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Z -- OWSLEY COUNTY EWP PROJECT, OWSLEY COUNTY,KENTUCKY SOL NRCS-04-KY-00 DUE 120299 POC Mark P. Christians, Contracting Officer, (606) 224-7375 (voice) or (606) 224-7393 (facsimile) E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer., mchristi@kystate.ky.nrcs.usda.gov. Owsley County EWP Project, Owsley County, Kentucky. Install streambank stabilization measures at five separate sites in Owsley County. Brace roadway fill slopes and/or reconstruct roadway shoulders. Backfill with KY DOH #2 stone. Install loose rock riprap above gabions. Minimal sediment removal or rearrangement within the stream Channel. Seed and mulch disturbed areas. Items of work include: Wire Mesh Gabions; Traffic Control; Drainfill; Loose Rock Riprap; Vegetative Treatment; Geotextiles; Earthfill. Prospective bidders, suppliers, and subcontractors may assemble for a pre-bid conference and group showing of the site on Monday, November 15, 1999, at 10:00 A.M. (EST) at the Natural Resources Conservation Service office, Old Jail Building, Jockey Street, Booneville, KY (606-593-5183 for directions only). Estimated Price Range is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00. Bid security will be required if offer is $100,000.00 or greater. If offer is less than $100,000.00, no bid security will be required, however alternative payment security must be provided by the sucessful offeror. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATION PACKETS WILL BE ACCEPTED. YOU MAY REQUEST A SOLICITATION PACKET BY FAX TO 606/224-7393; BY MAIL TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE; BY E-MAIL TO: "mchristi@kystate.ky.nrcs.usda.gov" (all small letters) or by pressing the contact button below. Please provide your complete mailing address (including physical address) and telephone number. Also, please provide your facsimile number and e-mail address if available. Questions regarding the solicitation should be directed in writing to the contracting officer. USDA participates in the Demonstration Test Program, therefore, this project in NOT a small business set-aside. Posted 10/25/99 (W-SN394645). (0298)

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