A.04.31.01_PLA_Notice.pdf

The Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is soliciting comments from the dredging and construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for large scale construction projects (exceeding $25 million) throughout the James River, Virginia area.

Provide your responses NLT 2:00 PM, EST, 11 December 2018 to Stormie Wicks at Stormie.B.Wicks@usace.army.mil cc’d Eartha D. Garrett at Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil.

Ensure your response is limited to 5 pages and the Subject Line of your response includes "PLA Survey – James River Dredging SATOC IDIQ". Please provide your contact information in the body of the email.

A PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement between a Prime contractor and one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S. C. 158(f). Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 22.503) Policy provides that:

(a) Project Labor Agreement (PLA) is a tool that agencies may use to promote economy and efficiency in Federal procurement. Pursuant to Executive Order 13502, agencies are encouraged to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements in connection with large-scale construction projects.

(b) An agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor, or certain subcontractors, engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a project labor agreement with one or more labor organizations if the agency decides that the use of project labor agreements will:

(i) Advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards and other matters; and

(ii) Be consistent with law. Reference: FAR 52.222-33 Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement; FAR 52.222-34 Project Labor Agreement.

Request responses to the following questions:

(1) Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation.

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(2) Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the reference project? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

(3) Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would affect the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

(4) Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

(5) Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

(6) Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.

(7) Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project.

The information gathered in this survey should include the following information on projects completed in the last 2 - 5 years:

1) Project Name and Location

2) Detailed Project Description

3) Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost

4) Was the project completed on time?

5) Number of craft trades present on the project

6) Was a PLA used?

7) Were there any challenges experienced during the project?

Project Description:

This will be a SATOC (Single Award Task Order Contract) (IDIQ) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract with Task Orders.

The James River Federal Navigation Project consists of maintenance dredging and disposal of dredged material by hydraulic dredge and pipeline at various shoal locations on the James River Federal Navigation Channel, spanning from Rocklanding Shoal to the Richmond Harbor locks.

The work includes maintenance dredging to require depths ranging from 18 to 26 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) with one foot allowable overdepth at each respective dredging depth unless indicated otherwise in the issued Task Order. Overall, the dredging involves approximately 3,950,000 cubic yards of material, including allowable overdepth dredging and estimated accretion to December 2022. Due to the anticipated window of availability to perform dredging operations, the Contractor shall be required to dredge, on average, a minimum of 7,500 cubic yards per day. In addition, the Contractor will be required to achieve pumping distances exceeding 10,000 linear feet. The Contractor shall place the dredged material in the designated Government-furnished upland or overboard placement areas as identified in the Task Order.

For each task order issued, the Contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Period of performance for each task order will be variable based on scope of work issued within each task order. Period of performance will be based on a rate of dredging and placing 7,500 cubic yards per day.

The base contract and two (2) option years has a Range of Magnitude between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The contract duration is 365 calendar days (Base Year) from receipt of Notice to Proceed with 365 calendar days consecutive for each option year, if exercised.

This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government.

Responses to this Project Labor Agreement Notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this Project Labor Agreement.

Contractors responding to this market survey must submit their responses via e-mail to Stormie Wicks at Stormie.B.Wicks@usace.army.mil cc’d Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 PM EST, Wednesday, 11 December 2018.

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