16_USIBWC Model 2003.zip

This document provides details on a federal contract opportunity for design and construction services. The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission is soliciting proposals for the design-build rehabilitation of approximately 800 linear feet of levee improvements at the Edinburg Pump Station in Hidalgo County, Texas. The proposed project consists of earthen embankment, concrete floodwalls, associated ramps, seepage remediation, raising the levee top as needed, geotechnical investigations and testing, and assessing structures within the levee for rehabilitation. Major construction efforts include preparing right-of-way, removing and stockpiling excavated material, levee widening, erosion control, installing two new sections of floodwall with bollard walls, constructing floodwall foundations, removing and replacing an existing gatewell structure, backfilling and grading embankment material, installing an aggregate roadway surface, removing and replacing chain link fencing, and revegetation. Interested parties should review the associated documents for additional details.