National Park Service -- Philadelphia Support Office, 200 Chestnut Street -- 3rd Floor, U.S. Custom House, Philadelphia, PA 19106

Z -- CULVERT 1692 STABILIZATION SOL 1443RQ400097020 DUE 083097 POC Roselyn Sessoms (215) 597-0056 The National Park Service will be stabilizing in-place and adding erosion control systems to Culvert 1692 within the historic level of Inclined Plane 10 and later Portage Railroad Bed, located in Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site. The structure is a random-laid and cut coursed ashlar stone with radiating arch culvert listed as part of a National Historic Landmark; all work will be completed in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The contractor shall Provide all labor, materials and equipment for the work which will include the retention of all original stone work, installation of new culvert liner pipes and flared end sections, mat slope protection system and the reestatablishment of the top stones to their original orientation. All requests for this solicitation MUST BE IN WRITING. No phone requests will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Estimated Range: $25,000 -- $100,000.00 Facsimile requests will be accepted. FAX (215) 597-0056 this will be a firm-fixed price contract. this solicitation is issued pursuant to Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Standard Industrial code is 1629. (0196)

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