113352-Waukegan_Harbor_Dredging-RTA_Specs.pdf

SOLICITATION NO. W912P6-17-B-0004

CHICAGO DISTRICT

LEADERS IN CUSTOMER CARE

WAUKEGAN HARBOR APPROACH

CHANNEL DREDGING FY17

WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

CONSTRUCTION SOLICITATION AND

SPECIFICATIONS

CERTIFIED FINAL -

READY TO ADVERTISE

July 19, 2017

Waukegan Outer Harbor & Approach Channel Dredging, FY17 W912P6-17-B-0004

PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

DIVISION 00 - PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS

00010 SF 1442 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD & BID SCHEDULE

00100 BIDDING SCHEDULE INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO BIDDERS

00600 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF BIDDERS

00700 CONTRACT CLAUSES

00800 SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

WAGE RATES

DIVISION 01 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

01 10 00 GENERAL PROVISIONS

01 22 00.00 10 PRICE AND PAYMENT

01 33 00 SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES

01 35 26 GOVERNMENTAL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

01 35 45 SEDIMENT SAMPLING FOR APPROACH CHANNEL

01 42 00 SOURCES FOR REFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

01 45 00.10 20 QUALITY CONTROL FOR MINOR CONSTRUCTION

01 45 00.15 10 RESIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTRACTOR MODE (RMS CM)

01 57 20.01 03 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FOR ILLINOIS

01 58 00 PROJECT IDENTIFICATION

DIVISION 35 - WATERWAY AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION

35 20 23.13 MECHANICAL DREDGING

35 21 23.13 NATIONAL DREDGING QUALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, Scow Monitoring

Profile

35 25 00.00 03 TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL

-- End of Project Table of Contents --

W81G6670947646

WAUKEGAN HARBOR APPROACH CHANNEL DREDGING, WAUKEGAN, IL

Under the contract set, the Contractor w ill be dredging the Waukegan Approach Channel that is subject to be mechanically dredged of approximately 60,000 cubic yards (CY) of loosely deposited, saturated sand from shoaled areas. The required dredging depth is -22 Low er Water Datum (LWD) w ith an allow able 1-foot overdredge.

The applicable NAICS is 237990 w ith a small business size standard of $27.5M. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a f irm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged w ith its ow n equipment or equipment ow ned by another small dredging concern.

The estimated magnitude of construction cost is BETWEEN $1M and $5M.

Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to Certif ied HUBZone small business concerns.

Applicable Wage Rates: General Decision Number: IL170018 (IL18), dated 04/07/2017

ELECTRONIC OR FAXED BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

X

ERICKA D. HILLARD 312-846-5378

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

28-Jul-2017

(RFP)

(IFB)

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 ________300 calendar days after receiving aw ard, X notice to proceed. This performance period is X mandatory, negotiable. (See _________________________00700

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 __________1 copies to perform the w ork required are due at the place specif ied in Item 8 by ___________ local time ______________28 Aug 2017 (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 offers 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 _______120 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, CHICAGO

231 SOUTH LASALLE STREET SUITE 1500

CHICAGO IL 60604-1437

W912P6

PAGE OF PAGES

1 OF

CODE

(Title, identifying no., date):

12B. CALENDAR DAYS

01:00 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: 312.846.5371 TEL: FAX:

W912P6-17-B-0004 66

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

W912P6-17-B-0004

Section 00010 - Solicitation Contract Form

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

BASE WORK

FFP

This is a Parent Line Item identifying the work that relates directly to its Sub-Line Items 0001AA through 001AE; the Sub-Line Items themselves identify the quantities required to perform said work. Therefore, the Contractor shall provide the pricing separately at Sub-Items 0001AA through 0001AE.

NET AMT

0001AA 1 Job

MOBILIZATION (BASE)

FFP

Under this CLIN, the contractor is required to perform mobilization activities. The contractor will be compensated for the totality of its activities needed to mobilize its equipment and labor force to the project site.

Payment Provisions:

The Government will pay all costs for the mobilization of all of the Contractor's plant and equipment at the lump sum price for this item. The Contracting Officer or its Representative may require the Contractor to furnish cost data to justify its bid price for this item if the Contracting Officer deems there's no reasonable relationship to the cost of the work in this contract. Failure to justify the line item price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will result in payment determined by the Contracting Officer of the actual costs, which is not subject to appeal.

PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER: W81G6670947646

0001AB 1 Job

DEMOBILIZATION (BASE)

FFP

Under this CLIN, the contractor is required to perform demobilization activities.

The contractor will be compensated for the totality of its activities needed to demobilize its equipment and labor force to the project site.

Payment Provisions:

The Government will pay all costs for the demobilization of all of the Contractor's plant and equipment at the lump sum price for this item. The Contracting Officer or its Representative may require the Contractor to furnish cost data to justify its bid price for this item if the Contracting Officer deems there's no reasonable relationship to the cost of the work in this contract. Failure to justify the line item price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will result in payment determined by the Contracting Officer of the actual costs, which is not subject to

0001AC 1 Job

SCOW SILENT INSPECTOR (BASE)

FFP

0001AD 45,000 Cubic

Yard

APPROACH CHANNEL MAINTENANCE (BASE)

Approach Channel Maintenance Area Dredging and Disposal at Placement Area

0001AE 1 Lot

PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND (BASE)

FFP

BONDS FOR BASE WORK (LINE ITEMS 0001AA through 0001AD)

THIS IS A COST-REIMBURSABLE LINE ITEM - The Government will reimburse the Contractor for the actual cost of acceptable performance and payments bonds, upon receiving evidence of payment (paid invoice) from the bonding company or agency, not to exceed the total amount of the contract line item. The Government will not pay more than the total line item amount for the performance and payment bonds. If the actual cost of the bonds is less than the line item amount, the contract will modified to adjust the line item accordingly.

Adjustment(s) to the line item will also be made for any revisions to the actual bond costs associated with contract changes.

OPTION GROUP 1 OPTIONS (0002AA-0002AG)

FFP

This is a Parent Line Item identifying the option work that relates directly to its Sub-Line Items 0002AA through 0002AG; the Sub-Line Items themselves identify the quantities required to perform said work. Therefore, the Contractor shall provide its pricing separately at Sub-Line Items 0002AA through 0002AG.

THE AFOREMENTIONED OPTION ITEMS 0002AA THROUGH 0002AG ARE

PRIORITY 1 OPTIONS TO BE EXERCISED IN ACCORDANCE WITH BID

NOTE NUMBER 2, “OPTION PROVISIONS” – SEE SECTION 00100 OF THIS

DOCUMENT.

0002AA 1 Job

OPTION MOBILIZATION (GROUP 1 OPTION)

FFP

Under this CLIN, the contractor is required to perform mobilization activities. The contractor will be compensated for the totality of its activities needed to mobilize its equipment and labor force to the project site.

Payment Provisions:

The Government will pay all costs for the mobilization of all of the Contractor's plant and equipment at the lump sum price for this item. The Contracting Officer or its Representative may require the Contractor to furnish cost data to justify its bid price for this item if the Contracting Officer deems there's no reasonable relationship to the cost of the work in this contract. Failure to justify the line item price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will result in payment

0002AB 1 Job

OPTION DEMOBILIZATION (GROUP 1 OPTION)

FFP

Under this CLIN, the contractor is required to perform demobilization activities.

The contractor will be compensated for the totality of its activities needed to demobilize its equipment and labor force to the project site.

Payment Provisions:

The Government will pay all costs for the demobilization of all of the Contractor's plant and equipment at the lump sum price for this item. The Contracting Officer or its Representative may require the Contractor to furnish cost data to justify its bid price for this item if the Contracting Officer deems there's no reasonable relationship to the cost of the work in this contract. Failure to justify the line item price to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer will result in payment

0002AC 1 Job

OPTION SEDIMENT SAMPLING (GROUP 1 OPTION)

0002AD 1 Job

OPTION SCOW SILENT INSPECTOR (GROUP 1 OPTION)

0002AE 40,000 Cubic

OPTION APPROACH CHANNEL (GROUP 1 OPTION)

Approach Channel Maintenance Area Dredging and Disposal at Placement Area

0002AF 50,000 Cubic

OPTION OUTER HARBOR DISPOSAL (GROUP 1 OPTION)

Outer Harbor Dredging and Disposal at Placement Area

0002AG 1 Lot

OPTION PERFORMANCE&PAYMENT BOND -GROUP 1 OPTION

FFP

BONDS FOR GROUP 1 OPTIONS (LINE ITEMS 0002AA through 0002AF)

THIS IS A COST-REIMBURSABLE LINE ITEM - The Government will reimburse the Contractor for the actual cost of acceptable performance and payments bonds, upon receiving evidence of payment (paid invoice) from the bonding company or agency, not to exceed the total amount of the contract line item. The Government will not pay more than the total line item amount for the performance and payment bonds. If the actual cost of the bonds is less than the line item amount, the contract will modified to adjust the line item accordingly.

0003 10,000 Cubic

OPTION APPROACH CHANNEL (GROUP 2 OPTION)

APPROACH CHANNEL MAINTENANCE AREA DREDGING AND

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 2

0004 10,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 3

0005 5,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 4

0006 5,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 5

0007 70,000 Cubic

Yard

NOT TO EXCEED

OPTION DISPOSAL AT OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA

DISPOSAL AT OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA (GROUP 2 OPTIONS)

This is a cost reimbursable line item for transportation of dredge material to the alternative Disposal Site at a NOT TO EXCEED 70,000 cubic yards. The contractor shall price this line item based upon disposal costs from Approach Channel to the OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA. The contractor will be reimbursed at its unit price per cubic yard. The exercising of this option item is contingent upon funds. Therefore, when exercised, the government at its discretion may award less than 70,000 cubic yards. The difference in disposal quantity MAY BE executed via one of the Line Items contained under "GROUP 2 OPTIONS," which may also be adjusted if the full quantity of this item is awarded. In either case, CONTRACTOR's are hereby informed that quantity adjustments may result without any increase to the contract price (since the government is not eliminating work, but using a different location that would be pre-priced by Contract).

Contractor's would be paid at their unit price based upon actual cubic yards disposed. (Reference FAR Subpart, 16.202-2 Application.“ (d)."

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is responsible for processing payments. The contractor shall provide the COR with paid invoices and all other supporting cost information for the verification of the Contractor's expenditures for this line item.

The Contractor shall provide the following rates to aid in supporting payments for this line item: Overhead %_________; G/A%__________, and profit

NOT TO EXCEED

0008 1 Lot

OPTION PERFORMANCE& PAYMENT BOND-GROUP 2 OPTION

FFP

BONDS FOR GROUP 2 OPTIONS (0003 THROUGH 0007)

THIS IS A COST-REIMBURSABLE LINE ITEM - The Government will reimburse the Contractor for the actual cost of acceptable performance and payments bonds, upon receiving evidence of payment (paid invoice) from the bonding company or agency, not to exceed the total amount of the contract line item. The Government will not pay more than the total line item amount for the performance and payment bonds. If the actual cost of the bonds is less than the line item amount, the contract will modified to adjust the line item accordingly.

0009 10,000 Cubic

OPTION APPROACH CHANNEL (GROUP 3 OPTION)

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 6

0010 10,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 7

0011 5,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 8

0012 5,000 Cubic

DISPOSAL AT PLACEMENT AREA PRIORITY 9

0013 70,000 Cubic

Yard

NOT TO EXCEED

OPTION DISPOSAL AT OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA

DISPOSAL AT OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA (GROUP 3 OPTIONS)

This is a cost reimbursable line item for transportation of dredge material to the alternative Disposal Site at a NOT TO EXCEED 70,000 cubic yards. The contractor shall price this line item based upon disposal costs from Approach Channel to the OPTIONAL PLACEMENT AREA. The contractor will be reimbursed at its unit price per cubic yard. The exercising of this option item is contingent upon funds. Therefore, when exercised, the government at its discretion may award less than 70,000 cubic yards. The difference in disposal quantity MAY BE executed via one of the Line Items contained under "GROUP 2 OPTIONS," which may also be adjusted if the full quantity of this item is awarded. In either case, CONTRACTOR's are hereby informed that quantity adjustments may result without any increase to the contract price (since the government is not eliminating work, but using a different location that would be pre-priced by Contract).

Contractor's would be paid at their unit price based upon actual cubic yards disposed. (Reference FAR Subpart, 16.202-2 Application.“ (d)."

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) is responsible for processing payments. The contractor shall provide the COR with paid invoices and all other supporting cost information for the verification of the Contractor's expenditures for this line item.

The Contractor shall provide the following rates to aid in supporting payments for this line item: Overhead %_________; G/A%__________, and profit

NOT TO EXCEED

0014 50,000 Cubic

Meters (Net)

OPTION OUTER HARBOR MATERIAL

OUTER HARBOR MATERIAL FOR DISPOSAL AT OPTIONAL PLACEMENT

AREA (GROUP 3 OPTIONS)

0015 1 Lot

OPTION PERFORMANCE& PAYMENT BOND-GROUP 3 OPTION

FFP

BONDS FOR GROUP 3 OPTIONS (LINE ITEMS 0009-0014)

THIS IS A COST-REIMBURSABLE LINE ITEM - The Government will reimburse the Contractor for the actual cost of acceptable performance and payments bonds, upon receiving evidence of payment (paid invoice) from the bonding company or agency, not to exceed the total amount of the contract line item. The Government will not pay more than the total line item amount for the performance and payment bonds. If the actual cost of the bonds is less than the line item amount, the contract will modified to adjust the line item accordingly.

BID PRICING

TOTAL AMOUNT FOR BASE WORK (ITEMS 0001AA THROUGH 0001AE):

TOTAL AMOUNT FOR GROUP 1 OPTIONS (ITEMS 0002AA THROUGH 0002AG):

TOTAL AMOUNT FOR GROUP 2 OPTIONS (ITEMS 0003 THROUGH 0008):

TOTAL AMOUNT FOR GROUP 3 OPTIONS (ITEMS 0009 THROUGH 0015):

TOTAL OVERALL BID AMOUNT (LINE ITEMS 0001AA THROUGH 0015:

Section 00100 - Bidding Schedule/Instructions to Bidders

IMPORTANT BID NOTES

WHEREIN STATED IN THIS SOLICITATION “OFFER” OR “OFFEROR,” IT MEANS BID OR BIDDER

THE ABOVE SOLICITATION CONTRACT FORM IS TO BE USED BY BIDDERS TO SUBMIT THEIR BIDS; IT IS ALSO

CONSIDERED THE “BID SCHEDULE” AS TERMED THROUGHOUT THE SOLICITATION.

1. BID CONDITIONS:

a. The Contractor shall bid ALL items that are contained in the Bid Schedule INCLUDING ALL OPTION ITEMS, with no exceptions. Should a Contractor fail to fully complete the bid schedule, its bid will not be considered responsive to the solicitation and eligible for the resultant contract award. Therefore, the bidder’s total price for the work shall be based on the TOTAL of all BASE AND OPTION items included in the Bid Schedule. The Contractor shall enter both its unit price and extended price for each Bid Item.

b. The Government intends to award all Base Bid Items to the responsive, responsible bidder submitting the lowest aggregate for all items (including the Options) in the bid schedule.

c. Split or multiple awards will not result from this Solicitation.

2. CONTRACT OPTION PROVISIONS:

a. AWARD OF PRIORITIZED OPTIONS: At the discretion of the government, any, all, or none of the Options may be awarded. Options that are prioritized, if exercised, will be awarded in sequential order beginning with Group 1 Options (wherein, any item in that group may be exercised).Under this scenario, Group 1 Options would be awarded prior to all other options; then, Item 0003; thereafter, Item 0004, Item 0005 and Item 0006, etc. – With respect to the bonding option items, they will be exercised based on the group wherein contained.

b. OPTION PROVISIONS & RELATED PERFORMANCE TIMEFRAMES:

The contract planned for this acquisition is a firm fixed price dredging contract. At its inception, the government intends to award all Base Work (Items 0001AA through 0001AE). The contract will incorporate options. If and when an option(s) is exercised, the government will implement the following timelines as described below.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Exercising of any Option Item occurs by way of a formal modification to the contract. No separate Notice to Proceed is issued once a modification is awarded. The contractor will be responsible for providing additional bonding coverage within 15 calendar days after the execution of the option modification. The schedule for awarding options is based upon the Notice to Proceed being fully executed by mid‐September 2017, while taking into account the Base Work ending 365 calendar days following the contractor’s acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.

(1) GROUP 1 OPTIONS (Items 0002AA through 0002AG – PRIORITY 1 ITEMS): The government, at its discretion, may award any, all or none of the items under Group 1 Options. If an option is exercised, it will result by an award within 270 calendar days following the Contractor’s acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. At such time of option award, the government will extend the contract time by 485 calendar days. Note, should the government separately award any of the option items under “Group 1 Options,” the time extension would only be applied one time, which would occur under the first option modification. Regardless of the number of option items awarded, additional bond coverage will be required, equating to the entire contract “increase” (Re: Clause Section 00700, FAR Clause No. 52.228‐15).

(2) GROUP 2 OPTIONS (Items 0003 through 0008 (PRIORITIZED LINE ITEMS ARE WITHIN THIS GROUP; REFER

TO THE BID SCHEDULE)): The government, at its discretion, may award any, all or none of the items under Group 2 Options. If an option is exercised, it will result by an award within 270 calendar days following the Contractor’s acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. At such time of option award (for any Group 2 Options), no additional performance time will be added to the contract. The government intends for the work of Group 2 Options to be accomplished prior to the ending time allocated for the Base Work.

Regardless of the number of option items awarded, additional bond coverage will be required, equating to the entire contract “increase” (Re: Clause Section 00700, FAR Clause No. 52.228‐15).

(3) GROUP 3 OPTIONS (Items 0009 through 0015 (PRIORITIZED LINE ITEMS ARE WITHIN THIS GROUP; REFER

TO THE BID SCHEDULE): The government, at its discretion, may award any, all or none of the items under Group 3 Options. If an option is exercised, it will result by an award within 385 calendar days following the Contractor’s acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. At such time of option award (for any Group 3 Options), no additional performance time will be added to the contract. The government intends for the work of Group 3 Options to be accomplished within the time extension allocated for Group 1 Options.

Regardless of the number of option items awarded, additional bond coverage will be required, equating to the entire contract “increase” (Re: Clause Section 00700, FAR Clause No. 52.228‐15).

3. SUBMISSION OF BIDS:

a. BIDS OR MODIFICATIONS TO BIDS THAT ARE RECEIVED BY FACSIMILE OR TELETYPE WILL NOT BE

CONSIDERED. All Sealed Bids must be submitted in accordance with the procedures set forth in Block No.

13 of Page 1 of this Solicitation Document and comply with all other instructions provided herein this solicitation.

b. Bidders are required to acknowledge the receipt of all amendments to the Solicitation on the Standard

Form 1442 in the space provided, by completing Blocks 8 and 15 of the Amendment (Standard Form 30), by separate letter, or by telegram prior to opening of bids.

c. SF 1442 BACK (Page 2 of the Solicitation): Bidders shall fully complete all the required areas located under the section designated as “BID” (refer to Items 14 through 20C)

d. Section 00600 (Representations and Certifications): The bidder must fully complete Section 00600 of this Solicitation and submit it along with all other documents required by this Solicitation. Bids received without this Section fully completed may be rejected, considered non‐responsive and ineligible for award.

e. BID GUARANTEE: The bidder is required to submit a Bid Guarantee for this procurement. Any bidder failing to submit an authentic Bid Guarantee will be considered non‐responsive to the Solicitation and ineligible for award. The Bid Guarantee shall be in the amount of 20% of the bidder’s price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is less.

f. PRE-AWARD SURVEY: See Attachment A, Pre‐Award Survey Information, of questionnaire which follows this solicitation. All Contractor’s are to complete the enclosed questionnaire and submit a fully completed copy along with all other deliverables required by this Solicitation.

g. DELIVERY OF BIDS:

(1) Sealed Bids: Regardless of the method of delivery (mailed or hand‐carried), bids and all other documents called out in the Solicitation shall be enclosed and sealed in an envelope that is clearly marked “Bid” and shall include the assigned Solicitation Number, and the Bid Opening Date and Time.

(2) Mailed Bids: It is the responsibility of each bidder to ensure that its Sealed Bid is received by the Chicago District’s – USACE Contracting Branch, located at 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 prior to the date and time set for the opening of the bids – See Block 13A of Page 1 of the Solicitation.

(3) Hand‐carried Bids Delivered on the Day of the Bid Opening PRIOR TO NOON: For bids being hand‐ carried prior to 12:00 NOON on the date of the bid opening, the bidder shall CONTACT Ericka Hillard at 312‐846‐5378, or Mike Jones at 312‐846‐5373 to retrieve its Bid from the Lobby Area of the USACE’s office location, which is located at 231 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

(4) Hand‐carried Bids Delivered on the Day of the Bid Opening AFTER 12:00 NOON: For bids being hand carried after 12:00 Noon on the date of the bid opening, the bidder shall be prepared to check in at the Security desk (see detailed instructions provided below at Paragraph 4) and from there, sign in at Suite 1500 wherein afterwards it will be directed to the designated Bid Opening Room to furnish its sealed bid.

4. BID OPENING ROOM:

a. The designated Bid Opening Room is located on the 16th floor at 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

b. In order to gain access, all interested participants must check in at the Security Desk in the lobby (Clark

Street entrance) with a valid photo ID. The Security desk will issue an access card for gaining access to the USACE Main Office, Suite 1500.

c. Each visitor is required to check‐in at the USACE Main Office, Suite 1500, where they will be asked to sign‐in and will then be directed to the Bid Opening Room. All individuals intending to attend the Bid Opening must allow enough time to go through security and check in at the USACE office before being escorted to the Bid opening room.

5. QUESTIONS: PLEASE NOTE: INTERESTED BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR CONTRACTING AND TECHNICAL INQUIRIES to Ms. Ericka Hillard at Email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil – BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE SOLICIATION NUMBER W912P6-17-B-0004 AND PROJECT TITLE ON THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

52.214-4 False Statements In Bids APR 1984 52.214-5 Submission Of Bids DEC 2016 52.214-6 Explanation To Prospective Bidders APR 1984 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids NOV 1999 52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction APR 1984 52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction AUG 1996 52.214-34 Submission Of Offers In The English Language APR 1991 52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements--Secondary Site of the

Work

MAY 2014

52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act Requirements FEB 1988 52.228-2 Additional Bond Security OCT 1997 252.204-7008 Compliance With Safeguarding Covered Defense Information

Controls

OCT 2016

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2016)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database means that--

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into the SAM database;

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in the SAM database;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record ``Active''.

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b)(1) By submission of an offer, the Offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation ``Unique Entity Identifier'' followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable. The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM database.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror.

(e) Processing time, which normally takes 48 hours, should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation.

(f) Offerors may obtain information on registration at https://www.acquisition.gov.

(End of clause)

52.214-3 AMENDMENTS TO INVITATIONS FOR BIDS (DEC 2016)

(a) If this solicitation is amended, then all terms and conditions which are not modified remain unchanged.

(b) (1) Bidders shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation--

(i) By signing and returning the amendment;

(ii) By identifying the amendment number and date in space provided for this purpose on the form for submitting a bid;

(iii) By letter;

(iv) By facsimile, if facsimile bids are authorized in the solicitation; or

(v) By email, if email bids are authorized in the solicitation.

(2) The Government must receive the acknowledgement by the time and at the place specified for receipt of bids.

(End of provision)

52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed-price, construction contract resulting from this solicitation.

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52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (JUL 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE EQUAL

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for minority participation for each trade

Goals for female participation for each trade

19.6% 6.9%

These goals are applicable to all the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the --

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Waukegan, IL, in Lake County.

52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE (SEP 1996)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds, (1) to unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids, and (2) to the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.-

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3M, whichever is less.-

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.-

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

Regina G. Blair, District Chief of Contracting USACE Chicago District 231 South LaSalle St., Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60604

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.acquisition.gov/far.

252.236-7008 CONTRACT PRICES - BIDDING SCHEDULES. (DEC 1991)

(a) The Government's payment for the items listed in the Bidding Schedule shall constitute full compensation to the Contractor for --

(1) Furnishing all plant, labor, equipment, appliances, and materials; and

(2) Performing all operations required to complete the work in conformity with the drawings and specifications.

(b) The Contractor shall include in the prices for the items listed in the Bidding Schedule all costs for work in the specifications, whether or not specifically listed in the Bidding Schedule.

Section 00600 - Representations & Certifications

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreeements or Statements

JAN 2017

252.227-7028 Technical Data or Computer Software Previously Delivered to the Government

JUN 1995

52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (JAN 2017)

(a)(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237990.

(2) The small business size standard is $27,500,000.00.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)(1) If the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (d) of this provision applies.

(2) If the provision at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in System for Award Management (SAM), and has completed the Representations and Certifications section of SAM electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

( ) Paragraph (d) applies.

( ) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c) (1) The following representations or certifications in SAM are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless—

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $150,000.

(iii) 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(iv) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the provision at 52.204-7, System for Award Management.

(v) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(vi) 52.209-2; Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations--Representation.

(vii) 52.209-5; Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(viii) 52.209-11, Representation by Corporations Regarding elinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(ix) 52.214-14, Place of Performance--Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bids except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(x) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(xi) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard.

(B) The provision with its Alternate I applies to solicitations issued by DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(xii) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(xiii) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xiv) 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xv) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xvi) 52.222-57, Representation Regarding Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673). This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $50 million which are issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017, and solicitations expected to exceed $500,000, which are issued after April 24, 2017.

Note to paragraph (c)(1)(xvi): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-57 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xvii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xviii) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA- designated items.

(xix) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals--Representation. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.204-7.)

(xx) 52.225-2, Buy American Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xxi) 52.225-4, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternates I, II, and III.) This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225- 3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $77,533, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(D) If the acquisition value is $77,533 or more but is less than $100,000, the provision with its Alternate III applies.

(xxii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xxiii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan--Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxiv) 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certification. This provision applies to all solicitations.

(xxv) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions.

(2) The following representations or certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer:

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

X (i) 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror.

X (ii) 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror.

(iii) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(iv) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Certification.

(v) 52.222-52 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Certification.

(vi) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(vii) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(viii) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); except for the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

FAR Clause Title Date Change

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on SAM.

52.209-7 INFORMATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (JULY 2013)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Administrative proceeding means a…