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Y -- HOGBACK DIVERSION DAM, HOGBACK PROJECT, NEW MEXICO SOL 00-SI-40-4290 DUE 081500 POC Contact Point, Evelyn Doussard, (801) 524-3645, Contract Specialist or Richard Kerr, Jr., Contracting Officer at (801) 524-3681 WEB: Acquisition Office, Upper Colorado Region, Bureau of, http://www.uc.usbr.gov/acq/index.html. E-MAIL: Evelyn Doussard, EDoussard@uc.usbr.gov. Estimated Price: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The work is located approximately 18 miles west of Farmington, New Mexico, in San Juan County. The principal components of the work to be performed includes the following: Excavation for dam, sheet piles, and fish passage; compacting embankments for construction of dikes; installing government-furnished steel sheet piles; constructing a bentonite slurry trench; placing and grouting government-furnished 15-inch riprap; hand placing and grouting government-furnished 48-inch riprap in fish passage; constructing reinforced concrete trashrack structure; and furnishing and installing a metal walkway; fencing, log boom and trashracks. A prebid site tour and bid conference will be held by the Bureau of Reclamation. At this time, a firm date has not been set for the site tour. When a site tour date has been set, the tour will be held in Reclamation's conference room located at the Farmington Construction Office, 2200 Bloomfield Highway, Farmington, New Mexico.It is anticipated that the actual tour will take approximately 4 hours and cover approximately 45 miles. The Government will not provide transportation for the bid conference/site tour. Four wheel vehicles will not be necessary. For information please contact Tom Roe at the Farmington Construction Office at (505) 325-1794, extension 117. Compliance with the Indian Preference and Indian Preference programs is of the utmost importance. The goal for hiring of Navajo Tribal members is 100 percent. To obtain information about the availability of Indian employees and the Navajo Nation Labor Laws and Requirements, contact: PO Box 1704, Shiprock NM 87420, Telephone (505) 368-1142. A three percent Navajo Nation Business Activity tax is applicable to work covered by this solicitation. Federal, State, and Local taxes are also applicable. For the purpose of determining correct labor rates, all work under this solicitation shall be considered heavy construction. Completion date: The work shall be completed and ready for use by November 30, 2001. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY ONLY AND WILL BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY July 12, 2000. THE COST FOR THE SOLICITATION IS $50.00. Charges for solicitations include regular U.S. postage. If you would like the package shipped to you by overnight mail, include your express mail account number. To obtain copies of this solicitation, you may pay by check or major credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express), using one of the following methods: 1. To order by mail, send check (made out to the Bureau of Reclamation) and request in writing to the: Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: Linda Daniel, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138-1102. 2. To order by credit card, call 801-524-3693 (Linda Daniel) or send e-mail to ldaniel@uc.usbr.gov. Solicitations can also be picked up at Room 7223. NO REFUNDS ON SOLICITATIONS ONCE PURCHASED. REFER TO THE NAME AND SOLICITATION NUMBER IN YOUR REQUESTS. All qualified bidders will be considered. This procurement isnot a Small Business Set-Aside. Posted 06/27/00 (W-SN469098). (0179)

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