Selma Industry Day Notification.pdf
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This is an Industry Day Notification for the Selma, Alabama Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabilization Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will conduct an industry day on October 28, 2026, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. CDT at the Mobile District Annex Building in Mobile, Alabama. The event will include a 45-minute presentation on the project overview, status, and schedule, followed by an open discussion period. Individual 30-minute breakout sessions will be available upon contractor request that afternoon. The event will also be hosted virtually via Microsoft Teams, with meeting invitations sent to confirmed attendees the week of October 23, 2026.
The project involves design and construction of approximately 1,000 linear feet of soldier-pile wall along the Alabama River with a top elevation of 100-ft NAVD88, a secondary retaining wall at 110-ft NAVD88, and rip-rap protection at 90-ft NAVD88. The NAICS Code is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction), and the project will be advertised as a Design-Build-to-Budget procurement with an estimated construction magnitude of $30–$40 million. This is a Request for Information only; no award will result from this event, and the notice does not constitute any government commitment. Interested parties must email Mr. Jonas White at jonas.white@usace.army.mil by 5:00 PM CDT on October 23, 2026, providing name, contact information, company name, number of attendees, and participation preferences. Discussion topics include pile installation methods to reduce vibrations to historic structures, vibration limits and monitoring programs, tieback anchor systems, testing protocols, site access and staging locations, alternative wall or stabilization methods, and relevant project experience in the $30–$40 million range.
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INDUSTRY DAY NOTIFICATION
(9:00AM CDT – October 28, 2026 – Mobile, AL)
Selma, Alabama Flood Risk Management and Bank Stabilization Project
Synopsis
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, will conduct an industry day to discuss the design and construction of a flood risk management and bank stabilization project near downtown Selma, Alabama. The current design is anticipated to consist of approximately 1,000 linear feet of soldier-pile wall along the Alabama River. The soldier pile wall would be constructed to a top elevation of 100-ft NAVD88, and a secondary retaining wall would be constructed to a top elevation of 110-ft NAVD88. Rip-rap protection would be placed at the toe of the wall to a top elevation of 90-ft NAVD88.
The NAICS Code for this project will be 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering
Construction. The project is anticipated to be advertised as a Design-Build-to-Budget procurement. The magnitude of construction for this project is estimated to be between
$30 - $40M.
Event Details
The event is scheduled from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. CDT on Thursday, October 28, 2026, at the Mobile District Annex Building, 201 Saint Michael St, Mobile, AL 36602. The event will include a general session with a 45-minute presentation on the project overview, status, and schedule, followed by an open discussion/feedback period. The event will also be hosted virtually via Microsoft TEAMS with a meeting invitation sent the week of
October 23rd, 2026, to those confirmed attendees.
At the contractor's request, individual 30-minute break-out sessions will be held that afternoon. Contractor comments and suggestions are strongly encouraged.
Soldier Pile Wall Design
A general description of the project can be found in the Selma, Alabama Flood Risk
Management Study Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment located at the following link:
Mobile District > Missions > Program and Project Management > Civil Projects > Selma, Alabama Flood Risk Management Feasibility Study > Primary Documents (army.mil)
The draft soldier pile wall design, along with recent Structural Assessment Reports of each property in the project area, are available at the following link:
https://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Program-and-Project-Management/Civil-Projects/Selma-Alabama-Flood-Risk-Management-Feasibility-Study/Primary-Documents/ https://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Program-and-Project-Management/Civil-Projects/Selma-Alabama-Flood-Risk-Management-Feasibility-Study/Primary-Documents/ https://www.sam.usace.army.mil/Missions/Program-and-Project-Management/Civil- Projects/Selma-Alabama-Flood-Risk-Management-Feasibility-Study/Design Phase/
Please e-mail Mr. Jonas White at jonas.white@usace.army.mil by 5:00 PM CDT on
October 23, 2026, if you plan to attend this event. Provide your name, contact information, the company you represent, the number of people in your party who will attend, and whether you want to participate in the individual breakout sessions. This is not a Request for Proposal, only a Request for Information. No award will result from this event. This notice does not constitute any commitment by the Government.
Questions to Consider
Please be prepared to discuss the questions and statements below. These questions and statements may be revised prior to the event, if necessary, but the intent is for them to be used to guide the discussions.
o What are the best pile installation methods available to reduce ground vibrations to the existing historic structures?
o How would you define the vibration limits for this project and how would you outline a vibration monitoring program?
o Will the installation of the tieback anchors produce vibrations that would threaten the stability of the existing buildings.
o The “tie-backs”/anchors being considered for this project are prestressed ground anchors (cement grouted, prestressed tendons (bar or strand) installed in soil), per recommendations of the Post-Tensioning Institute (PTI), limiting the anchor capacity to the available soil-grout bond values. Are there other types of tie-back/anchor systems that you think should be considered? Note that the conditions are not practical for “deadman” anchoring.
o Testing of tieback bond is planned by drilling and grouting a tieback vertically and performing a tension anchor load test at several locations where access is available.
Is testing in a vertical orientation acceptable?
o It is assumed that due to the restricted access, most of the work will be performed from the water. What access is required from the landside?
o Are there other types of walls or bank stabilization methods that may be better suited to the site conditions?
o What would be the best possible access and staging locations along the riverfront and if existing City-owned land is sufficient for landward vs. riverward construction purposes?
mailto:jonas.white@usace.army.mil o Depending on the width of real estate created between the buildings and the river, are there different construction methods that may be used to decrease potential impacts to the historic structures?
o What experience has your firm had executing stabilization projects of a magnitude ranging between $30M - $40M.
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