U.S. Army Engineers District, Wilmington District, Corps of Engineers, Attn: Sherrel Sholar-Jackson, P.O. Box 1890, Wilmington, NC 28402-1890

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, MANTEO BAY, NC (OLD HOUSE CHANNEL/CHANNEL TO WANCHESE. SOL DACW54-00-B-0012 DUE 090600 POC Mr. Danny Kissam, CESAW-CT, (910) 251-4424; Ms. Oweita Freeman, CESAW-TS-EE, (910) 251-4741 Maintenance Dredging; Manteo Bay, North Carolina, (Old House Channel/Channel to Wanchese). The total quantity of material to be dredged is estimated to be about 250,000 cubic yards. The magnitude of this project is between $500,000 to $1,000,000. 2. AVAILABILITY AND CHARGE: THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE ON CD-ROM AND WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE AND SHOULD NOT BE RETURNED. Plans and Specifications will not be provided in a printed paper hard copy form. Amendments will be made through either a 3.5" Diskette, CD-ROM or hard copy. The CD-ROM contains simple window viewing application and two commerical software applications. All applications contained on the CD-ROM can be run fromt he CD-ROM. No installation is required. The recommended minimum hardware requirements are (1) 486/66 personal computer; (2) 8 or 16 MB RAM; (3) CD-ROM drive; (4) Windows driven printer. The recommended minimum software requirement is Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT. All Bid Forms,Bid Bonds and other normal documents required for bid submittal shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for bid submittal SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED. Requests for Solicitation Documents should be addressed to: USAED, PO BOX 1890, WILMINGTON, NC 28402-1890, ATTN: DANNY KISSAM, OR FAX REQUEST TO: 910-251-4454, ATTN: DANNY KISSAM. BE SURE TO ANNOTATE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER WHEN SUBMITTING A REQUEST. 3. A Firm's physical address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and point of contact should be provided to facilitate any overnight mailing. 4. This Solicitation is 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. 5. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 1629. Posted 06/29/00 (W-SN470212). (0181)

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