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

Z -- GREELEY AREA 115-KV TRANSMISSION LINE REMOVAL, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO SOL DE-FB65-96WJ30246 DUE 081396 POC Frank A. Armstrong, Contract Specialist, (303) 275-1516, Jon F. Olsen, Contracting Officer. The Western Area Power Administration has a requirement for a Contractor to provide all the labor, materials, equipment, and other resources necessary to complete this project. The work consists of and includes removing approximately 2 miles of existing 115-kV transmission line between Weld Substation and Greeley Substation, located within the city limits of Greeley, Colorado; and removing approximately 4 miles of existing 115-kV transmission line between Greeley Substation and Rosedale Substation, primarily located within the city limits of Greeley and Evans, Colorado. This project is located in Weld County, Colorado. The estimated order of magnitude of this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The solicitation, specifications and drawings will be issued in hard copy FREE OF CHARGE. Note: In accordance with Western's Acquisition Handbook, ''Western procurement officials shall limit availability of solicitations''. Therefore, only A LIMITED NUMBER of copies of this solicitation, will be available to be distributed by this office. Copies of this solicitation will be issued on a ''first-come first-served bases''. Additional copies of this solicitation will be available through various ''plan holders rooms''. All work for all of the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) must be completed NLT Mar. 1, 1997. Western issues a ''Notice to Proceed''. All the CLINs will be delivery FOB destination. There will be only one award made from this solicitation. Therefore, all Bidders must submit their bids on an ''all or none basis''. This solicitation will be issued on or about July 8, 1996. The projected bid opening date is on or about August 13, 1996. This proposed procurement is unrestricted (full and open). All responsible Business Concerns may submit a bid which shall be considered by this Agency. All requests must be in writing. Our Fax number is (303)275-1515. Information hours are from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM (MST), Monday through Friday. (0164)

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