U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Attn: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Z -- EMBANKMENT MODIFICATION, WACO LAKE, WACO, TEXAS SOL DACW63-98-B-0033 DUE 063098 POC May Lauber, Contract Specialist, (817) 978-7443 WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, http://www.ed1.swf.usace.army.mil/CONTRACT. E-MAIL: US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, may.lauber@swf02.usace.army.mil. DESCRIPTION: Work will consist of raising the Lake Waco Dam by about five feet, to elevation 514.6 by construction of 11,700 feet of concrete parapet wall, approximately seven feet tall with a six foot base. Another 4,000 feet of earth embankment will be raised to elevation 510.6. Miscellaneous modifications will be made at the bridge to the control tower, including the construction of a stop log structure. Work will be located in Waco, McLennan County, Texas. Estimated cost range: $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Solicitation to be issued on or about 1 June 1998. Bids opening on or about 30 June 1998. Duration of contract is approximately 24 months. Offers from all qualified business concerns are solicited. If a large business concern is selected for this announcement, it must comply with FAR 52.219.9 clause regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the work it intends to be subcontracted. The Fort Worth District goals are as follows (expressed as a percentage of the contractor's total planned subcontract amount): Small Business -- 61%; Small Disadvantaged Business -- 9.1%; Woman-Owned Business -- 4.5%; Historically Black Colleges & Universities/Minority Institutions (where applicable) -- 9.4%. SIC code for this project is 1629 and the size standard is $17 million. Size Standard is $17 million. The Government intends to issue this solicitation through the use of CD ROM and the Internet. However, the Government reserves the right to use only the Internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view/download this solicitation and all amendments on the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: http://ebs.swf.usace.army.mil. Offers should register themselves on the Internet to receive a copy of this solicitation (CD ROM). NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. (0134)

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