[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR210.1]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 210--PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 210.1  Advance notice to prospective bidders.

    In connection with all construction contracts estimated to cost 
$100,000 or more for which an invitation is scheduled to be issued, an 
advance notice to prospective bidders will be prepared sufficiently in 
advance of the actual issuance of the invitation to stimulate interest 
on the part of the greatest possible number of contractors. Advance 
notices may also be prepared on projects estimated to cost less than 
$100,000 and for supplies where considered desirable. ENG Form 3132-R or 
ENG Form 3133-R [set out in paragraphs 205 and 206, Appendix A, Engineer 
Contract Instructions (ER 1180-1-1)] will be used to send advance 
notices to prospective bidders. Lengthy notices may be reproduced and 
mailed using ENG Form 3133-R as a foldover wrapper fastened with a wire 
staple. Advance notices will contain the information required by ENG 
Form 3132-R, but additional information may be added as appropriate. The 
advance notices will:
    (a) Describe the proposed work in sufficient detail to permit 
prospective general contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to 
determine reasonably whether the work is of a nature and volume to 
warrant their buying plans;
    (b) Specify the date by which bidders should return the request card 
in order to receive a complete bid set;
    (c) State the various locations (offices) where plans will be on 
public display, available for inspection without charge; and
    (d) Include for construction contracts a statement as to the 
approximate value of the proposed construction. That statement of value 
shall be in increments as follows: (1) Less than $25,000; (2) the 
nearest multiple of $25,000 up to $100,000; (3) the nearest multiple of 
$100,000 from $100,000 to $1 million; (4) the nearest multiple of 
$500,000 for from $1 million to $10 million; (5) over $10 million for 
all projects of greater estimated value.

Information on several projects for which invitations are scheduled to 
be issued may be grouped in one advance notice provided that information 
on any project or projects is not unduly delayed in order to be grouped 
with others. When an advance notice is used to circularize bidders, 
copies of the invitation, when issued, will be furnished only to those 
prospective bidders who

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have returned a request card indicating a desire to submit a bid.

[26 FR 11732, Dec. 7, 1961]