Blain Road Pedestrian Bridge at West Thompson Lake in North Grosvenor Dale, CT

Action Code:  Sources Sought Notice

Subject:  Blain Road Pedestrian Bridge at West Thompson Lake in North Grosvenor Dale, CT

NACIS Code:   237310

Response date:   February 06, 2021

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing this Sources Sought Announcement for Construction Services for the Blain Road Pedestrian Bridge at the West Thompson Lake Dam in North Grosvenor Dale, CT.  This announcement is to determine interest, availability and capability of 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned,Women-Owned and Small Business concerns for this project.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 237310.  The project is planned to be issued in the spring of 2021 with construction to take place during the summer months.  The project is expected to take approximately 4-5 months to complete construction.  The estimated construction cost is between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00.

In 1960, the USACE acquired lands for the West Thompson Lake flood mitigation project and that that time, a vehicular bridge crossed the Quinebaug River on Blain Road.  In the 1980s the bridge decking was removed and replaced with wooden decking to create a pedestrian footbridge.  Over the years, the bridge sustained continuous damage from water and debris as river levels fluctuated due to storms and seasonal flooding and in 2009 was classified as structurally unsafe.  Ultimately, the entire structure was removed due to the high cost of repairs. 

This project consists of restoring the pedestrian crossing over the Quinebaug River on Blain Road by utilizing an approximately 85-foot, single span, pre-manufactured steel bridge.  This bridge will be for pedestrian use only (5-feet wide) and shall not be sized for vehicular loads.  Incidental work to include: clearing and grubbing of grasses, shrubs and trees to better access the site, riprap installation to stabilize the areas immediately adjacent to new construction, protection of the existing historical abutments, erosion control measures to prevent construction site runoff of loose or disturbed soils, and  construction of cast-in-place bridge abutments (with wingwall).  Contractor will be provided a temporary storage and staging area along the West Thompson Dam Trail (east side of crossing).

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include the following:  business classification (i.e. HUBZone, small business, etc.), as well as qualifications and experience in performing the work components stated above.  Please include at least two specific examples of the firm’s experience performing the work requirements stated above.  The projects must have been performed within the last seven years.  Please indicate the team subcontractor(s) (if any), including their prior experience and qualifications, which will be used to support the offeror’s effort and their experience must also have been performed within the last seven years.  Proof of bonding capability is required.   Responses are limited to twenty pages.  Responses are due by February 06, 2021 to sara.j.torres@usace.army.mil

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include the following:  business classification (i.e. HUBZone, small business, etc.), as well as qualifications and experience in performing the work components stated above.  Please include at least two specific examples of the firm’s experience performing the work requirements stated above.  The projects must have been performed within the last seven years.  Please indicate the team subcontractor(s) (if any), including their prior experience and qualifications, which will be used to support the offeror’s effort and their experience must also have been

The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided.  This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation.  The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. 

Government Agency URL: www.nae.usace.army.mil

Government Agency URL Description: New England District, Corps of Engineers