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Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO THE SEA, PA, NJ & DE SOL DACW61-00-B-0012 DUE 060800 POC Michelle Bertoline, Contract Specialist, 215-656-6914 Contract consists of maintenance dredging of the following Ranges of the Delaware River channel from stations 117+000 to 237+000: Marcus Hook, Cherry Island, Deepwater Point, and New Castle. Dredging will be performed to a depth of 35' to 43' plus 1' allowable overdepth limited by a vertical plane through the required depth contour. Dredging will be required to a distance of 25' outside the channel limits. The following disposal areas and any existing Government shore pipelines at these areas will be available for this work: Pedricktown South, Oldmans, and Killcohook Areas #1 and #2. This contract will include three options. Optional dredging will be performed to a depth of 45' to 47' plus 1' allowable overdepth. Solicitation documents will be furnished on CD-ROM only; hard copies will not be available. One copy of the CD-ROM will be furinshed to each bidder at no charge. All requests for a CD-ROM shall be in writing and sent to the attention of Michelle Bertoline. Requests may also be submitted by faxed to 215-656-6780 or 215-656-6798. All requests must include a physical street address, telephone and fax number, Federal Tax Identification Number and business size. Additional copies will be furnished at a cost of $5.00/CD, made payable to "USACE Finance Center, Millington, to the above address. Your firm's Federal Tax Identification Number must be written on the check, personal checks must be annotated with the individuals Social Security number. Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitations and all amendments from the Internet at the following address: http://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/ASP/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp on or after issue date of the solicitation; however the official media of distribution for this solicitation is the CD-ROM. Issue date for solicitation documents will be on or about 9 May 2000 with a bid opening date on or about 8 June 2000 at 11:00 a.m. Completion time for this project is 180 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $10,000,000 to $25,000,000. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to one bidder. Liquidated damages will be specified. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. In accordance with DFARS 204.7300, in order to be eligible for award, contractors must be registered in the DOD's Central Contractor Register. Instructions will be included in the Solicitation. This is an unrestricted acquisition. The SIC code is 1629 and the size standard is $13.5 million***** Posted 04/20/00 (W-SN447033). (0111)

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