Cedar bayou, TX construction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Galveston is seeking contractors to perform construction work at a dredged material placement area located along the Cedar Bayou Navigation Channel in Texas. The solicitation will require placement of fill, raising dikes and constructing berms and ditches. Contractors must have experience with similar dredged material placement area projects involving dike construction, mechanical dredging and placement of riprap and blanket stone. Responses are due by November 5, 2020 and the solicitation is expected to issue in January 2021 with proposals due in February 2021. Evaluation criteria will include contractor experience, bonding capacity and technical qualifications.

The estimated value of the contract is between $25-100 million. Work includes placement of approximately 406,000 CY of fill, 48,500 CY of dike material and 115,000 CY of berm material. No set-aside designation was used but preferences exist for SBA certified small businesses. Responses should include business qualifications, bonding capacity and experience with relevant dredging and construction projects. The likely NAICS codes are 237990 and 237310 while the predominant PSC codes will be R499 and Z2AA. The timeframe for completion is not specified but the volume of materials indicates a multi-year timeline.