KET005_DRAFT_RFP_DRWGS.pdf

This is a draft RFP presolicitation notice for the Floating Breakwater Replacement project at Bar Point Harbor in Ketchikan, Alaska, issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Alaska District. The project, valued between $25-100 million, will be structured as a total small business set-aside with a firm-fixed price contract under NAICS code 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a $45 million size standard. The final solicitation is expected to be released on or after February 28, 2025, with contract award anticipated in April 2025.

The scope involves replacing two existing floating breakwaters at Bar Point Harbor - a 120-foot by 23-foot small breakwater protecting the middle entrance channel and a 963-foot by 23-foot large breakwater consisting of four concrete modules connected by post-tensioned wire cables. Work includes demolition of existing structures and installation of new reinforced concrete float-type breakwaters secured by chains and concrete anchor blocks. Proposals must be submitted electronically through the PIEE Solicitation Module, and contractors must be registered in SAM.gov. Construction wage rates (Davis Bacon) will apply, and funding is contingent on availability.