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

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, RUDEE INLET, VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA SOL DACW65-00-B-0002 DUE 022900 POC Patty McKinney, 757-441-7790 E-MAIL: Patty McKinney, patricia.m.mckinney@usace.army.mil. The project consists of maintenance dredging the Rudee Inlet Entrance Channel and Sand Trap by hydraulic pipeline method. The Entrance Channel shall be dredged to depths varying between 10 feet and 12 feet MLLW (NOS) with 2 feet of allowable overdepth at each respective depth; and, the Sand Trap to a depth of 28 feet MLLW (NOS) with 2 feet of allowable overdepth. The contractor shall place the dredged material in the Government-furnished, unconfined, shoreline dredged material management area, and construct finished elevations and grades in the placement area to the tolerances indicated and specified. Including estimated accretion to April 2000 and allowable overdepth, the project involves dredging approximately 59,740 cubic yards of material. The magnitude of the project is estimated between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Duration of the project is 40 calendar days. SIC Code 1629 applies. THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The solicitation will be available on compact disk (CD-ROM), limited to one per firm, and will be provided free of charge. Total number of compact disks available for distribution may be limited. The solicitation will not be available in paper format. Interested firms may view and/or download the solicitation on or after 27 January 2000 from the following website: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Ebs/Asp/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Telephone, facsimile, and e-mail requests for the compact disk will not be honored. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Posted 01/06/00 (W-SN413774). (0006)

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