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Parish Utilities of Ascension & Ascension Consolidated Utilities District #1, Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvements - Water Meter Replacement, Ascension Parish, LA

This is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business set aside procurement. NAICS Code: 221310. The solicitation number, W912P823B0005, will issue as Invitation for Bid (IFB) resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract. Actual issue date and anticipated bid opening will be shown when the solicitation is issued.

The work consists of the removal and replacement of existing manually read water meters in the Donaldsonville area with new remotely read water meters using remote data collector units. Incidental work includes traffic control and removal & replacement of asphalt drives, concrete drives, and concrete sidewalks.

The estimated value of this work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

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The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Nakiea Butler (email: Nakiea.B.Butler@usace.army.mil)