U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

Z -- REPLACEMENT OF TAINTER GATES, ORTONA SPILLWAY (S-78), OKEECHOBEE WATERWAY, FLORIDA. SOL DACW17-00-B-0014 DUE 032300 POC Contract Specialist, Barbara Byam, (904) 232-1120 WEB: Click here to view further information and bidders, http://www.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Barbara.V.Byam@usace.army.mil. Project work includes the off-site fabrication and sandblasting and painting of two steel, radial arm tainter gates, transportation of both gates to the project site (S-78 Spillway), removal of the existing tainter gates, and installation of the new gates. Construction time is 180 calendar days. Magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000. Invitation will be issued on or about 07 February 2000 and open on or about 23 March 2000. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Bidders will be provided a CD-ROM at no cost. Interested offerors must register electronically. The registration form is located at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/. (Select Business Opportunities.) THIS IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS ONLY. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information. SIC Code 1721, size standard $7.0 million. Posted 01/24/00 (W-SN418535). (0024)

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