DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

San Francisco District, Corps of Engineers

333 Market Street

San Francisco, CA  94105-1905






November 4, 1996                                                                     03 00070 96110402

Subject:  Proposals for Equitable Adjustment Excessive Debris in Todd Wing and
                 Wing, Contract No. DACW07-95-C-0003;
                 Letter No. DACW 07 95 C 0003 012
                 for Proposal (RFP) No. 19


Mr. Robert D. Johnston
President
Dutra Dredging Company
1000 Point San Pedro Road
San Rafael, CA  94901

Dear Mr. Johnston:


Attached is Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 19, for removal of excessive debris
encountered in the Todd Wing and Schnitzer Wing.  Your concerns and issues
delineated in your letter dated 25 October 1996.  The drydock located adjacent
to the Federal channel does not pose a significant problem.  You are directed
to maintain a 50 foot radius from the point of the drydock that is located
closest to the Federal channel.




You are to proceed with this work in the manner specified while this RFP is
being negotiated.




Sincerely,






Thomas Benero

Contracting Officer



Enclosures











This Request for Proposal (RFP) No. 19 covers the work to be performed in the
Todd and Schnitzer Wings of the project as shown on sheet 7 of 20 of the
contract drawings.




References:



  a.  Section 02480  Dredging , paragraph 9, Disposal of Debris, page 02480-18.




  b.  Sheet 7 of 20 of the contract drawings



Removal of additional concentrated debris, encountered in either Todd Wing or
Schnitzer Wing, will be accomplished by depositing that debris as excavated
(including piles from previously unknown piers with attached muds) onto an
adjacent flat barge.  The barge, when loaded with approximately 1000 cubic
yards of material, as determined by the size of the bucket or clamshell used to
excavate the material, will be transported to a suitable disposal site outside
the limits of this contract work.  The requirements of reference (a) will apply
to this material disposal.






The material, as it is excavated, will be determined to be of the concentrated
debris going to the flat barge or suitable to be disposed of at the Galbraith
disposal site.  If a grid is used on the barge or scow, the material that
remains on the grid is required to be handled as specified in the contract.
Any debris collected on the grid is the responsibility of the contractor to
remove from the project as required by reference (a).




The contractor shall provide sufficient number of flat barges and other
equipment so as not to impact the dredging production in these areas of the
contract work.




The contractor shall submit his detailed proposal and methodology for
accomplishing this work as follows:




Bid Item            Description      Quantity/Unit  Unit Price      Amount

   new       Removal of excess         1000 cyd     $_______/cyd  $________
             debris from Todd and
             Schnitzer Wings.