SOLICITATION: Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, New York, Maintenance Dredging Federal Navigation Project

Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, New York, Maintenance Dredging Federal Navigation Project

The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels, New York, Federal Navigation Project to a depth of -35 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth. The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately 850,000 cubic yards (CY) of material from the critical shoal area, located immediately offshore of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) to the Bay Ridge and Red Hook Channels approach of the Gowanus Creek Federal Navigation Channel. The dredged material would be dredged and subsequently placed at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS), approximately 5 miles east of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. The dredged material is expected to consist of 0.0% gravel, 17.4% sand, 52.0% silt, and 30.6% clay.

Based on the past dredging projects within the New York Harbor, and restrictions found in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Water Quality Certificate, the proposed work can only be performed by utilizing a mechanical clamshell dredge with environmental bucket. Additionally, multiple ocean-going, bottom-dumping barges, tugboats, and survey vessels will be needed to perform the work during the dredging and placement activities. The dredging and placement at the HARS would be required to meet all federal, state, and approved local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the dredging and placement sites are located.

Once the contract is awarded, the contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt of the Notice of Proceed, and maintain an integrated production rate of at least 8,000 cubic yards per calendar day for the dredging and placement of the dredged material. The presence of the dredging equipment in the channel will impact ship traffic, and it is necessary to maintain this production rate while minimizing the duration of this impact.

The proposed work is anticipated to take place in the summer/fall of 2021.  The work is estimated to cost between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.  Liquidated damages of $2,231.00 per calendar day of delay will be assessed to the contractor until all work under the contract is accepted as complete.  The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

The procurement method for this solicitation will be Invitation for Bids (IFB).  This project will be acquired as an unrestricted procurement. It is anticipated that the IFB will be issued on or about 17 May 2021, and the bids will be due on or about 30 days later, on or about 17 June 2021. A site visit may be scheduled following the issuance of the solicitation.

The specifications will be posted electronically via the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/.  PLEASE NOTE:  www.fbo.gov IS NOW https://beta.sam.gov/.

Bids will be required to be submitted electronically, instructions on how to submit electronically can be found in the solicitation when posted. All questions must be submitted in writing via email (Microsoft word format) to the Contract Specialist.  The media selected for the issuance of this solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the medium utilized for this project is the Internet.  Paper copies of this solicitation, and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7007, all vendors who want access to the solicitation must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/, and Contract Opportunities, located at https://beta.sam.gov/, in order to safeguard acquisition related information for all Federal Agencies. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the Contract Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/.

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Point of Contact is Ivan V. Damaso, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 16- 300, New York, NY 10278-0090. Email:  ivan.v.damaso2@usace.army.mil.