Beaver Creek Dam Rehabilitation - Chester County, Pennsylvania

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation – Acquisition  Division intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Pennsylvania for the Beaver Creek Dam located in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The objectives of this project are to rehabilitate the dam to meet or exceed state and federal dam safety criteria and to maintain the originally planned level of flood protection provided by Beaver Creek Dam. The design requires the armoring the auxiliary spillway exit channel and side slopes with roller compacted concrete; installing a sand diaphragm around the principal spillway conduit; replacing the principal spillway riser structure; installing access to the existing toe drains through the impact basin headwall; installing riprap wave protection on the upstream face of the dam; and re-grading an area adjacent to the downstream toe and installing a trench drain.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside.  Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.

The full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, and wage rates will be posted and available from this website on or about January 21, 2021.  

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated.

A bid guarantee (SF-24), in the amount of 20% of the bid, is required to be submitted with each bid.  Performance (SF-25) and Payment (SF-25A) Bonds, in the amount of 100% will be required from the successful bidder within 7 calendar days of award of contract.   

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 501 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.  The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.  The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

An organized site visit has been scheduled for Friday, January 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

The site visit’ physical location is 381 E. Reeceville Rd, Downingtown, PA 19335, however, participants will meet along the maintenance drive for Beaver Creek Dam between Bolero Drive and Zynn Road. (Google maps will bring you right to the exact runoff.)

Questions shall be submitted by email to Javier Carrillo Javier.Carrillo@usda.gov by February 01, 2021 and answers will be provided in an amendment on or around February 07, 2021.

For further information, contact Javier Carrillo, Contract Specialist, via email at Javier.Carrillo@usda.gov or via telephone at (817) 509-3519.