California Institute of Technology/LIGO Project, 1201 E. California Avenue, M/S 51-33, Pasadena, CA 91125

Y -- FINISH GRADING AND PLACING BEAM TUBE SLAB, SUPPLY OF BEAM TUBE ENCLOSURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF PAVED ROADS Due 100196, POC: Subcontracts manager, Ed Jasnow, 818/395-3044, Cognizant Engineer, Fred Asiri, 818/395-2971, Otto Matherney 509/372-1788. The California Institute of Technology plans to award a contract in Livingston, Louisiana in support of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave (LIGO) Project. The contract will consist of the following: Item 1: Placing of a concrete slab, approximately 8 inches thick, 14 feet wide and five miles long. The slab elevations will be held to close tolerances. 2: Manufacture and delivery to the site precast concrete enclosures that will fit on the concrete slab. The enclosures will be approximately 6 inches thick, 14 feet wide and 10 feet long, and of a parabolic shape. There will be approximately 2,600 sections to be delivered to the site. 3: Construct a 20-feet wide, approximately 5 miles long multiple bituminous surface treatment service road. 4: If a bid package is desired, please make your $200.00 (per package) check payable to the California Institute to Technology and mail to: address above. (183)

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