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

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING, 12-FOOT PROJECT, BARGE CANAL, CANAVERAL HARBOR, FLORIDA SOL DACW17-00-B-0028 DUE 061500 POC Contract Specialist, Barbara Byam, (904) 232-1120 WEB: Business Opportunities, http://www.saj.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, Barbara.V.Byam@usace.army.mil. Project work includes the removal of approximately 207,000 cubic yards of shoal material from the Canaveral Harbor Barge Canal to a required depth of 12-feet plus 1-foot allowable over-depth. Work also includes cleaning of an existing disposal area adjacent to the large canal, incineration of debris, and turbidity monitoring. Contractor will be required to obtain a State of Florida Gopher Tortoise Take Permit. Equipment needed would include, but not be limited to, the following: Dredge and all support equipment, bulldozer, and marine equipment for transporting bulldozers and other equipment used for clearing and incineration. Construction time is 114 calendar days. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Solicitation will be issued on or about 01 May 2000 and open on or about 15 June 2000. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Bidders will be provided a CD-ROM at no cost. Interested offerors must register electronically. The registration form is located at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/. (Select Business Opportunities.) THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. All small business concerns are encouraged to submit a bid. 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 $13.5 million. Posted 04/22/00 (W-SN447751). (0113)

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