U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST. PAUL DISTRICT, 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, ST. PAUL MN 55101-1638

Y -- BRIDGE PAINTING AND CRANE REHABILITATION AT L/D 8, WITH OPTIONS FOR THE SAME WORK AT L/DS 7, 9 & 10, LOCATED IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES WITHIN THE STATES OF IOWA, MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN. SOL DACW37-98-R-0009 DUE 080399 POC Contract Specialist BRUCE STEPHENSON (612) 290-5418 (Site Code DACW37) BRIDGE PAINTING AND CRANE REHABILITATION AT L/D 8, WITH OPTIONS FOR SAME WORK AT L/Ds 7, 9 & 10. Project consists of surface preparation and painting of the service bridge and replacement of rail clips at Dam No. 8 on the Mississippi River, with options for the same work at Dams 7, 9 & 10. Specific work includes, but is not limited to, removal of existing rails and rail clips from the service bridge; transportation and installation of Government furnished rail clips (including modifications to the bridge decking to accommodate the larger clips); surface prep, metallize and seal the tops of the bridge beams and rails; removal of existing paint and lead based primer from surface bridge by wet abrasive blasting; paint surface bridge with epoxy mastic primer and urethane topcoat; surface prep and paint poiree A-frames; reinstall rails on bridge; fabricate, finish and install new crane stops. Proposals will be evaluated on price and technical merit. Overall technical merit is approximately equal in importance to price. The technical factors in descending order of importance are as follows: 1-Experience, 2-Past Performance, 3-Management Plan. PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (Public Law 100-656). SIC is 1629. (For informational purposes only, the small business size standard is $17 Million). The estimated magnitude of construction for the basic plus all options in terms of physical characteristics and price range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. In the event a large business firm is recommended for award, it will be necessary for the firm to submit a subcontracting plan which will be subject to approval prior to receiving award. For the purposes of formulating the subcontracting plan on this contract, the following non-legally binding goals applicable to all subcontracting utilized in performance of the contract are provided for informational purposes only: Small Business -- 35.0%, Small Disadvantaged Business -- 6.0%, Women Owned Small Business -- 3.0%, Subcontracting Report (SF 294 & SF 295) -- 100.0%. Specifications and Plans are expected to be available approximately June 29, 1998, with the proposal due date being on or about August 3, 1998. Plans and specifications will be issued upon written request with a non-refundable payment. Charges are as follows: Half size drawings with one copy of the specification, $27.00; full size drawings with one copy of the specification, $91.00; copy of the specification only, $10.00. Please address your order to the attention of the Contracting Division (address as listed above) and specify solicitation number DACW37-98-R-0009. Plans and Specifications may be purchased on the 5th floor of the Army Corps of Engineers Centre. (0138)

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