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Y -- WHITE-BROOKING 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE REPLACEMENT STEEL POLE STRUCTURE INSTALLATION SOL DE-FB65-96WC10699 DUE 062796 POC Charles Medina, Contract Specialist, (303) 275-1531, Dorothy Paquet, Contracting Officer. The work includes cutting off four concrete pole structures and removing two wood pole H-frame structures, assembling and installing six direct-embedded two-piece steel pole structures with concrete backfill, and all associated electrical work required to remove and reinstall three 954,000-circular mil, ACSR, 45/7 conductors and one 3/8-inch-diameter, high-strength steel, 7-strand overhead ground wire. All work is required to be completed within 120 calendar days after receiving Notice to Proceed. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 28, 1996. The cost range for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The project is located in Brookings County, South Dakota. This solicitation is unrestricted. The solicitation may be obtained in one of the following ways: FREE OF CHARGE: Solicitation/ Specification on diskette with drawings on hard copy, or Solicitation/Specification on hard copy (please indicate you selection on your written request. Information hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. (0136)

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