Chicago ship and sanitary canal fish barrier 2A cooling system replacement, romeoville, will county, illinois

IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUESTED!!!!!

The Chicago District is CANCELLING the SITE VISIT/PRE-BID MEETING scheduled for this project, which was to be held on "August 23, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. (CDT)." The railroad crossing used to access the project site is closed on this date due to track maintenance being performed by the railroad (BNSF); thus, contractors would not have the ability to gain access to view the site.

A new meeting date will be forthcoming along with the formal meeting cancellation via an Amendment to this acquisition.

For any questions regarding this message, please contact Regina Blair at 312-846-5371.

We apologize for any inconveniences.

Regina Blair
Contracting Chief
USACE -Chicago District

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This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "CHICAGO SHIP AND SANITARY CANAL FISH BARRIER 2A COOLING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT, ROMEOVILLE, IL (WILL COUNTY)"

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to replace the cooling system for the pulse generating system and rectifiers at Barrier 2A. Currently, the system uses pumps to circulate canal water through a concrete water tank that has stainless steel manifolds in it to cool the water that runs to the PGS equipment. This project will replace the water tank with an air-cooled chiller package and plate and frame heat exchangers. Additionally, the existing flexible hose lines will be replaced with PVC pipes.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 238220, with a small business size standard in dollars of $15M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Solicitation package (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 August 17, 2018, with bids due 30 calendar days following the issuance/release date of the Solicitation package.

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.
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Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P618B0012 on all correspondence. **

Contracting Office Address:
231 South LaSalle Street Suite 1500
Chicago, Illinois 60604 United States

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