USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 225, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT 4B, CHOCCOLOCCO CREEK WATERSHED SOL NRCS-3-AL-00 DUE 082100 POC Carolyn Adams, Phone 706-546-2280 Construction of Channel Improvement, Contract 4B Choccolocco Creek Watershed, Calhoun County, Alabama. Work consists of mobilization/demobilization, clearing, strucure removal, earthfill, drain fill, installation of loose rock riprap, concrete conduit and drains, and erosion control blanket, seeding and mulching, channel clearing and snagging, installation of live post, construction surveys, and other items incidental to the work. A site showing is scheduled for August 1, 2000 at 9 AM. All interested bidders should plan to meet at the USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office, 917 Snow Street, Oxford, Alabama 36203. Bid opening August 21, 2000 at 11:30 AM in Auburn, Alabama. No solicitation packages will be mailed for requests dated after August 1, 2000. If you desire a copy of this solicitation, send your nonrefundable check in the amount of $50.00 made payable to USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service to USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Federal Building, Room 225, 355 E. Hancock Avenue, Athens, Georgia 30601 no later than August 1, 2000. Include a legible street address for courier delivery and your telephone number. Solicitation available July 20, 2000. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. Range: $100,000 -- $250,000. Posted 07/05/00 (W-SN471646). (0187)

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