A22 - Attachment J-2 - Contract Specifications - November 2023.pdf

This document is an attachment to a draft request for proposal for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, Increment 1-A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking proposals to construct physical barriers and implement technologies at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Illinois. The project aims to prevent the spread of aquatic nuisance species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins. Proposals are due by February 15, 2024, with the contract to be awarded by May 31, 2024. Offerors must have experience constructing physical barriers and implementing technologies to control the passage of aquatic organisms. The selected contractor will be responsible for designing, building, and testing physical barriers in the lock chamber and approach channel, as well as installing and operating aquatic nuisance species detection and removal technologies.