Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Billings, Montana 59107-6900

Y -- SECURITY FENCE FOR THE LOWER MARIAS UNIT AND THE MILK RIVER PROJECT, PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM, MONTANA SOL 00SI600650 POC Hart BlackEagle, 406/247-7803 or Dean Cave, 406/247-7646 E-MAIL: Hart Blackeagle at the Great Plains Region, Bureau, hblackeagle@gp.usbr.gov. The work to be performed under the proposed acquisition is as follows: At Sherburne Dam approximately 5 miles west of Babb, Montana in Glacier County; (1) removing two gates and installing two 8 foot high by 20 foot wide security gates, and one 6 foot high by 4 foot wide pedestrian gate, and (2) installing approximately 44 feet of fencing. At Camp Nine approximately 8 miles north of Babb, Montana in Glacier County: (1) installing approximately 374 feet of 6 foot security fencing with barb wire arc along and near the river bank; (2) stretch 77 feet of existing fence and fitting it with a top rail, extension arms, and three strands of barb wire, and install two corner post and a 20 foot double hung equipment access gate. At Tiber Dam approximately 20 miles southwest of Chester, Montana in Liberty County; (1) installing 8 foot security fencing with barb wire on three sides of the Spillway Control House, some of which will be standard fencing and some will be removable panel fencing with two gates; (2) install extension arms with barb wire on the existing 8 foot spillway fence; (3) enclosing all four sides of the Auxiliary Emergency Gates Control Facility with an 8 foot security fence with barb wire, with removable fence panels on one side, and one pedestrian gate; (4) fencing all four sides of the Auxiliary Outlet Gate Control House with a combination of three types of security fencing with barb wire of various heights, removable panels, removablbe posts, standard fencing, and two gates; (5) remove approximately 5 yards of sloughed earth material and construct a short retaining wall; (6) remove a short section of 8 foot security fencing at the Auxiliary Outelt Works Stilling Basin and replace the fencing with two removable panels, one of which shall have a 4 foot pedestrian gate; (7) construct two security wings. At Fresno Dam approximately 17 miles west of Havre, Montana in Hill County; (1) remove and modify the alignment of some existing 6 foot security fencing with barb wire and installing new 8 foot security fencing with barb wire; (2) stretch an existing 6 foot security fence with barb wire; (3) replace a tubular gate with a 6 foot security gate 16 feet wide with barb wire; (4) install new 6 foot security fence with security wings and barb wire. Solicitation packages are anticipated to be available 05/17/00. Requests for solicitations should be received on or before 06/06/00. The bid opening is tentatively scheduled for 06/20/00, at the office of the Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, U.S. Federal Building, 316 N 26th Street, Billings Montana 59101. The contract is to be completed within 90 days. There is no charge for the first copy of the solicitation, additional sets will be provided upon recipt of a nonrefundable check or money order of $9.00 each. After issuance, the solicitation may be viewed, without charge, at the Bureau of Reclamation; Great Plains Regional Office, Room 2031, Federal Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The small business size standard is $7,000,000 and the standard industrial classification code is 1799. Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446075). (0109)

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