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This solicitation document is for maintenance dredging services of the New York and New Jersey Channels - Perth Amboy Anchorage NY&NJ Federal Navigation Project. The contractor will be responsible for dredging approximately 540,095 cubic yards of material from designated areas with depths ranging from -37 to -25 feet MLLW, and transporting and placing the material at an approved Historic Area Remediation Site. The performance period is 65 calendar days from notice to proceed expected between August to November 2020. The contractor must furnish all necessary labor, equipment, transportation, placement and monitoring services to complete the work. The estimated value of the project is between $5-10 million. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District New York is the contracting agency, and the contractor must comply with all conditions specified in water quality permits from the New Jersey DEP and New York DEC.

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Maintenance Dredging of NY&NJ Channels – Perth Amboy Anchorage, NY&NJ FNP

SECTION 01 11 00 Page 1

SECTION TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 01 11 00

SUMMARY OF WORK

01/20

PART 1 GENERAL

1.1 FAR 52.211-10, COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK

1.2 WORK COVERED BY THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.2.1 Project Description

1.3 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR

1.4 FARS 36.204, DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

1.5 DATUM AND BENCH MARKS

1.6 MISPLACED MATERIAL

1.7 AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION AREA AND TRESPASSING

1.8 EXISTING WORK

PART 2 PRODUCTS

PART 3 EXECUTION

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SECTION 01 11 00 Page 2

PART 1 GENERAL

SECTION 01 11 00

SUMMARY OF WORK

01/20

1.1 FAR 52.211-10, COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION AND COMPLETION OF WORK

a. The Contractor shall be required to (i) commence work under this contract within five (5) calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed, (ii) prosecute the work diligently, and

(iii) complete the entire work ready for use, not later than 65 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.(FAR 52.212-3)

b. All work shall be in accordance with the drawings and specifications or instructions attached hereto and made a part thereof, or to be furnished hereafter by the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative (COR)and subject, in every detail, to his supervision, direction, and instructions.

1.2 WORK COVERED BY THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS

1.2.1 Project Description

The work to be performed under this project consists of providing all materials, plant, labor, equipment and services (except those furnished by the Government) to perform maintenance dredging of an area within the NY&NJ Channels – Perth Amboy Anchorage NY&NJ Federal Navigation Project, with placement of the material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). The Contractor will be solely responsible for coordinating and be in compliance with all requirements for transportation, placement and monitoring of the dredge material. See Section 35 20 23.10 18 entitled "DREDGED MATERIAL TRANSPORT, PLACEMENT AND MONITORING" for more information.

The Maintenance for this project consist of dredging approximately 540,095 CY of material based on a survey done on 27 to 29 January 2020. For more detail, see "ESTIMATED QUANTITIES" in Section 01 30 00 "ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS" of these Specifications. The dredge material has been determined to be composed sand, silt and clay. This work is subject to availability of funds.

A summary of the Basic Work is shown on the table below:

BID SCHEDULE

TOTAL

ESTIMATED

QUANTITY

(CY)

CONTRACT TIME

FOR COMPLETION

(Calendar Days)

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Basic Work – Northern Dredge Area (-37ft. +2ft. OD MLLW) Eastern Dredge Area (-25ft. +2ft. OD MLLW) with HARS Placement

540,095 65

Within the Basic Work Area, the contract time for completion is based on a minimum average production rate of 10,000 cubic yards (CY) per day for dredging, transportation and placement at the HARS, should the total quantity of material exceed the estimated quantities within the Solicitation Contract Form, additional time will be allowed at the rate of one (1) calendar day for each 10,000 cubic yards in excess of the established limit. The time stated for completion shall include, moblization, de-moblization and final clean up.

Scow monitoring is required for this project. The contractor is required to comply with Section 35 20 23.10 18 entitled "DREDGED MATERIAL TRANSPORT, PLACEMENT AND MONITORING" of these specifications.

Sampling and testing of the maintenance dredging area has been characterized by seventeen (17) sediment core samples and the test results are included in the specifications in Section 00 90 01 as Attachment J.

The complete sampling and testing results can be found as attachments to this solicitation on beta.SAM.gov.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) Federal Consistency Determination (FCD) / Water Quality Certificate (WQC), for the maintenance dredging of Perth Amboy Anchorage, is included in Section 00 90 02.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Water Quality Certificate (WQC) and the New York State Department of State (NYSDOS) Coastal Zone Management concurrence is also included in the Section 00 90 02.

The contractor must comply with all conditions of the NJDEP FCD/WQC and the NYSDEC WQC Correction Letter. A copy of NJDEP FCD/WQC and NYSDEC WQC shall be displayed on the dredge at all times for the duration of the project.

The work is anticipated to be performed within the approximate time period of August 2020 through November 2020.

1.3 PERFORMANCE OF WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR

The Contractor shall perform on the site, and with its own organization and equipment, work equivalent to at least forty (40) percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. This percentage may be reduced by a supplemental agreement to this contract if, during performance of the work, the Contractor requests a reduction and the Contracting Officer and/or his Representative determines that the reduction would be to the advantage of the Government. (FAR 52.236-01)

1.4 FARS 36.204, DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

The entire work (Mob/Demob and Basic Work) is estimated to cost approximately $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00.

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1.5 DATUM AND BENCH MARKS

Soundings and Elevations shown in the contract drawings are in US Survey Feet and refer to Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) epoch 1983-2001. The Plane of MEAN LOWER LOW WATER (MLLW) is 2.9 FEET BELOW NAVD88 AS DETERMINED USING VDATUM (VER. 3.0). The following Benchmark information should be referenced for defining local datum and required project depth.

BENCH MARK: AJD 100024

Proj: New Jersey Mercator

LAT: UNK

LONG: UNK

Elevation: 12.98’ (NAVD 88) http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl

BENCH MARK: B5 (KV0006)

Proj: New Jersey Mercator

LAT: 40 30 22.4

LONG: 074 16 00.2

Elevation: 63.49' (NAVD88)

BM IS SET VERTICALLY IN THE CONCRETE FOUNDATION OF THE HIGH STREET

ENTRANCE OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

All control needs to be verified.

The contractor may contact the New York District Survey Section at (201) 333-0284 for assistance in establishing the location of the bench marks and the tide gages.

1.6 MISPLACED MATERIAL

Should the Contractor during the progress of the work, lose, dump, throw overboard, sink, or misplace any material, plant, machinery, or appliance, which in the opinion of the Contracting Officer and/or his Representative may be dangerous to or obstruct navigation, the Contractor shall recover and remove the same with the utmost dispatch. The Contractor shall give immediate notice, with description and location of such obstructions, to the Contracting Officer and/or his Representative or inspector, and when required shall mark or buoy such obstruction until the same are removed.

Should he refuse, neglect, or delay compliance with the above requirements, such obstructions may be removed by the Contracting Officer and/or his Representative, and the cost of such removal may be deducted from any money due or to become due to the Contractor, or may be recovered under his bond. The liability of the Contractor for the removal of a vessel wrecked or sunk without fault or negligence shall be limited to that provided in Sections 15, 19, and 20 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of March 3, 1899 (33 USC. 410 et seq.) (DOD FARS SUPPL. 52.236-7006).

1.7 AUTHORIZED CONSTRUCTION AREA AND TRESPASSING

Do not inflict damage upon land and properties outside the authorized construction area by unwarranted entry upon, passage through, damage to, or disposal of, material on such land or property. The Contractor may make a separate agreement with any other party, regarding the use of, or right to, land or facilities outside the contract area. If such an agreement is made, it must be in writing and a copy shall be provided to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor must hold and save the Government, its officers, and agents free from liability arising from trespassing or damage occasioned by his operations.

http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/ds_mark.prl

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1.8 EXISTING WORK

In addition to FAR 52.236-9 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements:

a. Remove or alter existing work in such a manner as to prevent injury or damage to any portions of the existing work which remain.

b. Repair or replace portions of existing work which have been altered during construction operations to match existing or adjoining work, as approved by the Contracting Officer. At the completion of operations, existing work must be in a condition equal to or better than that which existed before new work started.

PART 2 PRODUCTS

Not used.

PART 3 EXECUTION

Not used.

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