U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, TN

J -- REHABILITATION OF FLOATING CAISSON SOL DACW62-97-B-0022 DUE 111897 POC Mary Roberts, Contract Specialist, (615)736-7253; Peggy E. Owen, Contracting Officer, (615)736-5679. Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and a dry-dock facility to perform repairs in conjunction with the transportation and operational testing of a Floating Caisson located at the Wilson Lock facility, Tennessee River Mile 259.4. The Floating Caisson is a large piece of equipment approximately 115' x 28' x 10', weighing 270 tons that can be flooded by operating a series of control valves. Contractor will be required to remove and replace exterior surface coating, perform selective repairs to the interior surface and recoat interior surface. Replace all air/hydraulic lines, controls, valves, etc. as designed and specified. The structure of the Floating Caisson requires some repairs, additional work and coordinated effort with the Government on the testing of critical weld joints. The location of the Floating Caisson is Tennessee River Mile 259.4, Wilson Lock, Florence, Alabama. Dry dock facility must be located within 500 river miles from Florence, Alabama. Duration of work is 180 days. Bid documents will be available on or about 15 October 1997. SIC Code is 3731. (For classification purposes only; if company has over 1000 employees, they are classified as a Large Business, if the company has under 1000 employees, they are classified as a Small Business.) THIS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Responsible sources requesting solicitation documents may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. (0266)

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