U.S. Army Engineer District, San Francisco, COE, Attn: CESPN-CT, 333 Market Street, Room 704, San Francisco, CA 94105-2197

Y -- 42' NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT, OAKLAND INNER AND OUTER HARBORS, ALAMEDA AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA DUE 102497 POC Ofelia (Offel) R. Rosales, Contract Specialist, (415)977-8499. For Technical Information, John H. Azeveda, Construction Manager, (415)977-8474 SOLICITATION FOR INFORMATION OR PLANNING PURPOSES (APR 1984) (a) The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal (B&P) costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of planning a re-procurement of the remaining portion of the -42' NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT, OAKLAND INNER AND OUTER HARBORS, ALAMEDA AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES, in the event that the current contractor for the project does not or is unable to complete the project. The current contractor is performing the contract as a debtor in possession in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and will submit its intention to assume or reject the contract on November 13, 1997, as ordered by the Bankruptcy Judge. A Confirmation Hearing of the Reorganization Plan is scheduled for December 12, 1997, wherein the contractor may reject the remainder of the -42' NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT, OAKLAND INNER AND OUTER HARBORS, ALAMEDA AND SAN FRANCISCO COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA. If such a rejection should occur, the Government needs to be prepared to quickly issue a solicitation. (c) The original project was previously announced in the CBD on October 3, 1994, Solicitation No. DACW07-94-B-0016. The portions of the project estimated to remain as of November 13, 1997 are as follows: (1) 650,000 cubic yards of the Inner Harbor, to be transported to the SF-DODS, approx. 50 nautical miles beyond the Golden Gate Bridge; (2) 150,000 cubic yards of capping material for the Galbraith Golf Course; (3) the removal of an existing navy sewer line and the installation of a new 20" diameter sewer line (pipe furnished by the Government) across the Inner Harbor; and (4) dredging of remaining estimated 172,000 cubic yards from the Todd and Schnitzer Wing areas of the Inner Harbor Turning Basin and concurrent removal of an estimated 15,000 tons of structural debris, associated with the remains of several docks and piers. The dredged material is to be pumped to Galbraith Disposal Site and the Debris trucked to a suitable, permitted upland site. (d) Plans and specifications for the awarded contract are available for review at the Corps of Engineers San Francisco District Office, Room 704, 333 Market Street, San Francisco, California. Advance notice from those interested who wish to review the Plans and Specifications is required. Call Ofelia (Offel) R. Rosales @ (415(977-8499 or Karen A. Brinckmann @ (415)977-8511. NO COLLECT CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED. (e) Provide the following information: 1. A list of equipment available to you that you determine necessary to carry out the remaining work for each remaining segment listed in paragraph (c) above, listed by each of the four remaining segments. 2. The amount of time you would require to mobilize each piece of equipment and the earliest possible date you could begin work on each of the four remaining segments. 3. An estimated (rough order of magnitude) cost for each of the remaining segments listed in paragraph (c) above. 4. Submit the above 3 listed requirements to the attention of the Contracting Officer, Karen A. Brinckmann, by Close of Business (COB) 10/24/97. Mailing Address: U.S. Army Engineer District, SF, COE, 333 Market St., Rm. 704, San Francisco, CA 94105-2197 OR by FAX, (415)977-8513 to the attention of same. (0283)

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