The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District awarded an indefinite delivery contract with a potential value of $499 million to Hitt Contracting, Inc. to provide design-build and design-bid-build construction services within the North Atlantic Division area of responsibility through September 2028. The original pre-solicitation notice sought industry feedback on the potential use of Project Labor Agreements for construction projects over $25 million in the Baltimore-Washington corridor, including new builds as well as renovation, repairs, and upgrades. The notice outlined seven questions for respondents related to skilled labor availability, the benefits of PLAs on schedule-driven projects, project types unsuitable for PLAs, and potential time and cost impacts of including PLA provisions. The feedback obtained will inform acquisition decisions for a multiple award task order contract with an estimated total value up to $450 million for construction services to be awarded under this IDV.
The IDV was competitively awarded on a multiple award basis without any set-asides to Hitt Contracting, Inc. to design and build infrastructure projects for the Army Corps of Engineers within the specified geographic region. Task orders will be competed among IDV holders on a project-by-project basis through September 2028. The pre-solicitation notice indicates the agency intends to leverage construction agreements like PLAs on large projects to promote economy, efficiency, labor stability, and regulatory compliance.
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