U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

Y -- CONSTRUCTION, U.S. HIGHWAY 98 BRIDGE AND CULVERTS, KISSIMMEE RIVER, FLORIDA PROJECT, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FL. SOL DACW17-00-R-0033 DUE 082100 POC Bob Mosteller 904-232-3739 WEB: Business Opportunities, ENTER WEB LINK: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Robert.W.Mosteller@saj.usace.army.mil. . The project work is to raise approximately 1 mile of existing U.S. Highway 98 about 1 foot, install 10 concrete box culverts and a 350-foot composite bridge at locations along the 1-mile project. Site is immediately east of the Kissimmee River. Performance period is 540 calendar days. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: Proposals will be evaluated and rated on the following factors: Past Performance and Price. This is a competitive best value source selection in which the offerors performance history and price are considered equally important. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Offerors will be provided a CD-ROM at no cost. Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Request For Proposal will be issued on or about 07/21/00 with proposals due 08/31/00. Interested offerors must register electronically. The registration form is located at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/. (Select Business Opportunities). THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED. ALL FIRMS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT AN OFFER. You must be registered in the central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information. SIC Code 1611 and the Small Business Size Standard is $27.5 MILLION. Posted 06/27/00 (W-SN468918). (0179)

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