U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, 34- AND 43-FOOT PROJECT, EAST BAY CHANNEL AND EXTENSIONS, TAMPA HARBOR, FL SOL DACW17-99-B-0036 DUE 072899 POC Wanda I. Cruz 904-232-2083 WEB: Click here to view further information and bidders, http://www.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, wanda.i.cruz@usace.army.mil). This project consists of dredging approximately 106,000 cubic yards of shoal material from East Bay Channel, Tampa Harbor, Hillsborough County, Florida, to a required depth of 43 feet with 2-foot allowable overdepth and from East Bay Extensions 1 and 2, Tampa Harbor, to a required depth of 34 feet with 2-foot allowable overdepth. Place material in Disposal Area Island 2D that is located approximately 25,000 feet south of East Bay Extensions in Hillsborough Bay. Work inlcudes ditching and/or drainage features to completely drain disposal area. Work also includes turbidity monitoring and endangered species observers. Method of dredging is restricted to hopper, pipeline and closed bucket clamshell. Overflow from barge or hopper is not permitted. All work must be completed by 14 December 1999. Time for completion is approximately 80 calendar days. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Pre-Solicitation Notice was issued 06/05/99. Invitation will be issued on or about 06/28/99 and open on or about 07/28/99. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Bidders will be provided a CD ROM at no cost. Please include telephone and facsimile number, tax identification number on response request. Request for CD ROM may be made to: wanda.i.cruz@usace.army.mil. You may respond by facsimile to: ATTN: KENNETH FAULK at (904) 232-2748. If your response is returned by delivery service, the street address is 400 West Bay Street, Room 867, Jacksonville, FL 32202. THIS ACQUISITION IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. NOTE: Contracting information for the Jacksonville District is now available at our web site: http://www.usace.army.mil/. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information. SIC Code 1629. Size Standard is $13.5 Million. Posted 06/07/99 (W-SN339920). (0158)

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