U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, 2000 Ft. Point Rd, Contracting Division, P.O. Box 1229, Galveston TX 77553-1229

Z -- BRAZOS ISLAND HARBOR, TEXAS, DREDGING BROWNSVILLE SHIP CHANNEL AND PORT ISABEL CHANNEL AND TURNING BASIN IN CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS. SOL DACW64-00-B-0027 DUE 080900 POC Curtis Cole, Jr., Contracting Officer (409) 766-3185 or Angela Zahid, Contract Specialist (409)766-3849 WEB: For information related to this notice., www.swg.usace.army.mil/ct. E-MAIL: For additional information., angela.zahid@usace.army.mil. Work consists of the removal of approximately 2,411,000 cubic yards of dredged material comprised of maintenance material from 54,800 feet of project channel with widths of 142 to 950 to required depths of 38 and 44 feet (below mean low tide) and 2 feet of allowable overdepth. Disposal is in confined placement areas. The plans and specifications will be available on compact disc only. The cost range for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 61.4% -- Small Business; 9.1% -- Disadvantaged Business; 5.0% -- Woman-Owned; 1.5% -- Hubzone Small Business. Submit requests for CDs via FAX (409) 766-3010 or via e-mail to angela.zahid@usace.army.mil Posted 06/21/00 (W-SN467239). (0173)

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