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Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, WILMINGTON HARBOR, CHRISTINA RIVER, DELAWARE SOL DACW61-98-B-0009 DUE 042198 POC Cheryl Watson, Contract Specialist, (215) 656-6894 The work consists of Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor Christina River, Delaware. (a) Dredging will be required to a depth of 35' MLW (Christina River Datum) plus 1' allowable overdepth within the contract work limits shown in the drawings from Station 0+000 to Station 1+975, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for along the south channel edge (box cut). Dredging will be required to a distance of 25' outside the north channel edge when required dredging depths exist inside the channel along the perimeter of the north edge, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for. (b) Dredging will be required to a depth of 38' MLW (Christina River Datum) plus 1' allowable overdepth within the contract work limits shown on the drawings from Station 1+975 to Station 6+236, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for along the south channel edge (box cut). Dredging will be required to a distance of 25' outside the north channel and north turning basin edges for Station 1+975 to Station 4+050, when required dredging depths exist inside the channel and basin, along the perimeter of the aforementioned north limits, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for. The dredging limits from Station 4+050 to station 6+236 should depict a box cut along the channel edge/entrance widening (flare), with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for. Contract Solicitation Documents will provided on CD-ROM only at a charge of $15.00. Bidders will be responsible for hard copies. Issue date for solicitation documents will be on or about 20 March 1998 with a bid opening date of 21 April 1998 at 11:00 a.m. All requests for a solicitation package should be in writing along with a Company Check which must include your Federal Tax Identification Number, or a Personal Check with Social Security Number or Driver's License or Money Order, all made payable to "FAO, USAED, NORFOLK." Payment will not be refunded and specifications need not be returned. Please provide a physical address, telephone number and fax number. Completion time for the project is 50 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. Award of contract will be made to one bidder. Liquidated damages apply. Affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. The SIC code is 1629 and the size standard is $13.5 million. This procurement is unrestricted ***** (0062)

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