PROCEDURAL CHANGE FOR PITTSBURGH DISTRICT REGARDING CONSTRUCTION ADVERTISEMENT In the very near future, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, will be advertising and issuing solicitations for large construction projects using Electronic Bid Sets (EBS). AT THAT TIME, THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON COMPACT DISK (CD-ROM) ONLY. They will no longer be provided or printed in a paper hard copy format. Specification files will be Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Drawing files will be Continuous Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support (CALS) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using SourceView Reader. Both readers will be provided on the CD-ROM. Minimum system requirements to utilize the CD-ROM are as follows: 486-based personal computer (Pentium recommended), 17" Monitor, 8 Mb application RAM, compact disk drive, and Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, or Windows NT. Bid submission will continue to be in paper medium. Questions may be directed to Michele R. Hutfles or Darlene A. Young by fax at 412-644-5109. WEB: US Army Corps of Engineers, http://www.gpo.gov/procurement/index.html. Posted 08/11/98 (W-SN235251).

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