Chicago Range Erosion Control Project
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 15F06725R0000296
- Agency
-
Redstone Arsenal Field Office
Field Offices, Department of Justice
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Redstone Arsenal Field Office is seeking a Design-Build Contractor (DBC) for the Chicago Range Erosion Control Project, focusing on comprehensive erosion mitigation at the Chicago Regional Training Facility. The project aims to address significant shoreline and bluff erosion issues caused by Lake Michigan's wave action, including completing an unfinished sheet pile retaining wall and implementing robust stormwater management solutions. The primary objectives include stabilizing the remaining bluff portion, properly diverting stormwater runoff, and preventing further soil movement and infrastructure damage. While specific evaluation criteria are not explicitly detailed in the pre-solicitation notice, the contract will likely emphasize the contractor's ability to provide innovative, efficient engineering solutions within budget constraints. The opportunity is currently posted with a response deadline of June 23, 2025, indicating potential solicitation is imminent.
The contract is not designated with any specific set-aside classification and falls under the NAICS category 237990 for Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. A previous unnamed contractor had attempted partial erosion control measures that were deemed insufficient, creating the need for this comprehensive redesign project. The Performance Work Statement indicates a total project budget of $2,600,000 with an expected performance period of 465 days. The project will require extensive site survey, geotechnical investigation, design services, construction documentation, and construction administration, with a focus on coordinating with environmental regulatory agencies and maintaining strict security protocols. Key site challenges include addressing ongoing erosion at the northeast bluff section, resolving stormwater ponding near the retaining wall, and mitigating a continuous drainage leak from an existing manhole.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The Design-Build Contractor (DBC) is the single point of responsibility for the performance of contractual requirements. By utilizing performance-based requirements the Government has appropriately shifted the responsibility for making most design decisions to the DBC. The goal of this Design-Build Project is to provide an engineered solutions that can be designed and constructed (within the budget) that will address as many, if not all, the most serious erosion problems at the Chicago Regional Training Facility. The Design-Build Contractor shall institute and foster an innovative, effective, and efficient management program able to address changes and developing conditions while continuing to maintain appropriately high levels of quality within budget constraints.
Lake Michigan continues to create erosion distresses which are plaquing the site. The lake’s waves batter the shoreline persistently. Above the shoreline, the top of the bluff has been susceptible to shifting soil and stormwater run-off which has led to failed soils and erosion. Storms and wave action has caused erosion and slippage of the slope while wave action at the toe of the bluff has slowly eroded the shoreline and undermined the bluff. The Government hired a contractor several years ago to address these concerns and stabilize the bluff to prevent the continued erosion. The contractor installed a sheet pile retaining wall at the top of the bluff from the south running along the bluff to the north but failed to extend the wall the last 50-75 feet at the northern portion. They also sloped the top of the bluff to direct storm run-off into drainage swells that directed the water to a drainpipe that daylighted above the toe. The grading was found to be insufficient, and the missing portion of the wall allowed for continued erosion of the bluff. Repairs were made to the existing access road leading from the top of the bluff to the toe, however lack of adequate storm water drainage has scoured the aggregate surface.
Erosion at the northeast portion of the bluff has already caused debris to wash onto the adjacent landowner’s property and continue to see the bluff slide towards Lake Michigan. Grading work performed under the previous contract which was performed close to the northern property boundary was not sufficiently compacted which has allowed continued erosion causing debris to wash onto the adjacent landowner’s property and continue to see the bluff slide towards Lake Michigan. Stormwater ponding is also occurring adjacent to the retaining wall at the top of the bluff due to the grading issues that have restricted the volume of vehicles that can park in the area from what was original planned. There also appears to be a continuously flowing leak originating from an existing manhole that provides drainage from the firing range on site to the top of the bluff where the runoff appears to overflow the top to the exposed bluff helping to cause the continued erosion. The project’s primary goal is to stabilize the remaining portion of the bluff and properly divert the stormwater run-off to the outfall and into Lake Michigan.
Update #1 ·
The Design-Build Contractor (DBC) is the single point of responsibility for the performance of contractual requirements. By utilizing performance-based requirements the Government has appropriately shifted the responsibility for making most design decisions to the DBC.The goal of this Design-Build Project is to provide an engineered solutions that can be designed and constructed (within the budget) that will address as many, if not all, the most serious erosion problems at the Chicago Regional Training Facility. The Design-Build Contractor shall institute and foster an innovative, effective, and efficient management program able to address changes and developing conditions while continuing to maintain appropriately high levels of quality within budget constraints.
Lake Michigan continues to create erosion distresses which are plaquing the site. The lake’s waves batter the shoreline persistently. Above the shoreline, the top of the bluff has been susceptible to shifting soil and stormwater run-off which has led to failed soils and erosion. Storms and wave action has caused erosion and slippage of the slope while wave action at the toe of the bluff has slowly eroded the shoreline and undermined the bluff. The Government hired a contractor several years ago to address these concerns and stabilize the bluff to prevent the continued erosion. The contractor installed a sheet pile retaining wall at the top of the bluff from the south running along the bluff to the north but failed to extend the wall the last 50-75 feet at the northern portion. They also sloped the top of the bluff to direct storm run-off into drainage swells that directed the water to a drainpipe that daylighted above the toe. The grading was found to be insufficient, and the missing portion of the wall allowed for continued erosion of the bluff. Repairs were made to the existing access road leading from the top of the bluff to the toe, however lack of adequate storm water drainage has scoured the aggregate surface.
Erosion at the northeast portion of the bluff has already caused debris to wash onto the adjacent landowner’s property and continue to see the bluff slide towards Lake Michigan. Grading work performed under the previous contract which was performed close to the northern property boundary was not sufficiently compacted which has allowed continued erosion causing debris to wash onto the adjacent landowner’s property and continue to see the bluff slide towards Lake Michigan. Stormwater ponding is also occurring adjacent to the retaining wall at the top of the bluff due to the grading issues that have restricted the volume of vehicles that can park in the area from what was original planned. There also appears to be a continuously flowing leak originating from an existing manhole that provides drainage from the firing range on site to the top of the bluff where the runoff appears to overflow the top to the exposed bluff helping to cause the continued erosion. The project’s primary goal is to stabilize the remaining portion of the bluff and properly divert the stormwater run-off to the outfall and into Lake Michigan.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PWS for N Chicago Stormwater Sewer Redesign.pdf | ||
| SOW for N. Chicago Stormwater Sewer Redesign.pdf |
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