U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers -- Mobile, Contracting Division, CESAM-CT (109 St. Joseph Street 36602) PO Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001

Y -- RNTL OF CUTTERHEAD PIPELINE DREDGE W/ATTENDANT PLANT & OPERATORS FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF PRINCIPALLY THE UPPER & LOWER BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE RIVER SYS, W/POSSIBLE ASSIGNMENT TO THE ALABAMA RIVER SYS OR THE TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY SOL DACW01-00-B-0017 DUE 011800 POC Contact Karen Johnson, (334) 690-2535; Contracting Officer, Sue L. Speights WEB: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct/cgi/win/projlist.exe, http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. E-MAIL: cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil, cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil. This work consists of Rental Equipment and Operators for Maintenance Dredging principally at the Black Warrior and Tombigbee River system, with possible assignment to the Alabama River System or to the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The work under this contract consists of furnishing and operating a hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredge with pump discharge of not less than 20 inch diameter nor more than 24 inch diameter with minimum horsepower of 2100 and 2400 respectively. This work will require dredging to depths of 13 feet or greater over channel widths of up to 200 feet with greater width at certain locations, and pumping of material to disposal areas over distances as great as 8500 feet and lifts up to 70 feet. The character of the material may range from fine silts to heavy sands and clays. The Government may require the contractor to employ a booster pump over a short duration of time. Bid documents are available on or about 15 December 1999. Estimated cost of work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Requests for plans and specifications shall indicate in writing whether firm will bid as a prime contractor or a subcontractor. Unrestricted. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered. Bidders, subcontractors and Dodge/Plan Rooms are required to self-register their firm or office on the Internet to receive one CD-ROM. Registration instructions are available on the Internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the mailing list. Registration must include the firms' physical address, telephone, a valid fax number and a point of contact. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. All notifications of changes to this solicitation shall be made through the Internet only. It is therefore the contractors responsibility to check the Internet address listed above daily, for any posted changes to this solicitation. Actual solicitation amendments will be issued either by fax, 3.5" diskette or CD-ROM. The plans and specifications will be issued on Compact Disc (CD-ROM) only and will be provided free of charge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed paper format; however, the Government reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Critical Path Method (Network Analysis System) is not required. For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $13,500,000 for the past three years. This solicitation includes bid options, which may not be awarded. EFFECTIVELY IMMEDIATELY: Presolicitation Notices will no longer be issued by the Mobile District for Projects in the Continental United States and Puerto Rico. Advertisement of Mobile District projects will be through the Commerce Business Daily and/or the Mobile District Contracting Homepage. Detailed information on this and other Mobile District Projects (Ordering solicitations, points of contact, synopsis of work, plan holders, bid results, etc.) are available on the Internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. Specific questions related to this project may be answered by Mr. Roger Gerth at (334) 694-3708, or fax (334) 694-4264. Technical inquiries on Plans and Specs must be submitted in writing by mail or fax. Refer questions on distribution of plans/specifications to Plans Room at (334) 690-2535/2536, fax (334) 694-4343. Posted 11/30/99 (W-SN404474). (0334)

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