Industry_Day_Notice_1.pdf

Heart Butte Dam Modification Industry Day Notice

Solicitation Notice DOIRFB0240024

In accordance with FAR 15.201 Exchanges with Industry Before Receipt of Proposals, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Missouri Basin Regional Office, is hosting an Industry Day Event for the Heart Butte Dam Safety of Dams Modification (HBSDM) project located near Elgin, North Dakota.

This Industry Day Notice is only for informational and market research purposes only. It is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does NOT bind the U.S.

Government in any way. Interested parties will NOT be reimbursed for any costs associated with this notice.

PURPOSE

The primary objective of the Industry Day is for Reclamation to share important HBSDM project details with interested parties and to improve the mutual understanding of government requirements and industry capabilities. Reclamation is also seeking feedback from industry regarding the project schedule and technical aspects of the work in an effort to shorten the project duration, reduce overall costs, and reduce the potential risks to contractors and the government. The Industry Day will include a site visit and allow attendees to engage directly with Reclamation contracting officials and project leads as part of a collaborative planning process.

The scope of the HBSDM project includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Installation and operation of dewatering and unwatering systems.

Cofferdam design, construction, and removal.

Injection grouting of voids in foundation materials from within the outlet works conduit.

Sawcutting, hydro-demolition, temporary shoring, reinforcement repair, and reconstruction of a portion of the existing concrete outlet works conduit.

Jet grouting from within the outlet works conduit and from the exterior of the outlet works conduit.

Excavation of a portion of the existing dam embankment.

Construction of a new sand filter trench.

Construction of a new sand filter, gravel drain, and berm.

Installation of HDPE toe-drain pipes, observation wells, and cleanouts.

Furnishing and installing pre-fabricated earth retaining walls.

Chemical grouting of outlet works conduit joints.

NAICS and Magnitude The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for the project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the anticipated magnitude of this project is over $10,000,000.

Industry Day Schedule – Please note the time zone change between sites Day 1 – October 22, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. MDT

Location: Lake Tschida Welcome Center, 5675 North Dakota Highway 49, Elgin, ND

Heart Butte Site (MDT) Item

9:00-9:15 Welcome and Introduction

9:15-10:15 Project Overview

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30 – 11:30 Contracting & Execution

11:30-12:00 Lunch (on own, services not available nearby)

12:00-2:00 Site Visit

Day 2 – October 23, 2024 Location: Dakotas Area Office, Room 308, 304 East Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND

Reclamation will host one-on-one breakout sessions with contractors by request.

Breakout sessions will be a minimum of 1-hour. Duration and timing of the breakout sessions may vary depending on the number of vendors who request participation in a breakout session. Please contact Amy Darlinton and Mitchell Frost at the emails listed below to register for participation in the breakout sessions not later than October 11, 2024 at 1700MD. The schedule for breakout sessions will be share with respondents at least 1-week prior to the Industry Day event.

Reclamation will allow a verbal question and answer session during each breakout sessions.

Vendors may also submit written questions following the breakout sessions by 5:00 p.m. MT on November 15, 2024. Reclamation will make one attempt to adequately address each written question and thereafter post all questions and answers on SAM.gov.

Please see the attachments for more information relating to the current draft design analysis by the Bureau of Reclamation. Attachment #2 must be requested separately from the Contracting Officer due to it's size. Additional information will be posted as an addendum to this notice when updated information and/or documents become available.

Please RSVP with Amy Darlinton at adarlinton@usbr.gov and Mitchell Frost at mfrost@usbr.gov no later than October 11, 2024 at 1700MD to register for this Industry Day event.

Attachments:

(1) Heart Butte Modification Draft Construction Plans (June 2024)

(2) Heart Butte Dam Geologic Investigation Report (2021)