Chicago Lock North Pier Repairs - Chicago, IL

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS - JULY 22, 2019

-THIS NOTICE SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS NOTE POSTED ON JULY 16, 2019 WITH REGARD TO THE BID OPENING DATE

Please note the bid opening date was extended via Amendment No. 0001 to 24 July 2019. An amendment is impending that may extend the bid opening date FROM 24 July 2019. The USACE is planning to issue Amendment No. 0002 today, 22 July 2019, therefore, would appreciate if any and all inquiries are presented asap to avoid jeopardizing an award.

REGINA G. BLAIR, CONTRACTING CHIEF CHICAGO DISTRICT-USACE

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Under the Contract, the contractor will be responsible for providing construction services to help stabilize the existing crib structure for the Chicago Lock's North Pier. The current 450 foot sheet pile wall on the river side is supported by tie rods that are corroding and tied to a failing structure.

This project may include, but is not currently limited to: drive sheet pile on the lake side, remove and replace stone as needed, install tie rods from the new sheet pile wall to existing wall on the river side, and add a 12 foot wide concrete traffic lane on the lakeside of the pier wall. Drive Sheet pile on the lake side, approximately 57 FT behind the existing riverside sheet pile wall. Remove and replace stone as needed, through the drive line. Remove and dispose of concrete slab on the river side between tunnel and promenade. Remove backfill beneath concrete slab, exposing existing tie rods. Install new tie rods on 6 ft. centers between existing tie rods. Place backfill and additional stone as needed to support new cast in place slab. East End Condition.

Terminate sheet pile anchor wall approximately 3 ft. east of the eastern most new tie rod. West End Condition. Construct deadman anchor. Same concept to be used as previous section through the lake. Extents into the parking lot needs to be large enough for typical vehicles to turn onto the pier. Removal of bollards to be placed to mark the drive lane.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for HubZone Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated to be more than $10,000,000.00

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about June 12, 2019 with bids due on or about July 24, 2019.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY: Prior to placing bids, Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered, in an active status, at the System for Award Management (SAM) to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Bids cannot be accepted if the Bidder is without an active registration at SAM. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Harrell Hooks at (312) 846-5376, or via email: harrell.a.hooks@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0007 on all correspondence. **

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS -
Please note the USACE-Chicago District is in receipt of the 401 Certification Permit; therefore, the bid opening will be held on Monday, July 22, 2019. An amendment will be issued today, July 16, 2019 to incorporate said permit via the solicitation package and will inform that bids may be accepted by the government.
REGINA G. BLAIR, CONTRACTING CHIEF CHICAGO DISTRICT-USACE.

Under the Contract, the contractor will be responsible for providing construction services to help stabilize the existing crib structure for the Chicago Lock's North Pier. The current 450 foot sheet pile wall on the river side is supported by tie rods that are corroding and tied to a failing structure.

This project may include, but is not currently limited to: drive sheet pile on the lake side, remove and replace stone as needed, install tie rods from the new sheet pile wall to existing wall on the river side, and add a 12 foot wide concrete traffic lane on the lakeside of the pier wall. Drive Sheet pile on the lake side, approximately 57 FT behind the existing riverside sheet pile wall. Remove and replace stone as needed, through the drive line. Remove and dispose of concrete slab on the river side between tunnel and promenade. Remove backfill beneath concrete slab, exposing existing tie rods. Install new tie rods on 6 ft. centers between existing tie rods. Place backfill and additional stone as needed to support new cast in place slab. East End Condition.

Terminate sheet pile anchor wall approximately 3 ft. east of the eastern most new tie rod. West End Condition. Construct deadman anchor. Same concept to be used as previous section through the lake. Extents into the parking lot needs to be large enough for typical vehicles to turn onto the pier. Removal of bollards to be placed to mark the drive lane.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for HubZone Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated to be more than $10,000,000.00

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about June 12, 2019 with bids due on or about July 22, 2019.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY: Prior to placing bids, Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered, in an active status, at the System for Award Management (SAM) to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Bids cannot be accepted if the Bidder is without an active registration at SAM. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Harrell Hooks at (312) 846-5376, or via email: harrell.a.hooks@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0007 on all correspondence. **

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Under the Contract, the contractor will be responsible for providing construction services to help stabilize the existing crib structure for the Chicago Lock's North Pier. The current 450 foot sheet pile wall on the river side is supported by tie rods that are corroding and tied to a failing structure.

This project may include, but is not currently limited to: drive sheet pile on the lake side, remove and replace stone as needed, install tie rods from the new sheet pile wall to existing wall on the river side, and add a 12 foot wide concrete traffic lane on the lakeside of the pier wall. Drive Sheet pile on the lake side, approximately 57 FT behind the existing riverside sheet pile wall. Remove and replace stone as needed, through the drive line. Remove and dispose of concrete slab on the river side between tunnel and promenade. Remove backfill beneath concrete slab, exposing existing tie rods. Install new tie rods on 6 ft. centers between existing tie rods. Place backfill and additional stone as needed to support new cast in place slab. East End Condition.

Terminate sheet pile anchor wall approximately 3 ft. east of the eastern most new tie rod. West End Condition. Construct deadman anchor. Same concept to be used as previous section through the lake. Extents into the parking lot needs to be large enough for typical vehicles to turn onto the pier. Removal of bollards to be placed to mark the drive lane.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for HubZone Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated to be more than $10,000,000.00

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about May 24, 2019, with bids due on or about June 25, 2019.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Harrell Hooks at (312) 846-5376, or via email: harrell.a.hooks@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0007 on all correspondence. **

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