U. S. Army Engineer District, Mobile, Attn: CESAM-CT (Plans Room No. 1000A), P. O. Box 2288 Mobile, Alabama 36628-0001, or 109 St. Joseph Street Mobile, AL 36602

Z -- ECIP - ALTER COOLING WATER SYSTEM, ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, TN SOL DACA01-96-B-0020 DUE 021396. Contact Mrs. Sharron Ali, 334/690-2525; Contracting Officer, Edward M. Slana (Site Code W31XNJ). This action previously published in the original CBD is modified as follows: Change Bid Opening date from ``05 December 1995'' - to - ``13 February 1996.'' Change from: ``THIS IS A TOTAL SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS SET-ASIDE,'' - to - ``THIS IS A COMPETITIVE 8 (A) SET-ASIDE.'' This procurement is a Competitive 8 (a) Set-Aside as established by Section 8 (a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637 (a). Only those firms meeting the Small Business Administration's (SBA) criterion, and have previously been certified by the SBA as an ``8 (a) Contractor,'' are eligible to complete for this procurement and ultimately be awarded a subcontract form the SBA. For this Procurement, it has been determined by SBA that competition will be restricted to 8 (a) Firms which have SIC Code 1523 among their approved SIC Codes and which are serviced by the following SBA District Offices: Birmingham, AL, District Office; Nashville, TN, District Office, Atlanta, GA, District Office; Nashville, TN, District Office; Atlanta, GA, District Office; and Jackson, MS, District Office. Firms having previously submitted payment for Plans and Specifications and are no longer eligible to bid under these restrictions of the 8 (a) program may submit a request for a refund of payment for Plans and Specifications. In general, the work shall consist of the following: Providing a new 16 inch raw water supply line; provide remotely controlled shut-off valves in each of 3 existing 72 inch return line laterals and in the 36 inch return lines; provide one 60 inch supply line and one parallel 60 inch return line, each with a remotely controlled shut-off valve; provide an addition to the cooling tower basin with a 42 inch connecting line and remotely controlled isolation valve; repair roads at pipeline crossings and restore construction sites; provide control and instrumentation systems; provide regen/blowdown ejection system form the steam plant consisting of storage tank, pumps and piping. Critical Path Method (Network Analysis System) is required. Bid documents are available on or about 11 January 1996. Costs are as follows: Plans half size $12.00. Specifications $39.00. Estimated cost of work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. IMPORTANT: Response cutoff date for all interested addresses is 04 January 1996. Your response by this date is critical. The quantity of Plans and Specifications reproduced shall be determined based on the number of positive responses received on or before the cutoff date. Extras will not be run. Don't delay, reserve your copy now! Request for Plans and Specifications shall indicate in writing whether firm will bid as a Prime Contractor or a Subcontractor. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered. (355)

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