US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, N.Y. 10278-0090

Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE OUTER ENTRANCE CHANNEL OF THE JAMAICA BAY, NEW YORK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL SOL DACW51-00-B-0028 DUE 090500 POC Anne Spiegelberg (212)264-9003 Maintenance Dredging -- Removal and satisfactory placement of all material (approximately 305,000 cy) except ledge rock lying above the plane of 20 ft. below mean low water. The dredged material will be placed at nearby beaches at Breezy Point, NY. Liquidated Damages: $1,085.00 per calendar day of delay until all work under the contract is accepted. The estimated cost range for this project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Completion time is 90 calendar days after receipt of Notice to Proceed. The SIC CODE for this project is 1629. Solicitation documents will be available on or about 04 August 2000. Bid opening date will be 30 calendar days following solicitation available date or 05 September 2000 at 11:00 A.M. Bid opening will be held in room 1841. To obtain sol. documents, mail check or money order payable to USAED, N.Y. in the amount of $30.00 per set (non-refundable) to U.S.Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Room 1843, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278-0090. Interested parties requesting solicitation documents should do so in writing stating the sol. no., complete company name, street address (no P.O. boxes please), telephone No., and facsimile no. including area codes. NOTE: This procurement is UNRESTRICTED and open to all prospective bidders. The solicitation documents may be examined at this office or at the following offices: F.W. Dodge Company, 148 Princetown, Hightstown Road, Hightstown, N.J. 08520; Brown's Letters, 163 Stuyvesant Avenue, Lyndhurst, N.J. A small business sub-contracting plan is required for all large firms. The subcontracting Plan must be in conformance with all aspects of FAR Subpart 19.7. This includes evaluation of an offeror's past performance with respect to its allotment of work to Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small business concerns. A contract will not be awarded unless and until the Contracting Officer has determined (with advice from SBA) that it's subcontracting plan provides maximum practicable opportunities for Small, Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned Small Business concerns to participate in contract performance. In determining the acceptability of a proposed subcontracting plan the Contracting Officer will evaluate all relevant factors inclusive of subcontrats for the same or similar products or services to Small, Small Disadvantaged and Woman-Owned Small Businesses. The Corps of Engineers is responsible for effectively implementing the small business programs within its activities including achieving programgoals and to ensure contracting and technical personnel maintain knowledge of small, small disadvantaged, and woman-owned small business program requirements. In line with the emphasis on this program, the Corps of Engineers, New York District is particularly desirous of increasing subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns, small disadvantaged business concerns and women-owned small business concerns. You, as a prime contractor, are required to participate in this program by soliciting subcontractor bids from such firms. We urge you to take action to locate competent small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns for your subcontracting opportunities in preparing your bid. Submission of an unfavorable plan may result in denial of award. You can faciliate the identification of such firms through the Small business administration's (SBA) PRO-NET website address HTTP://pro-net.sba.gov. PRO-NET is a virtual one stop procurement shop which is free of charge. In addition, you can contact the local SBA 8(a) Business Development offices in New York and New Jersey at (212) 264-4313 and (973) 645-2530 respectively for referrals to SBA's 8(A) certified small disadvantaged business concerns. Posted 07/18/00 (W-SN476192). (0200)

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