SS - AZ FTBR Levee Road(1) Pave Levee Road.pdf

Sources Sought Notice

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST

FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are Small Business concerns (SBCs), HUBZone small businesses, Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), 8(a) small businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), or Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs MUST submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov for receipt by close of business, 4p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), July 15, 2020:

(1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor;

(2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program. In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD Form 214 or a letter of adjudication from the Department of Veterans Affairs). This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility – DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR SAM PROFILE;

(3) Letter from bonding agent stating your firm’s capability to bond for a single project of $2 million dollars, your firm’s aggregate bonding capacity; and

(4) Provide a list of road construction projects of equal or greater value and scope to the AZ FTBR Levee Road (1) Pave Levee Road project in which you performed (as the prime contractor) the work element of road paving. State whether your firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor on the project. - DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON

PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK.

The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status. All firms should be certified in the in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/.

A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs. This requirement may be met by expending at https://www.sam.gov/ least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract at least 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs. A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs.

PROJECT DETAILS:

AZ FTBR Levee Road (1) Pave Levee Road

This project consists of paving approximately 2.6 miles of the currently gravel surfaced Yuma Valley Levee Road in Yuma County, Arizona. The existing gravel surface will be reconditioned and supplemented with additional aggregate base prior to paving.

The estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The anticipated advertisement date is September 2020 with construction anticipated from December 2020 to May 2021.

SIGNIFICANT QUANTITIES:

6,700 tons of asphalt concrete pavement, 5,000 tons of aggregate base.

MISCELLANEOUS: Construction phasing, temporary traffic control, and timely completion of construction will be crucial to minimize disruptions to recreation area visitors and agricultural operations throughout construction and achieve customer satisfaction.