L24 Pier Rehab and column Repair
The Federal Contract Opportunity involves the rehabilitation of Lock and Dam 24, including the repair of seven piers and fifteen tainter gates. The contractor will also install Government Furnished Equipment as part of the project. The contract is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with an ordering period of five years, estimated to be worth between $25,000,000 - $100,000,000, and is expected to be awarded on 27-Jun-2023 with a performance period of 2190 calendar days.
Products and Services to be provided:
Repair of seven piers and fifteen tainter gates at Lock and Dam 24.
Installation of Government Furnished Equipment.
Temporary support and demolition of existing concrete bridge support columns.
Replacement of service bridge concrete support columns.
Various tainter gate repairs, including installation of chain guide assemblies and connections, pocket wheels, chains, and existing side seal removal and reinstallation.
W912P923R0023 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District St Louis
6/27/23, 11:49 AM L24 Pier Rehab and column Repair
This is a Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Sources Sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This Sources Sought Notice is in support of a market survey being conducted by the St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers to identify interested contractors for the Scope of Work listed below. The following are general capabilities required to perform the Scope of Work according to USACE standards. The Contractor must be capable to perform the Scope of Work listed below.
General Project Description
LD24 is located adjacent to Clarksville, Missouri, 93.5 river miles upstream from St. Louis and river mile 273.5 on the Upper Mississippi River. The dam has a 16 span service bridge, including 15 eighty foot wide Tainter gate bays and 1 eighty foot wide service yard bay. The service bridge spans rest on concrete piers that separate each bay. The top of dam at LD24 is at elevation 483 and contains 1,340 feet of gated section of dam.
Work Statement
Several major components at the LD24 facilities are in need of repair and rehabilitation. Work is anticipated to be accomplished with traditional river marine construction equipment, such as floating plant and barge mounted crane, staged at the gate bays of the dam in which the work is being done. The work will be performed in each bay behind provided bulkheads, which will be installed and removed by the Government. The work includes four main components:
1. New Tainter gate chains and associated machinery
The work consists of furnishing all river based floating plant, labor, materials, and equipment for the removal/disposal of the existing Tainter gate lifting chains and associated machinery and installation, maintenance, and testing of the new government furnished items. This work also includes structural modifications to the Tainter gates to accommodate the new chains, such as installing Tainter gate chain guide assemblies, testing of welds on Tainter gate chain guide assemblies, installing, and connections, along with miscellaneous work associated with this activity. The chain replacement requires the installation of electrical limit switches to be integrated with the existing motor starter.
2. Tainter gate painting/repair
The work consists of the structural steel work required for repair of the Tainter gate including bottom strut replacement, crack repair, removal and reinstallation of the side seals, structural member replacement and miscellaneous member replacement. The work includes, but is not limited to, temporary shoring of tainter gates during construction activities, replacement of associated rivets and/or bolts with high strength bolts, welding and non-destructive testing of welds, and containment, sandblasting, cleaning and painting of the exterior and interior of the Tainter gates.
3. Service bridge painting/repair.
The work includes all equipment, labor and materials required for miscellaneous structural steel repairs, containment, sandblasting, cleaning and painting of all the steel surfaces of the steel service bridge. The existing paint on the bridge is lead based paint. Work also includes removal and replacement of bridge bearing bolts, potential gusset plate replacement, crane rail and clip removal, clip replacement, rail re- alignment, and walkway grating replacement.
4. Service bridge column repairs
Work consists of column replacement at seven piers, with four columns at each pier. The concrete beams and slab that frame into columns and support bridge bearings are also to be replaced. Work includes, but is not limited, installation of contractor design shoring system of bridge spans to be used during demolition, concrete demolition, installation of cast-in-place concrete, and installation of structural steel and miscellaneous metals.
5. Please provide examples of work that your company has performed in the areas listed below. No more than (3) three in any area of work performed. Examples shall include all areas listed. Describe past work experience showing all or more than one of the areas listed that was performed under one contract.
Areas of work involving characteristics that are similar to the types of work described herein:
a. Previous industrial painting as certified SSPC QP 1 and SSPC QP 2 Painting Contractor, including lead based paint removal and containment.
b. Structural steel rehabilitation and welding projects.
c. Working on or around river/marine environment.
d. Concrete demolition and removal.
e. Bridge bearing repair.
f. Crane rail rehabilitation, replacement, or re-alignment.
g. Mechanical and Electrical rehabilitation of industrial machinery and controls.
6. Please provide business information in the following format: Business Name:
Point of Contact: (Name/Phone/Email) Address:
Business Size (Large/Small/8(A)/etc) Cage Code:
7. Any information submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought Notice is strictly voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information that is submitted by respondents to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government requests interested firms submit one (1) copy of their capability and experience response no later than 10:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, on February 06, 2023 and should not exceed 10 one-sided, 8.5 X 11 inch pages, with the font no smaller than 10 point, to the following address: Contracting Division, Attn: Angie Grimes, St Louis District, Corps of Engineers, 1222 Spruce Street, St Louis, Missouri, 63103-2833, Fax will not be accepted. Email will be accepted, send to angie.l.grimes@usace.army.mil. Please direct any questions on this announcement to Angie Grimes at the above email or phone number 314-331-8965.
W912P923Z0004 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District St Louis
1/5/23, 5:00 PM L24 Pier Rehab and column Repair
PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS
LOCK AND DAM 24 SERVICE BRIDGE AND TAINTER GATE REHAB (PIER REHAB)
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63104
POINT OF CONTACT: Angie Grimes, Contract Specialist, angie.l.grimes@usace.army.mil
PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912P9-23-R-0023
PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE: Clarksville, Missouri
COMPETITION SET-ASIDE: Full & Open Competition
TYPE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Request for Proposal (RFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Type of contract with an initial Task Order to be awarded directly to follow the award of the main IDIQ
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 5 years after date of award
ESTIMATED MAGNITUDE: between $50,000,000 and $100,000,000
PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): Y1PZ – Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities
NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this is effort is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Administration small business size standard for NAICS code 237990 is $45 million annual average receipts (total or gross income) over the past three years.
DESCRIPTION:
General Site Description:
Lock and Dam 24 (LD24) is located adjacent to Clarksville, Missouri, 93.5 river miles upstream from St. Louis and river mile 273.5 on the Upper Mississippi River. The dam has a 16 span service bridge, including 15 eighty foot wide Tainter gate bays and 1 eighty foot wide service yard bay. The service bridge spans rest on concrete piers that separate each bay. The top of dam at LD24 is at elevation 483 and contains 1,340 feet of gated section of dam.
Work Statement:
Several major components at the LD24 facilities are in need of repair and rehabilitation. Work is anticipated to be accomplished with traditional river marine construction equipment, such as floating plant and barge mounted crane, staged at the gate bays of the dam in which the work is being done. The work will be performed in each bay behind provided bulkheads, which will be installed and removed by the Government. The work includes four main components:
New Tainter gate chains and associated machinery
The work consists of furnishing all river based floating plant, labor, materials, and equipment for the removal/disposal of the existing Tainter gate lifting chains and associated machinery and installation, maintenance, and testing of the new government furnished items. This work also includes structural modifications to the Tainter gates to accommodate the new chains, such as installing Tainter gate chain guide assemblies, testing of welds on Tainter gate chain guide assemblies, installing, and connections, along with miscellaneous work associated with this activity. The chain replacement requires the installation of electrical limit switches to be integrated with the existing motor starter.
Tainter gate painting/repair
The work consists of the structural steel work required for repair of the Tainter gate including bottom strut replacement, crack repair, removal and reinstallation of the side seals, structural member replacement and miscellaneous member replacement. The work includes, but is not limited to, temporary shoring of tainter gates during construction activities, replacement of associated rivets and/or bolts with high strength bolts, welding and non-destructive testing of welds, and containment, sandblasting, cleaning and painting of the exterior and interior of the Tainter gates.
Service bridge painting/repair.
The work includes all equipment, labor and materials required for miscellaneous structural steel repairs, containment, sandblasting, cleaning and painting of all the steel surfaces of the steel service bridge. The existing paint on the bridge is lead based paint. Work also includes removal and replacement of bridge bearing bolts, potential gusset plate replacement, crane rail and clip removal, clip replacement, rail re- alignment, and walkway grating replacement.
Service bridge column repairs
Work consists of column replacement at seven piers, with four columns at each pier. The concrete beams and slab that frame into columns and support bridge bearings are also to be replaced. Work includes, but is not limited, installation of contractor design shoring system of bridge spans to be used during demolition, concrete demolition, installation of cast-in-place concrete, and installation of structural steel and miscellaneous metals.
SOLICITATION: The solicitation is expected to be available on or about June 15, 2023. The proposal submission date and time will be contained in the solicitation package. For changes to the issue date or any other changes to the information in this synopsis, potential offerors are responsible to check the information on the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov/. This solicitation package will be posted on SAM, which can be accessed at www.sam.gov/.
Paper copies of this solicitation and its amendments will not be available or issued. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package or the Interested Vendor List will not be honored.
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W912P923R0023 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District St Louis
5/15/23, 3:31 PM