 250+440 will be required to a depth of 40 feet with a one foot allowable overdepth permitted. Work areas will be limited by a vertical plane through the required depth contour with no side or end slopes. Dredging will be performed to a point extending 25 feet outside the channel edges (except in the canal proper) when shoaling occurs along the channel edge within the authorized channel limits. The work from Station 163+655 to Station 250+440 must be performed by Bucket Dredge only with placement by bottom dump scows. Work in the channel proper may be performed by Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge, Hopper Dredge, and/or Bucket Dredge. Chesapeake City disposal area is proposed for material from the canal proper. Overboard disposal area known as Site 92 in the Chesapeake Bay shall be utilized for disposal of material removed from Station 163+655 to Station 250+440. 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 cost of $5.00 each. Bidders will be responsible for paper copies. All requests for a solicitation package should be in writing and sent to the attention of Michelle Bertoline. Requests may 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. Firms desiring additional copies should forward a check payable to "USACE Finance Center, Millington, to the above address. Your firm's Federal Tax Identification Number must be written on the check, personal checks must be annotated with the individuals Social Security number. Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Issue date for solicitation documents will be on or about 20 July 1999 with a bid opening date on or about 19 August 1999 at 11:00 a.m. Completion time for this 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 insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. In accordance with DFARS 204.7300, in order to be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the DOD's Central Contractor Register. Instructions will be included in the Solicitation. This is an unrestricted acquisition. The SIC code is 1629 and the size standard is $13.5 million Posted 06/17/99 (W-SN344282). (0168)

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