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

Y -- RENTAL OF HYDRAULIC CUTTERHEAD PIPELINE DREDGE & ATTENDANT PLANT W/OPERATORS FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING ON THE ALABAMA RIVER AND BLACK WARRIOR & TOMBIGBEE RIVER SYS. PRINCIPAL ASSIGNMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE THE ALABAMA RIVER SYS. SOL DACW01-00-B-0020 DUE 022200 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. Maintenance Dredging: The maintenance dredging work to be performed under this contract consists of the removal of shoals to restore the authorized navigation channels width and depth on the Lower Tombigbee River from miles 45 to 213 at Demopolis Lock, or the Black Warrior-Tombigbee Waterway (BW& T) from Demopolis Lock to mile 338 at Oliver Lock and Dam, or on the Alabama River from miles 0.0 to 236.2 at Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam, or on the Tenn-Tom Waterway from the junction with the Black Warrior River at mile 217 to Mississippi Highway 325 Bridge at mile 443.4. The intended principal work site is the Alabama River System; however, the Contractor may also be required to work on any of the other navigation systems listed above. Dredge Plant: The work to be performed under this contract consists of furnishing a hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredge with pump discharge of 20-inch diameter (with brake horsepower of not less than 2100 HP), 22-inch diameter (with brake horsepower of not less than 2400 HP), or 24-inch diameter (with brake horsepower of not less than 2400 HP). The dredge will be complete with all necessary materials, supplies, (including fuel, power, and water) labor, and transportation for maintenance dredging operations as specified in the above paragraph. Bid documents are available on or about 3 January 2000. Estimated cost of work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 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 firm's physical address, telephone, a valid fax number and a point of contact. Registration should be completed one week prior tothe 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 lessthan $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 12/17/99 (W-SN409588). (0351)

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