Beach Nourishment, Cape May Inlet to Lower Township and Lower Cape May Meadows - Cape

Contract work consists of a Base bid to conduct pre-placement condition surveys and place/pump the following: 1) approximately 735,000 cubic yards of sand from a borrow area approximately 2.6 miles south of the Cape May Inlet jetties onto the beach at 5 multiple locations - the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center; Wilmington Avenue; Cape May City/The Nature Conservancy property (Cove Area); Cape May Point State Park/Borough of Cape May Point; and Groin Compartment #4 in Cape May Point.  The contract work may also consist of up to 7 separate Options to place additional amounts of beachfill per option, in locations within the Base bid area as follows: CITY OF CAPE MAY - Option(s) 1 - 200,000 cubic yards; 2 - 100,000 cubic yards; 3 - 56,000 cubic yards; LOWER CAPE MAY MEADOWS (LCMM)/CAPE MAY POINT (CMP) - 4 - 30,000 cubic yards; 5 - 10,000 cubic yards; 6 - 15,000 cubic yards; 7 - 10,000 cubic yards. a)Sand must come from the off shore borrow area; b) Trucking in sand will not be permitted under this contract; c) The successful contractor must have dredging work experience, staffing and equipment to pump and place the quantity of sand required for the contract.
 

Solicitation Number W912BU-16-B-0016 will be issued on or about 30 June 2016 with a bid opening date of 2 August 2016 at 11:00 a.m. All work under the Base bid plus any or all Options must be completed no later than 1 March 2017. Cost range for the project is $10,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00 and the NAICS Code is 237990 with a size standard of $27.5 million dollars.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for Plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222- 37 Compliance with Veteran's Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a federal contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the required annual form VETS-100 Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 1-703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet website: www.vets100.com. All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database as required by FAR 4.11. Registration information may be obtained by accessing the internet website at https://sam.gov. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to this project, and bonding and insurance is required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required to be submitted. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be applicable to this project and specified in the solicitation. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as unrestricted.