Y--FLOOD CONTROL, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES, MISSISSIPPI RIVER, STONE DIKE CONSTRUCTION, YUCATAN, LA., RM 411.1-R, AHP

The work consists of a fixed price contract for furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and constructing three (3) new dikes at Yucatan in Tensas Parish LA. Principal features of the work include mobilization and demobilization, furnishing and placing approximately 486,000 tons Graded Stone "A" and approximately 18,000 tons Graded Stone "C", clearing, grubbing, snagging, and excavation and environmental protection. The contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days and complete it within 150 calendar days after receiving the notice to proceed. This work will be performed in the Mississippi River and varying water depths and currents may be encountered. Currents usually encountered at the sites of the work during low water period may vary from about one mile per hour to about six miles per hour. Construction of the dikes will require both floating plant and land based equipment. The work shall be completed as expeditiously as possible even though river conditions may become increasingly severe as construction progresses. The work requires steady and uninterrupted progress to minimize loss of stone during construction.