U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-CT, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, CAPE HENRY CHANNEL AND YORK SPIT CHANNEL, CHESAPEAKE BAY, VIRGINIA SOL DACW65-99-B-0025 DUE 092199 POC Patty McKinney, (757) 441-7790/7746 E-MAIL: Patricia M. McKinney, patricia.m.mckinney@usace.army.mil. The project consists of dredging the Cape Henry Channel to a required depth of 52 feet with 1 foot of allowable overdepth and the York Spit Channel to a required depth of 50 feet with 1 foot of allowable overdepth. The contractor shall place the dredged material from Cape Henry Channel in the Government-furnished Dam Neck Dredged Material Management Area and the dredged material from York Spit Channel in the Government-furnished Wolf Trap Dredged Material Management Area. The work involves dredging approximately 1,562,700 cubic yards of material in Cape Henry Channel and approximately 525,000 cubic yards of material in York Spit Channel, including allowable overdepth at each respective area. Magnitude of the project is estimated between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Duration of the project is 300 calendar days. SIC Code 1629 applies. Solicitation documents in the form of a CD-ROM are available from Defense Automated Printing Service,(DAPS),1641 Morris Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23511, (757)444-5968 in the nonrefundable amount of $12.50 each CD-ROM. Solicitation documents ARE NOT available from the Norfolk District. CD-ROMs will be available on or about 20 August 1999. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Information on registering and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. Lack of registration in the CCR database will be an offeror ineligible for award. Posted 07/20/99 (W-SN356285). (0201)

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