Floridautility JEA issued anRFP seeking approximately 140,000 tons of coal for delivery from mid-Septemberthrough late December.

Thecoal will be delivered by vessel to the utility's JEA-Northside Marine Facility in Jacksonville, Fla.Bids are due July 28 and the successful bidder will be notified by Aug. 8.

Coalspecifications for JEA's Northside generating station include a minimum heatingvalue of 11,000 Btu/lb, a minimum ash content of 10% and a maximum sulfurcontent of 4.5%, a company solicitation document showed.

Responsesshould be sent to Mike Crosse at crosmj@jea.com or Randall Van Aartsen atvanard@jea.com, or by fax to 904-665-7345.

TheJEA-Northside Marine Facility is in Jacksonville, Fla. The primary fuel typeused at the facility is petroleum coke, according to S&P Global MarketIntelligence data.