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DESIGN BID BUILD TRINIDAD LAKE UPSTREAM EMBANKMENT RIP RAP,

TRINIDAD, COLORADO

The proposed procurement is a total small business set-aside, Invitation for Bid (IFB), and thus competition is limited bidders identified as small businesses under NAICS 237990, with a size standard of $45,000,000.00. The magnitude of construction for this project will be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Bonding will be required for this acquisition. Offerors attention is directed to Section 00 21 00 in the Solicitation for information regarding the tour of the site. Plans will be issued on or about 9 November 2023, with proposals due on or about 5 January 2024. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process.

THE PROJECT consists of construction placing rock protection (riprap) upon the upstream face of the Trinidad Dam in southern Colorado. Placement of the material maybe by barge or other form of placement approved by Contracting Officer. The location involves an active state park with fishing, traffic, and boating being allowed while work is proceeding.

THE PROJECT will be advertised as an Invitation for Bid. The proposed procurement will result in a firm-fixed price contract. See IFB section 00 21 00 Local Provisions pertaining to the use of ProjNet for posting questions of a technical nature. BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is:

https://sam.gov/content/home.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only. Notification of amendments shall be made via Internet only, as well. It is therefore the contractors’ responsibility to check the following address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the SAM.gov system. SAM.gov is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with SAM.gov or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the website at https://sam.gov/content/home. Contractors registered with SAM.gov may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE. Offerors are encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the website.

Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process.

In accordance with FAR 36.211(b)(1-2), information regarding the US Army Corps of Engineer’s definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts is provided at the following USACE weblink, Partnering With Us, https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/.