Burns Harbor Approach Channel Dredging

Added: Jun 24, 2015 7:00 pm Description: This pre-solicitation notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested or potential offerors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to obtain dredging services for the quote mark Burns Harbor Approach Channel quote mark located in the town of Burns Harbor, IN.

Project Information: The selected contractor will execute dredging and disposal of harbor sediments at Burns Harbor, IN. The Burns Harbor Approach Channel (part of outer harbor) requires routine maintenance dredging with open water disposal. The dredging method used to complete the work under this contract will be mechanical dredging. Sediment shall be disposed in the Ogden Beach site. The project consists of the mechanical dredging of 70,000 cubic yards of material from Burns Harbor for the base requirement, and an option for an equivalent amount during the following year. The project also entails a scow silent inspector for the base requirement, as well as for the option quantity of dredging.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is Restricted to HUBZone Small Businesses. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237990, which applies a small business size standard of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction, in accordance with FAR 36.204, is estimated at $1M to $5M. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the Internet only. The project specification files will be Portable Document Format (PDF) files that can be viewed or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once released on FBO, interested bidders can download the IFB package, including specification and drawing files, from the Internet Site http://www.FBO.gov. The IFB will be available on or after 13 July 2015. Bids will be due by 2:00 pm CDT on 13 August 2015. In the case of a discrepancy between the dates published in this notice and those called out in the IFB, the dates in the IFB document supersede those published herein. In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); registration can be completed free of charge by accessing https://www.sam.gov. APPLICABLE LABOR LAW: The Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (formerly David Bacon) applies to this acquisition.

Please include solicitation number W912P6-15-B-0006 on all correspondence, including emails.

Primary Point of Contact:
W. Dale Dewar, Contract Specialist
Wesley.D.Dewar@usace.army.mil
Phone: 312-846-5370
Fax: 312-886-5475

Secondary Point of Contact:
Regina G. Blair,
Chief, Contracting Branch
Regina.G.Blair@usace.army.mil
Phone: 312-846-5371

Contracting Officer Address:
231 S. La Salle St., Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60604

Place of Contract Performance:
Burns Harbor, IN