U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, ATTN: CESWF-CT, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300

Y -- BEALS CREEK, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT, BIG SPRING, HOWARD COUNTY, TEXAS SOL DACW63-95-B-0101 DUE 080495 POC May Lauber, Contract Specialist, 817/885-7443. Channel Improvement will require approximately 191,000 cubic yards of excavation and 14,000 cubic yards of compacted fill to provide a trapezoidal channel complete with concrete drop structure, concrete bridge, 1,500 cubic yards of contaminated soil removal, and turfing. Estimated value: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Bid sets available at $30.75 for half-size and $53.25 for full-size. NO EXPRESS MAIL PROCEDURES WILL BE UTILIZED ON INITIAL MAILINGS OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. Requests by mail must include payment in the applicable amount by company check or money order made payable to F&A Officer, USAED FTW and sent to: USACE, Attn: Room 13A42, P.O. Box 17300, 819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300. No refund will be made and material need not be returned. No individual sheets of half-size drawings may be purchased. If project is cancelled or no award is made, cost of plans and specifications will be refunded only on written request. Solicitation to be issued on or about 5 July 95. Bid Opening 4 Aug 95. Duration of contract 420 calendar days. If a large business firm is selected for this announcement it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding requirement for subcontracting plan on the work it intends to subcontract. The Fort Worht District goal of the total dollars to be subcontracted is for 60% to go to Small Business; of the 60% goal, 9.8% should go to Small Disadvantaged Business and 2.9% should go to Woman Owned Small Business. The plan is not required as part of this submittal. The plan will be due five days after written notification to the firm by the Contracting Officer. Bids from all responsible sources will be considered. (0151)

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