U.S. DOE, Western Area Power Administration, P.O. Box 3402, Golden, CO 80401 ATN:A1500

Z -- TRACY LOS VAQUEROS TRANSMISSION LINE SOL DE-FB65-96WN16540 DUE 032696 POC Melissa Brooks, Contract Specialist, (303) 275-1521, James E. Dickey, Contracting Officer. Contractor to provide all labor, material, equipment and supervision to construct 2.5 miles of 69-kV 3-phase, 60 Hz, single-circuit transmission line, three 266,800-circular mil, ACSR, 26/7 conductors, and one 3/8 inch diameter high strength steel 7 strand overhead ground wire. The Tracy-Los Vaqueros 69-kV transmission line is located in San Joaquin County, California. Unrestricted solicitation. All responsible bidders will be considered. Estimated cost of the project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. Period of performance: Project must be completed not later than 100 calendar days from the receipt of the notice of proceed. This solicitation is scheduled to be released on or about February 26, 1996. All requests for this solicitation must be in writing, addressed to the Department of Energy at the above address. Solicitation will be issued on double-sided, high-density DOS-formatted 3.5 floppy diskettes. The IFB and specifications are formatted using WordPerfect 5.1. The solicitation may be obtained in one of the following ways: FREE OF CHARGE: Solicitation/ specifications on diskette with drawings on hard copy, or $20.00 NONREFUNDABLE FEE: Solicitation/specifications/drawings on hard copy. (Please indicate your selection on your written request.) Send a check or money order to the Department of Energy at the address above. Information hours: 7:30 am - 4:30 pm (MST), Monday through Friday. (0095) U.S. Department of Energy (WESTERN AREA POWER) Administration, P.O. Box 3402, ATTN: A1500, 1627 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 18, Golden, CO 80401 (0039)

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