W911XK21R0001 - Solicitation .pdf

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PROJECT TITLE: New Lock at the Soo, (New Third Lock) Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price Construction Contract

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from w hich payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Off icer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in w riting by the Contracting Off icer.

DISCLOSURE OF MAGNITUDE OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: Over $500,000,000

NAICS: 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction SIZE STANDARD: $39.5 Million

TYPE OF SET ASIDE: This is a full and open procurement. In accordance w ith Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.1307, this project requires the HUBZone 10% price evaluation. Central Contractor Registration and ORCA are now available through the System for Aw ard Management (SAM), available at w w w .sam.gov Offerors must comply w ith the requirements of 52.204-7, 52.204-8, 52.232-33, and any other CCR/ORCA requirements in this solicitation through SAM.

SANDRA M KENZIE 313.226.6819

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS

NEGOTIATED

02-Jul-2021

(RFP)

(IFB)

X

CALL:

B. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See Item 7

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID

3. DATE ISSUED

9. FOR INFORMATION A. NAME

SOLICITATION

NSN 7540-01-155-3212 1442-101 STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 4-85)

Prescribed by GSA

FAR (48 CFR) 53.236-1(e)

11. The Contractor shall begin performance w ithin _______10 calendar days and complete it w ithin ________1642 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________52.211-10

12 A. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES," indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12B.)

X YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

A. Sealed offers in original and __________2 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________02 Aug 2021 (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers must be publicly opened at that time.

shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time of fers are due.

B. An offer guarantee X is, is not required.

C. All offers are subject to the (1) w ork requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

D. Offers providing less than _______180 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due w ill not be considered and w ill be rejected.

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NO.

IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NO.

7. ISSUED BY CODE

U.S.ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, DETROIT

477 MICHIGAN AVENUE, 7TH FLOOR

DETROIT MI 48226-4523

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(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

02:00 PM (hour)

Sealed envelopes containing offers

5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 6. PROJECT NO.

8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If Other Than Item 7)

FAX:TEL: (313) 226-6819 TEL: FAX:

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20B. SIGNATURE

(REV. 4-85)STANDARD FORM 1442 BACK

TO SIGN

NSN 7540-01-155-3212

SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD (Continued) (Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the w ork required at the prices specif ied below in strict accordance w ith the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in w riting w ithin ________ calendar days after the date offers are due.

the minimum requirements stated in Item 13D. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13D.)

AMOUNTS SEE SCHEDULE OF PRICES

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT NO.

DATE

20A. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN

OFFER (Type or print)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN ITEM

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

CODE

(Insert any number equal to or greater than

20C. OFFER DATE

25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) 41 U.S.C. 253(c)

CODE27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY:26. ADMINISTERED BY

(Include ZIP Code)14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR 15. TELEPHONE NO. (Include area code)

See Item 14

(Include only if different than Item 14)16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS

30B. SIGNATURE

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.)

document and return _______ copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees Your of f er on this solicitation, is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award con-to f urnish and deliv er all items or perf orm all work, requisitions identif ied summates the contract, which consists of (a) the Gov ernment solicitation and on this f orm and any continuation sheets f or the consideration stated in this y our of f er, and (b) this contract award. No f urther contractual document is contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be necessary .

gov erned by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certif ications, and specif ications or incorporated by ref er-ence in or attached to this contract.

30A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED 31A. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

30C. DATE

(Type or print)

TEL: EMAIL:

31B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 31C. AWARD DATE

BY

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

(Contractor is required to sign this28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT

(M ust be fully completed by offeror)OFFER

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Section 00 10 00 - Solicitation

PRICING SCHEDULE

THE DETAILED PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULE IS BEING PROVIDED FOR

INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY

PROPOSAL PRICING IS NOT TO BE SUBMITTED UNTIL STAGGER 2

Item DESCRIPTION Qty Unit Unit Price Total Amount

BASE WORK

0001 Mobilization and Demobilization 1 JA

Erosion, Sediment Controls and Environmental Protection 1 JA

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bond 1 JA

0004 Construction Facility - Core Sample Building 1 JA

0005 Construction Facility - QA Office 1 JA

0006 Construction Facility - Materials Laboratory 1 JA

0007 Clearing and Grubbing 1 JA

0008 Site Work 1 JA

0009 Common Excavation 356200 CY

0010 Rock Excavation - Mechanical In-the-Wet 30000 CY

0011 Soil-Cement-Bentonite Wall 2100 CY

0012 Grout Curtain - Installation 1 JA

0013 Grout Curtain - Grout 11000 CF

0014 Rock Excavation - Shaft 6 and Connector Tunnel 2055 CY

0015 Shaft and Tunnel Concrete - Shaft 6 1465 CY

0016 Building and Stairs - Shaft 6 1 JA

0017 Electrical - Shaft 6 1 JA

0018 Demolition 1 JA

Work & Disposal Plan and Removal of Lead, Asbestos, PCBs, etc. 1 JA

Utility Raceway Bridge to New Power Plant

(NPP) 1 JA

0021 Electrical - Unit 10 Relocation 1 JA

0022 Drilling Anchor Holes in Concrete and Rock 4408 LF

0023 Pre-grouting Anchor Holes 900 Bag

0024 Redrilling Pre-grouted Anchor Holes 4408 LF

0025 Watertightness Testing 50 EA

0026 Furnish and Install Rock Anchors (4-strand) 390 LF

0027 Furnish and Install Rock Anchors (9-strand) 595 LF

0028 Furnish and Install Rock Anchors (13-strand) 807 LF

0029 Furnish and Install Rock Anchors (25-strand) 1254 LF

0030 Furnish/Install/Remove Struts 1 JA

0031 Upstream Cofferdam 1 JA

0032 Downstream Cofferdam 1 JA

0033 Hybrid Wall 1 JA

Cofferdam Instrumentation Installation, Surveillance & Maintenance 1 JA

Diversion and Care of Water - Initial Lock Cofferdam Dewatering 1 JA

Diversion and Care of Water - Subsequent Maintenance 1 JA

0037 Crossover Tunnel Plug 1 JA

0038 Foundation Verification Drilling 6200 LF

0039 Rock Excavation - Pre and post-blast surveys 1 JA

0040 Rock Excavation - Precision Pre-Splitting 70000 SF

0041 Rock Excavation - Line Drilling 133000 SF

0042 Rock Excavation - Production Blasting 245000 CY

0043 Rock Excavation - Mechanical In-the-Dry 12500 CY

0044 Rock Excavation - Preliminary and Final Cleanup 1 JA

0045 Davis Lock Chamber Recesses Filling 1 JA

0046 Sabin Lock Culverts Filling 3275 CY

0047 Cement, Type II, MH - Low Alkali 324900 CWT

0048 Fly Ash 163626 CWT

0049 Silica Fume 2500 CWT

0050 Blast Furnace Slag 327300 CWT

0051 Mud Mat Concrete 5200 CY

0052 Unit 10 Cell 11 and 11A 1 JA

0053 Pump Well Discharge Lines 1 JA

Fabrication, Delivery, and Installation of Embedded Metals 1 JA

Fabrication, Delivery, and Installation of Post- Installed Metals 1 JA

0056 Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 1 JA

0057 Waterstop 1 JA

0058 Structural Concrete 20010 CY

0059 Mass Concrete 163507 CY

0060 Secondary Pour Concrete 2040 CY

0061 Guard Cells and Arcs 1 JA

0062 Lock Control Structures 1 JA

0063 Downstream Approach Wall Cells 1 JA

0064 Cleaning and Mucking – North Sabin Tunnel

0064AA

Cleaning and Mucking - North Sabin Tunnel - First 40 CY 40 CY

0064AB

Cleaning and Mucking - North Sabin Tunnel - All Over 40 CY 10 CY

Rock Excavation - Mechanical - North Sabin Tunnel 11 CY

0066 Reline Existing North Sabin Tunnel 1 JA

Furnish and Install Mechanical and Electrical Embedded Items 1 JA

0068 Delayed Pour Concrete 100 CY

0069 Parapet Wall 1 JA

0070 Lock Floor Drainage System at Miter Gate Sills 1 JA

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds - Pump Wells 1 JA

0102 Hydraulic Modeling of New Pump Well 1 JA

0103 Electrical Upgrades - Temporary Pumping 1 JA

0104 Diversion of Care of Water - New Pump Well 1 JA

0105 Demolition - New Pump Well 1 JA

Rock Excavation - Preliminary and Final Cleanup

- New Pump Well 1 JA

0107 Rock Excavation - Mechanical - New Pump Well 1800 CY

Rock Excavation - Line Drilling - New Pump Well 10000 SF

0109 Mud Mat Concrete - New Pump Well 40 CY

0110 Structural Concrete - New Pump Well 5300 CY

0111 Silica Fume - Pump Wells 640 CWT

0112 Blast Furnace Slag - Pump Wells 12700 CWT

0113 Fly Ash - Pump Wells 6300 CWT

0114 Cement, Type II, MH - Low Alkali - Pump Wells 12100 CWT

Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

– New Pump Well 1 JA

0116 Structural Steel - New Pump Well 1 JA

0117 Furnish and Install Sluice Gates - New Pump Well 1 JA

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds - NPP Bridge 1 JA

0202 Vehicular Bridge and Platform - NPP Bridge 1 JA

Ramp from Utility Raceway to Center Dike - NPP Bridge 1 JA

TOTAL BASE:

OPTION 1

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

Erosion, Sediment Controls and Environmental Protection 1 JA

1003 Diversion and Care of Water 1 JA

Cofferdam Instrumentation, Surveillance & Maintenance 1 JA

1005 Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 1 JA

1006 Waterstop 1 JA

1007 Cement, Type II, MH - Low Alkali 261100 CWT

1008 Fly Ash 131400 CWT

1009 Blast Furnace Slag 262800 CWT

1010 Silica Fume 1700 CWT

1011 Structural Concrete - Lock Walls 13935 CY

1012 Mass Concrete - Lock Walls 143322 CY

1013 Secondary Pour Concrete 5 CY

Fabrication, Delivery, and Installation of Embedded Metals 1 JA

Fabrication, Delivery, and Installation of Post- Installed Metals 1 JA

1016 Compressor Building Tunnel 1 JA

Furnish and Install Mechanical and Electrical Embedded Items 1 JA

1018 Parapet Wall 1 JA

TOTAL OPTIONAL WORK:

OPTION 2

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds - Pump Wells 1 JA

2002 Site Work - New Pump Well 1 JA

2003 Diversion of Care of Water - Pump Wells 1 JA

2004 Mechanical Utilities - Pump Wells 1 JA

Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement

- Pump Wells 1 JA

Structural Steel and Miscellaneous Metals - Pump Wells 1 JA

2007 Structural Concrete - Pump Wells 1400 CY

2008 Silica Fume - Pump Wells 200 CWT

2009 Blast Furnace Slag - Pump Wells 3400 CWT

2010 Fly Ash - Pump Wells 1700 CWT

2011 Cement, Type II, MH - Low Alkali - Pump Wells 3200 CWT

2012 Temporary Buildings - Pump Wells 1 JA

Work & Disposal Plan and Removal of Lead, Asbestos, PCBs, etc. - Pump Wells 1 JA

2014 Demolition - Accumulator Room 1 JA

2015 Furnish and Install Valves - New Pump Well 1 JA

Furnish and Install Maintenance and Slurry Pumps

- New Pump Well 1 JA

Furnish and Install Vertical Pumps - New Pump Well 1 JA

Furnish and Install Bridge Crane and Monorail Cranes - New Pump Well 1 JA

2019 Electrical - New Pump Well 1 JA

2020 Cleaning and Mucking - Pump Wells and Tunnels

202AA

Cleaning and Mucking - Pump Wells and Tunnels

- First 230 CY 230 CY

2020AB

Cleaning and Mucking - Pump Wells and Tunnels

- All Over 230 CY 50 CY

2021 Reline Existing South Sabin Tunnel 1 JA

2022 Reline Existing Crossover Tunnel 1 JA

2023 Filling of Davis Well Tunnel and Discharge Pipe 1 JA

2024 Demolition - Davis Well 1 JA

2025 Furnish and Install New Stairs – Pump Wells 1 JA

2026 Furnish and Install Monorail Crane - Davis Well 1 JA

2027 Electrical - Davis Well 1 JA

2028 Demolition - Poe Well 1 JA

2029 Poe Well Discharge Line Closure 1 JA

2030 Poe Well New Discharge Line 1 JA

Furnish and Install Pipes and Bonneted Knife Gate Valves - Poe Well 1 JA

2032 Furnish and Install Sump Pump - Poe Well 1 JA

2033 Furnish and Install Jib Crane - Poe Well 1 JA

2034 Electrical - Poe Well 1 JA

2035 Furnish and Install HVAC - Poe Well 1 JA

2036 Furnish and Install Bulkheads - Poe Well 1 JA

2037 Commissioning - Pump Wells 1 JA

Rock Excavation - Mechanical - South Sabin Tunnel 21 CY

Furnish and Install Sump Pump and Roof Drain Discharge Piping – Poe Well 1 JA

2040 Furnish and Install Valves - Poe Well 1 JA

2041 Furnish, Install and Test HVAC - New Pump Well 1 JA

2042 Furnish, Install and Test HVAC - Davis Well 1 JA

2043 Security System - New Pump Well 1 JA

TOTAL OPTIONAL WORK:

OPTION 3

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

3002 Site Work 1 JA

3003 Deformed Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement 1 JA

3004 Anchors for Lock Floor 1 JA

3005 Cofferdam Removal 1 JA

3006 Rock Excavation - Mechanical 5000 CY

3007 Rock Removal 11500 CY

3008 Rock Excavation - Preliminary and Final Cleanup 1 JA

3009 Mud Mat Concrete 2200 CY

Cofferdam Instrumentation, Surveillance & Maintenance 1 JA

3011 Permanent Instrumentation 1 JA

3012 Diversion and Care of Water 1 JA

3013 Buildings - Build Out 1 JA

Erosion, Sediment Controls and Environmental Protection 1 JA

Fabrication, Delivery, and Installation of Post- Installed Metals 1 JA

3016 Lock Floor Drainage System 1 JA

3017 Guard Cells and Arcs 1 JA

3018 Downstream Approach Wall Cofferdam Tie-in 1 JA

3019 Delayed Pour Concrete 2820 CY

3020 Commissioning 1 JA

3021 Structural Concrete 40608 CY

3022 Silica Fume 4900 CWT

3023 Blast Furnace Slag 109600 CWT

3024 Fly Ash 54800 CWT

3025 Cement, Type II, MH - Low Alkali 104700 CWT

3026 Topsoil (For Seeding) 36000 CY

3027 Electrical - Lock 1 JA

3028 Sump Pumps and Piping 1 JA

3029 Storm Drainage 1 JA

3030 Water Distribution Piping 1 JA

3031 Steam Piping System 1 JA

3032 Compressed Air Piping System 1 JA

3033 Hydraulic System 1 JA

3034 Fire Protection System 1 JA

3035 Lock Signage, Permanent 1 JA

3036 Security System 1 JA

3037 Lock Rewatering 1 JA

OPTION 4

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

4002 East Center Pier Rehabilitation 1 JA

Rehabilitation of D/S Approach Wall (STA 16+50

- 27+42.58) 1 JA

TOTAL OPTIONAL WORK:

OPTION 5

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

5002 Furnish & Install HFM System 1 JA

TOTAL OPTIONAL WORK:

OPTION 6

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

Furnish & Install D/S Ship Arrestors including Fender Booms, Machinery and Equipment 1 JA

TOTAL OPTIONAL WORK:

OPTION 7

Closeout Documents and Performance and Payment Bonds 1 JA

7002 Expansion of Alligator's Mouth Mooring Area 1 JA

TOTAL BASE WORK + OPTIONAL WORK:

Note: Units Used in Schedule

JA – Job CWT – Hundred Weight, 100 lbs.

CY – Cubic Yard LF- Linear Foot SF – Square Foot Bag – 94 lb Bag CF – Cubic Foot

SCOPE OF WORK

This project consists of the construction of the of the lock chamber of the of the New Soo Lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan along with additional features required to operate the new lock as well as the existing locks. This contract will consist of a replacement lock of nominal 1200‐foot length by 110‐foot width primarily aligned with the existing Sabin Lock chamber. Cofferdams (sheet pile cells filled with aggregate) will be constructed on the upstream and downstream ends of the Sabin and Davis Locks. The work area will be dewatered. The existing Sabin Lock walls will be demolished along with the existing filling and emptying system. Rock excavation will be performed to widen the existing chamber and new concrete monoliths will be constructed for the new lock walls. As the filling and emptying system for the new lock will mimic the Poe Lock, culverts will be placed in the new North and South walls which feed laterals that distribute flow across the chamber. Culvert valves interchangeable with the Poe Lock will control filling and emptying of the chamber.

Larger concrete monoliths on the ends of the lock will be required to house the ship arrestors and miter gates. A substantial amount of rock excavation will be required for the larger monoliths due to lower founding elevations and the length of the monoliths. The upper and lower lock gates will be of miter design and have a height of 38.2 and

59.9 feet, respectively, above the sill.

A new pump well structure, consisting of three (3) vertical turbine pumps, will be constructed at the vicinity of the abandoned Davis Lock, adjacent to the New Lock at the Soo for the dewatering of the new lock as well as the existing locks.

A new bridge to the New Power Plant (NPP) will be constructed to replace the existing bridge from the powerhouse to the new shaft (number six). This bridge will be used to support the electrical wiring that provides the power to the new lock and rest of the Soo Locks facility as well as allow vehicle and pedestrian traffic to the powerhouse.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

The Soo Locks is a secure Department of Defense (DoD) facility, and personnel working at the project site are subject to security rules and regulations that apply to work at an international port and within a DoD facility. The following requirements apply to all contractor personnel, subcontractor personnel, suppliers, and vendors who may perform work at the site.

A. All personnel employed by the contractor in the performance of the services specified in this contract or any representative of the contractor entering the work area shall conform and comply with all applicable DoD, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, and facility access security policies and procedures. (Provided by government representative). All personnel and vehicles are subject to search upon entry, exit and within the confines of the facility.

B. Pre-screening of contractor candidates via E-verify Program: The contractor must pre-screen employment candidates using the E‐verify Program (http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify) website to meet the established employment eligibility requirements. The contractor must ensure that all employees, suppliers, and subcontractors working on the site have two valid forms of Government-issued identification prior to entering the information in E-Verify. The contractor must ensure the correct information is entered into the E‐verify system. A verification sheet for each verified/eligible contractor candidate must be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and site access officer no less than two weeks prior to on-site work as indicated on the approved contract schedule. (The purpose of using E-Verify is to ensure that all contract-related workers are U.S. citizens or documented foreign citizens with authority to work in the United States of America). The COR will forward the verification sheets to the Soo Area Security Office for validation at david.p.marone@usace.army.mil and star.m.gallegos@usace.army.mil.

C. Clearance of Personnel: All contractor and Sub-contractor employees are required to have a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) check and FBI fingerprint check prior to their being able to enter the work site. NOTE:

contractors requiring access to areas containing systems or components of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) require a separate and more extensive security background check, which is explained in paragraph (E).

Any contractor employee who will enter any facility on this installation to include (but not limited to) Buildings, Operational Shelters, Lock Galleries or the Deep Service Tunnel will have access to the SCADA system. The only excepted facility is the first floor of the Administration Building to attend meetings. It is the contractor's responsibility to determine if access to a facility is needed in time to comply with the requirements, if needed.

D. The contractor should expect a return on NCIC results within 72 hours, at which time the Security Office will make a determination and if favorable, the Government can issue the contractor an access card. The contractor will be responsible for working with the COR to provide the information for a NCIC check 14 calendar days in advance of being on-site. The contractor must provide the following information for every employee entering the work site:

1. Name: (Last, First MI (Jr./Sr.)

2. Business Name

3. Driver's License Number

4. State of Issue

5. Expiration Date of Driver’s License

6. Date of Birth

7. Citizenship, i.e. U.S., Canadian, Mexican, etc.

Coordination for fingerprints, at no cost to the contractor, is to be conducted with the Soo Area Office Security Office at Office: 906-635-3465 Mobile: 906-373-9256 Starr Gallegos (starr.m.gallegos@usace.army.mil ) or 906-635-6352 or David.P.Marone@usace.army.mil. The contractor should expect a return on fingerprint results within (10) working days, at which time the Security Office will adjudicate the results and make a determination. If the results are favorable, the Government can issue the contractor an access card.

Felony convictions will prohibit any contractor employee from entering all DoD facilities including the Soo Area Office. All other issues that arise from the background check will be resolved on a case by case basis with the COR and SAO Security Specialist. The Soo Area Engineer will make the final determination on site access.

E. All contractor and subcontractor employees working under this contract who require access to areas containing systems or components of Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) shall, at a minimum, be subject to a Tier 1 Personnel Security Investigation with Fingerprints. Contractors that have a commercial or government entity (CAGE) Code and Facility Security Clearance through the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency shall process the Tier 1 investigation, National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI), and forward visit requests/results of NAC to the Soo Area Office Security Office. For those contractors that do not have a CAGE Code or Facility Security Clearance, the Soo Area Office Security Office will process the investigation in coordination with the contractor and the contractor shall initiate the process for site access by following the instructions listed below, within 15 days of requiring access to the worksite:

• In addition to the fingerprint check and NCIC required for all contractor employees, the Security Office will also require from each employee working under this category to complete and sign an OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment form as well as a completed PSIP Pre-Investigation Information Sheet before the background investigation can be initiated. These will be made available electronically from the Security office. The Point of contact for OF-306 and PSIP forms is David Marone at 906- 635-6352 or David.P.Marone@usace.army.mil or Starr Gallegos starr.m.gallegos@usace.army.mil.

• After the background investigation is initiated by the Security Office, the contractor employee will receive an email with instructions for initiating the investigation and must follow up and complete the E-QIP online questionnaire within 7 business days of receiving the instructional email from the Personnel Security Investigation Portal Center of Excellence. It is extremely important that the contractor understand that illegible information provided to the Security Office will cause delay to the process. The Point of contact for this process is David Marone at 906-635-6352 or David.P.Marone@usace.army.mil.

• A negative background investigation (NACI) or a contract employee’s failure to complete the online questionnaire in a timely manner may result in the exclusion or expulsion of contractor employees from the site as determined by the Soo Area Security Office. Exclusion or expulsion of a contractor resulting from a negative background investigation (NACI) shall not result in an increase in the contract amount.

F. Security Checks ‐ All contractor employees must carry pictured identification at all times. They must show I.D.

upon request by both Security and Government personnel. The contractor's employees must enter the site through the security checkpoint(s) designated by the Security Officer or the Contracting Officer. The contractor's employees will be subject to such additional checks as may be deemed necessary to ensure that no violation of security rules has occurred. The security personnel onsite will be conducting roving checks to ensure contractors stay within areas designated for contractor work. For the first 30-45 days of active construction, all contractors will be checked in/out of the Soo Locks by security personnel. Following 30-45 days, the security personnel will conduct a random 10% check of all contractors

G. Security Access List - The contractor shall be required to maintain a list of personnel needing access to the site.

The list shall be updated at least weekly or each time a change is made. The template for the list will be provided to the contractor at the Pre-construction conference. The list shall be submitted prior to 1400 at least 24 hours prior to an individual requiring site access. Depending on the level of access needed for facilities in the Soo Area Office, the contractors or sub-contractors access card will be programmed according to the level of access needed. The contractors will be required to wear markings determined by the COR and Soo Area Office Security office to quickly determine by the security personnel of level of access needed.

H. Facility Access: 24 hour per day 7 day a week access to the facility is through the unmanned automatic parking lot gate (Gate 4 Foot of Ashmun St.). Gates 15, 13, 10, and 7 are open generally 0600-1800 7 days a week between May and September. Gate 9 is generally open 0600-1800 7 days a week year round. The front door of the warehouse is generally open 0600-1800 Monday – Friday excluding Federal Holidays. There are numerous other automatic gates that the contractor may be required to pass through in order to reach the work area. Gate Access through any of the gates listed above are subject to change.

• Access through any non-automated gates or Gate 15, 13, 10, 7 and 9 outside of established hours must be coordinated in advance with the COR so the Government can coordinate with the Security contractor. The government will not provide guard escort services for the contractor.

• All automatic entrances require personnel to be in possession of a FIPS 201 compliant identification card. CAC, PIV, TWIC, etc.

• Contractor employees may be required to know the PIN number for their FIPS 201 compliant identification card to access certain areas of the facility. The Government can only reset PINs on CAC cards. The Government will not issue CAC cards to contractor personnel.

Contractor employees will be required to stay within contractor work limits as determined by the Soo Area Security Office and COR. This area will be marked per requirements by the COR.

I. Loitering: contractor personnel shall not loiter in or around the place of duty during off-duty hours. Upon completion of assigned duty, employees shall depart the grounds.

J. Photography: contractor personnel shall not photograph or otherwise survey, record, transmit, or receive images of the project work, work area, and facility that are not required for performance of the contract. Cameras, telephones, and recording devices are subject to inspection upon request by police, security personnel and other authorized Government representatives. This requirement does not apply to activities conducted on personal time from spaces that are accessible to the general public. Federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations apply.

K. Exclusion or Expulsion from the Site ‐ Any failure to observe the security rules may result in the potential exclusion or expulsion of a contractor employees from the site as determined by the Detroit District, Chief, Security & Law Enforcement or the Soo Area Engineer. Exclusion or expulsion of an employee resulting from the failure of an employee to observe the security rules shall not result in an increase in the contract amount.

L. Force Protection - The contractor and all associated sub-contractors shall receive a brief/training on the local suspicious activity reporting program. This locally developed training will be used to inform employees of the types of behavior to watch for and instruct employees to report suspicious activity to the project manager, security representative or law enforcement entity.

REQUIRED INSURANCE

The Contractor shall obtain and maintain minimum levels of insurance for the duration of the contract performance period. The Contractor shall identify the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as certificate holder on all insurance policies associated with the execution of this contract and shall notify the Contracting Officer’s Representative of any cancellations or changes to the subject insurance policies. The following minimum requirements shall be met:

1. Workers’ compensation and employer’s liability. Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers’ compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer’s liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a contractor’s commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer’s liability coverage of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers’ compensation to be written by private carriers.

2. General liability. The Contractor shall provide bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence.

3. Automobile liability. The Contractor shall provide automobile liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy. The policy shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies covering automobiles operated in the United States shall provide coverage of at least One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) combined single limit. The amount of liability coverage on other policies shall be commensurate with any legal requirements of the locality and sufficient to meet normal and customary claims.

4. Vessel liability. The Contractor shall provide and maintain vessel liability insurance of such types and values as required and necessary for legal navigation and commercial operation in the near shore coastal waters of the United States of America, specifically as required by the U.S. Coast Guard and as otherwise required by applicable law and regulation.

5. Excess or umbrella liability. The Contractor shall provide liability insurance coverage for claims valued in excess of the other stated general and specific insurance requirements. This may be provided via an excess liability policy or via an umbrella liability policy. Such coverage will be rated to a value at least Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) per occurrence.

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job New Lock at the Soo - Base Contract

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 0001- 0070 FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W56MES91578281

PSC CD: Y1KA

NET AMT

0002 1 Job New Pumpwell

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 0101-0117 FOB: Destination

0003 1 Job NPP Bridge

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 0201-0203 FOB: Destination

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W56MES91578281

0004 1 Job OPTION Option 1 - Construction of Chamber Wall

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 1001-1018

0005 1 Job OPTION Option 2 - New Pump Well Completion

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 2001-2043

0006 1 Job OPTION Option 3 - Chamber Lock - Operational

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 3001-3037

0007 1 Job OPTION Option 4 - Downstream Work

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 4001-4003

0008 1 Job OPTION Option 5 - Handsfree Mooring

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 5001-5002

0009 1 Job OPTION Option 6 - Downstream Ship Arrestor

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 6001-6002

0010 1 Job OPTION Option 7 - Alligator's Mouth Extension

FFP

***For Accounting Purposes Only*** for Base Bid Items 7001-7002

NOTES

Total Base Work (CLINs 0001-0003) ________________________________

Total Option (CLINs 0004-0010) ________________________________

Total Base + Option (CLINs 0001-0010) ________________________________

Notes: Period of performance for the base CLINs is 1642 calendar days after the receipt of the notice to proceed as described in clause 52.211-10. As described in clause 52.217-7, the contract will be extended an additional 365 days if Option1 is exercised and the contract will be extended an additional 365 days if Option 3 is exercised. No additional time would be provided if Option 2, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7 is exercised.

Section 00 21 00 - Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS & NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Stagger One

1.0 INTENT

This solicitation is to select one (1) contractor for the construction of the New Lock at the Soo (New Third Lock) located at the Soo Lock Complex, Sault Ste. Marie, MI.

1.1 TYPE OF CONTRACT

The Government intends to award one (1) Firm-Fixed Price Construction Contract.

1.2 AVAILABILITY OF DRAWINGS, TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL

DOCUMENTS

All drawings, technical specifications, and additional documents relating to this Request for Proposal (RFP) are controlled unclassified documents. Although provided as separate attachments, those documents are considered an official part of the solicitation. In order to obtain the documents, you must be able to be added to the Authorized Parties List. To be added to the list, contractors are required to submit a copy of the approved JCP certification (DD 2345). This information must be submitted to Sandra M. Kenzie at Sandra.M.Kenzie@usace.army.mil and LRE- Proposal@usace.army.mil, Subject Line: Request for Contract Documents, W9111XK21R0001, New Lock at the Soo. Upon receipt and review of the required information, all contract documents will be sent to the requesting email through the DoD Safe Website (https://safe.apps.mil/)

1.3 BASIS OF AWARD

This is a “Best Value-Tradeoff” solicitation utilizing - Request for Proposal (RFP) Procurement Process, as it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced Offeror or other than the highest technically rated Offeror.

1.4 WHO MAY SUBMIT

This procurement is unrestricted to obtain full and open competition. Proposals from firms organized as joint ventures (JV) that have associated specifically for this project must include a copy of the legal joint venture agreement in the proposal submission.

1.5 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Small Business Size Standard

The NAICS code for this project is 237990, entitled “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”, which has a Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard of $39.5 Million.

1.6 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION

As mandated by law, this agency cannot award a contract to a contractor who is not registered in the SAM database (www.sam.gov). If submitting as a joint venture, ensure that the joint venture business name is registered in like manner in the SAM database (www.sam.gov).

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management, An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation. Any offeror not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting a proposal will be considered not incompliance with the solicitation and may not be considered for evaluation or award.

1.7 PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, SITE VISIT, GEOTECHNICAL CORE VIEWING

A pre-proposal conference, an organized site visit and an opportunity to view the cores that were taken during the geotechnical investigation has been scheduled during the solicitation period.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE CONTENT: The intent is for USACE to present the Evaluation Criteria and Submittal Requirement, the Plans and Specifications, discuss site access and security, construction sequencing, coordination with other contractors on site, diversion and care of water, concrete, cold weather/winter work, New Pump well overview, Power Plant Access Bridge overview, Shaft 6 overview, and the break down between base and options. Intent is for USACE to present information and for contractors to have opportunity to ask questions. The pre-proposal conference will be held on July 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time at the Superior Room in the Walker Cisler Center at Lake Superior State University located at 650 W. Easterday Ave. Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. Face coverings will be required for unvaccinated individuals. If you are unable to physically attend the conference, you can remotely attend by the following:

Join by WebEx https://usace1.webex.com/meet/DetroitPublicAffairs Meeting #: 1995059302

Join by phone +1-844-800-2712 US Toll Free +1-669-234-1177 US Toll Access code: 199 505 9302

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Registration required for physical and remote attendance:

Submit (1) all planned attendees full name(s), (2) Company Name, (3) CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier number, (4) primary point-of-contact’s (a) name, (b) position title, (c) telephone number, and (d) email address. The above information must be submitted via email to Esther Proulx (Esther.L.Proulx@usace.army.mil) no later than 5:00 PM Eastern on July 8, 2021.

ORGANIZED SITE VISIT CONTENT: As stated in 52.236-27 Alt I of this solicitation, an organized site visit has been scheduled to occur on 14 July 2021. Site visit participants shall be prepared to walk roughly 10 miles. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications or related documents.

Visitors to the site will have to provide their own Personal Protective Equipment including steel-toe footwear, hard hats, safety glasses, reflective vests, personal floatation device, hearing protection, and face covering will be required for unvaccinated individuals. Contractors who do not have these items present at the Site Visit may not be able to participate in the visit. There will be the only site visit for this project. If you miss the scheduled site visit, no other arrangements will be made due to personnel and time restrictions.

ORGANIZED SITE VISIT REGISTRATION: Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the organized site visit. To register, individuals interested in attending the site visit must submit (1) all planned attendees full name(s),

(2) Company Name, (3) CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier number, (4) primary point-of-contact’s (a) name, (b) position title, (c) telephone number, and (d) email address. The above information shall be submitted via email to Esther Proulx (Esther.L.Proulx@usace.army.mil) no later than 5:00 PM Eastern on July 8, 2021

GEOTECH CORE VIEWING: The Government is providing an opportunity for the contractors to view the geotechnical cores collected in the vicinity of the New Lock construction. Due to space limitations, no more than 2 contractor representatives will be permitted to attend, no exceptions. Due to time constraints, viewings will be scheduled for 30 minutes. Viewing can be schedule between 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET on July 13, 2021 and between 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET on July 14, 2021. Face coverings will be required for unvaccinated individuals.

GEOTECH CORE REGISTRATION: To schedule an individual meeting with USACE, Contact Esther Proulx via email (Esther.L.Proulx@usace.army.mil) by 5:00PM Eastern on 6 July 2021. Please provide (1) Company Name,

(2) CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier number, (3) primary point-of-contact’s (a) name, (b) position title, (c) telephone number, and (d) email address. You will receive an email confirmation with your scheduled meeting time no later than 5:00 PM on 8 July 2021.

1.8 OFFEROR'S QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.ProjNet.org/ProjNet. As noted below, offerors shall not submit their proposals via ProjNet.

Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with the provisions stated in the solicitation.

To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system.

The Solicitation Number is: W911XK21R0001

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: E9EZI9-WW7UCU

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication.

5. Select Continue. A page will then open stating a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form.

6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system.

7. Select Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system.

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access:

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in.

2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen.

3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE.

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above.

5. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet.

6. Select Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question.

7. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system.

From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add an inquiry.

Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety and to review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

Offers will NOT be publicly opened. Information concerning the status of the evaluation and/or award will NOT be available after receipt of proposals.

NOTES:

1. Offerors shall not submit their proposals via ProjNet, but in accordance with the provisions stated in the solicitation. Any questions regarding acceptable means of submitting offers shall be made directly to the Contract Specialist identified in the solicitation.

2. Government responses to technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds that are submitted to ProjNet in accordance with the procedures above are not binding on the Government unless an amendment is issued on Standard Form 30. In the case of any conflicts, the solicitation governs. Any changes or revisions to the solicitation will be made by formal amendment.

Government responses will be limited to: (a) Notice that an amendment will be issued; (b) Reference to an existing requirement contained in the solicitation; or (c) Notice that a response is not necessary.

3. The ability to enter technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds will be disabled on July 20, 2021 at 2:00 PM. ET. No Government responses will be entered into the ProjNet system within five (5) calendar days prior to the closing date stated in the solicitation.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition JAN 2017 52.217-5 Evaluation Of Options JUL 1990 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

252.204-7019 Notice of NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Requirements NOV 2020 252.236-7008 Contract Prices-Bidding Schedules DEC 1991

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS--SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK (MAY

2014)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements,of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror's request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT-- CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER

TRADE AGREEMENTS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “designated country construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American -- Construction Materials Under Trade Agreements” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-11).

(b) Requests for determination of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of FAR clause 52.225-11 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of FAR clause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country…