Department of Army, New England District, Corps of Engineers, 696 Virginia Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742-2751

Y -- SAUGUS RIVER NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, SAUGS AND LYNN, MA SOL DACW33-00-B-0010 DUE 062000 POC Carol K. Husselbee, 978-318-8424 WEB: Register to receive the solicitation, http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/index.html. E-MAIL: Procurement Technician, Carol.K.Husselbee@usace.army.mil. The work of this project consists of dredging the Federal Channel from deep water in Broad Sound into the Saugus River to a point upstream of the Western Avenue Bridge. Two anchorages will also be dredged. Approximately 90,000 cubic yards of material will be removed using a hydraulic dredge and placed in a 13 acre, diked disposal cell to be constructed on the RESCO landfill located about 3,500 feet from the river. The maximum distance to which material will have to be transported hydraulically will not exceed 3.5 miles. A four acre mitigation area will be constructed at the I-95 embankment to create an intertidal habitat. The estimated cost of the work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Work will be completed within 365 calendar days after receipt of a notice to proceed. Solicitation shall be available on or about 5/19/00. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. Prospective bidders, subcontractors, and plan rooms are required to self-register their firm or office on the Internet to receive the solicitation. Registration instructions are available on the Internet at http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/index.html. Neither telephonic, mailed nor fax requests will be accepted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the mailing list. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the New England District. Posted 04/25/00 (W-SN448292). (0116)

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