Department of Interior, U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service/CGS/DB, 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4181

Z -- RACEWAY AND INTAKE REPAIRS SOL 10181-0-P078(VR) DUE 083100 POC Vickie Ruggles, Contracting Officer 503-231-2391. For a bid package see proposal package fee note below. Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies for the repair and renovation of the Penny Creek intake, piping system, and fish production raceways. The intake work includes selective demolition; increasing the height of the existing concrete walls; new walkway grating, guardrails and fencing; installation of slide gates, and installation of a new wash down water system. The piping system work includes installation of an electronic flow meter in an existing pipeline, and replacement of a portion of the piping system in the Hatchery building. The raceway repair work includes grating and stoplog guide replacement; mud valve installation, flow deflector installation; expansion joint repair; epoxy grouting of shrinkage cracks; and replacement of a 36-foot by 79-foot section of the concrete raceways. The issue date is approximately July 14, 2000. THIS IS A BEST VALUE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. Proposals will be due 30 days from the actual issue date. The Estimated construction cost range is $250,000 to $500,000. A PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT QUILCENE NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY IN ADVANCE OF PROPOSAL DUE DATE (DATE OF MEETING TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE). PROPOSAL PACKAGE FEE: To obtain a proposal package send a written request, ALONG WITH A CASHIERS CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $50.00, TO: US Fish & Wildlife Service, ATTN: Sandy Stevens (CGS), 911 NE 11th Avenue, Portland OR 97232. Proposal requests with fee may be hand carried to the same address, 2nd floor, west wing. The proposal package fee is NON-REFUNDABLE. Posted 06/23/00 (W-SN468039). (0175)

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