--EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH INDUSTRY - Shoreline Protection, Townsend Inlet to Cape May Inlet, Avalon, Cape May County, New Jersey

This notice invites industry participation in an information exchange for an upcoming shoreline protection project spanning from Townsend Inlet to Cape May Inlet in Cape May County, New Jersey. The project involves significant marine construction work including the removal of existing stone, excavation, and the installation of a 200,000 square foot 6-inch marine mattress, along with the placement of under layer stone and capstone. Approximately 100 tons of stone will be needed to complete a seawall roughly 3,000 feet long. The solicitation is expected to be issued as a best value procurement around February 9, 2004, with the project’s estimated cost ranging between $10 million and $25 million, and a programmed budget of approximately $13.5 million. The scheduled exchange of information with industry will occur during the week of January 5-9, 2004, and interested parties must contact Keith Watson to arrange an appointment. Preliminary project cross sections and quantities are available through the Philadelphia District’s electronic business system under solicitation number W912BU-04-R-0007. This contract falls under NAICS code 237990 and SIC code 1622. It will be subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates and will require bonding. The managing office is the Department of Defense’s W2SD Endist Philadelphia office.