U. S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 2000 FT. POINT RD, CONTRACTING DIVISION, P. O. BOX 1229, GALVESTON TX 77553-1229

Z -- MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL, DREDGING ENTRANCE CHANNEL IN MATAGORDA COUNTY SOL DACW64-99-B-0026 DUE 060499 POC Contract Specialist Carolyn Hilliard (409) 766-3848 Contracting Officer Carol A. Devany (409) 766-3852 (Site Code DACW64) WEB: www.swg.usace.army.mil/ct, www.swg.usace.army.mil/ct. E-MAIL: carolyn.m.hilliard@usace.army.mil, carolyn.m.hilliard@usace.army.mil. The work consists of the removal of approximately 700,000 cubic yards of shoaled material from 13,000 feet of project channel with variable widths of 300-350 feet to required depths of 41 and 43 feet (below mean low tide) and 2 feet of allowable overdepth. Disposal is in open water. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 61.2% -- Small Business; 9.1% -- Small Disadvantaged Business; and 4.5% -- Woman-Owned Business. Plans and specifications will be available only in electronic format on compact disc at No Cost. It is the contractor's responsibility to reproduce a set of contract drawings from this compact disc. Submit your request via FAX # (409) 766-3010. Price range for this work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Posted 03/26/99 (A-SN313472). (0085)

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