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Z -- GATE PAINTING AT PERRY LAKE, KANSAS SOL DACW41-00-B-0007 DUE 050200 POC Brad Cornell at 861 983-3844 The site for performance of the work is Perry Lake, which is located near Perry, Kansas. The Government is allowing the option for most of the work to be completed at the Contractor's shop. The work includes but is not limited to removal of two (2) service gates and two (2) emergency gates from the control tower for abrasive blasting and application of vinyl paint. New sacrificial anodes will be installed as required. Additional repairs include replacement of babbitt in the sill plates, welding and machining of seal surface on gates and replacement of o-ring for one hydraulic cylinder. New shim plates and gate guide shoes will be fabricated and machined as required. Replacement of two air valves, located within the control tower is required. Contractor shall provide a portable crane of sufficient capacity and operator for handling of the gates and miscellaneous equipment. Work requires expertise in the following; operation of portable crane, heavy rigging, building scaffold, abrasive blasting, application of vinyl paint (with appropriate painting equipment) and expertise in high pressure (1000 p.s.i.) hydraulic systems. The application of vinyl paint requires special equipment and considerable expertise in the mixing and application of this type of coating. Contractor must have suitable experience with application of this paint system. Contractor will be required to meet safe working conditions as outlined in Corps Safety Manual, OSHA and other federal, state and local criteria. Solicitations will be issued on or about 30 March 2000. Bids will be opened on or about 02 May 2000 at 2:00 p.m. (CST). This solicitation will be issued as full and open competition, but will have a HubZone preference. Estimated cost of proposed procurement: Between $100,000.00 to $500,000.00. SIC Code: 1542. Plans and specifications will be issued on CD-ROM at no charge. To request a copy of the CD-ROM, please fax your requests to ATTN:CENWK-CT-C at 816 426-5169, provide your company name and address when requesting the CD-ROM. You may also mail your requests to U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, 601 E. 12th Street, 760 Federal Building, Kansas City, Missouri 64106-2896. Questions of a technical nature may be addressed to Michael Scott at 816 983-3228. Questions of contractual nature may be addressed to Brad Cornell at 816 983-3844. You can access our web site at HTTP://www.nwk.usace.army.mil. Posted 03/08/00 (W-SN432444). (0068)

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