U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 600 M.L. King, Jr. Pl., Rm 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230

Y -- TRACK LEVELING AND CONCRETE CURB GRINDING OF EAST GATE BAY CHICAGO LOCK, CHICAGO HARBOR, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS SOL DACW27-98-R-0052 DUE 090198 POC Contract Specialist -- Denise Gill (502) 582-6544; Technical POC -- Steve Treharne (312) 353-6400 x 3013; Site Visits -- Greg Vejvoda (312) 353-6400 x 4012 Mill two horizontal steel tracks that are each a 90' long arc by 19 inches wide. Approximately inches of material is to be removed to create a smooth and level surface. The two tracks are cast steel segments that have been worn over time from the opening and closing of the Chicago lock sector gates. The tracks are embedded in the concrete floor of the Chicago lock east gate bay. The milling is to be performed in-place on the tracks and the milled surface is to be level to plus or minus 0.06 inches in the cross direction and plus or minus 0.12 inches per thirty feet of length in the longitudinal direction. Methods which incorporate welding or impose excessive heat to the track will not be considered. Proposals will be evaluated for pass/fail technical acceptability bidder. CRITERIA FOR AWARD: a. The following factors shall be used in the evaluation of the technical proposal received in response to this solicitation: 1) Methods; 2) Equipment; 3) Company experience; 4) Personal experience/training; 5) Schedule. b. All factors are considered to be of equal importance and will be rated as pass/fail. If any factor falls below the minimum level of acceptability, as determined by the Government, the entire offer will be considered technically nonresponsive and will not be considered for award, unless negotiated to an acceptable level, if negotiations are conducted. c. The contract will be awarded to the lowest priced bidder which satisfies all factors. Award will be made without discussions. Estimated construction range is $100,000.00 to $250,000.00. Solicitation No. DACW27-98-R-0052 has an approximate issue date of July 30, 1998 and bid date of September 1, 1998. THIS PROJECT IS AVAILABLE ON COMPACT DISK (CD) ONLY. Project specification files are in Portable Document Format (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Source View. Both software are available on the compact disk. System requirements are: Windows 3.1 or greater, 4MB application RAM, 4MB hard disk space, and compact disk drive. Request for solicitation package should be mailed to the above address, or you may fax request to (502) 582-5554, ATTN: Denise Gill. No telephone requests will be honored. Company's street address should be included when requesting solicitation documents. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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