Z--Maintenance Dredging, Wilmington Harbor, Christina River, Delaware

Work to be performed under this contract consists of, but not limited to the following items of work: (a) Dredging will be required to a depth of 35 feet MLW (Christina River Datum) plus 1-foot allowable overdepth within the contract work limits fro m Station 0+000 to Station 1+975. Dredging will be required to a distance of 25 feet outside the North Channel edge when required dredging depths exist inside the channel along the perimeter of the north edge; (b) Dredging will be required to a depth of 3 8 feet MLW (Christina River Datum) plus 1-foot allowable overdepth within the contract work limits from Station 1+975 to Station 6+236. Dredging will be required to a distance of 25 feet outside the north channel edge, north turning basin edges, and entra nce widening (flare) from Station 1+975 to Station 6+236, when required dredging depths exist inside the channel and basin, along the perimeter of the aforementioned north limits; (c) No side slopes or end slopes are specified for this contract; (d) Hopper or bucket dredging will not be permitted under this contract; (e) The Government-furnished disposal area available for use under this contract is Wilmington Harbor North Disposal Area. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) documents will be available on the Inter net Web page on or about 25 June 2004 and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. Contractors shall download this IFB (including drawings) and all amendments (including drawings) from the Internet Web page at the f ollowing address: https://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil on or after issue date of the IFB. The official media of distribution for the IFB is the Internet Web page. All amendments to this IFB will be posted to the Internet Web page at the above address. Hard c opies of the amendments will not be furnished. It is the contractors responsibility to monitor the web page for any amendments. Interested contractors must register on the Internet Web page. If any of the contractors information changes during the adver tisement period, contractors are responsible to make changes to their user profile on the Internet Web page. Failure to make changes in their user profile may cause a delay in receiving notification of the IFB and amendments. Contractors are responsible for printing copies of the IFB including any drawings and amendments. Bids will be opened on or about 27 July 2004 at 2:00 p.m. The NAICS Code is 237990 with a size standard of $17.0 million. The estimated range of the project is $500,000.00 to $1,000,0 00.00 and bonding is required. All contractors must be registered in the DoDs Central Contract Register (CCR) database before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by phoning +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on s ubmitting your report may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://vets100.cudenver.edu. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated da mages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is unrestricted*****