Cranberry chute repair - saline county MO.

                                                                PRESOLICITATON - SYNOPSIS   

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has a need for Construction Activities for work to repair Cranberry Chute, a side-channel chute on the Missouri River at RM 282.5.  The general scope of the work includes but is not limited to constructing a control structure (dike) and adjacent bank protection within Cranberry Chute which may include revetments, bank armoring, bank paving, grading and/or excavation. Work consists of transport and placement of new stone for constructing new flow control structure in Cranberry Chute as outlined in the project plans and specifications. All work to be performed will be completed by land-based equipment unless authorized by the Contracting Officer. No dredging is allowed on the project. Contractor shall be required to be in full compliance with state and federal Clean Water Act Guidelines (Sections 404(b)(1) and 401 water quality permits).

The work that will be covered by this contract consists of furnishing all equipment, labor, operators, supervisors/site superintendent, quality control, supplies, materials, and incidentals necessary to satisfactorily perform and provide construction to potentially include, but not limited to rip rap placement.

The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and evaluated in accordance with FAR 14.1 based on Price.

This procurement will be a competitive small business set a-side with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code of 237990- Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction., with a size standard of $36.5 million.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is: between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

At this time, no Pre-Solicitation Conference is planned for this solicitation. If the Government does elect  to hold a Pre-solicitation Conference, the pre-solicitation announcement will be modified accordingly.

There will be a site visit planned for this solicitation. The details will be included in the solicitation.

The estimated period of performance for completion of construction is 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). 

Bid Bonds shall be in the amount of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is the lesser of the two values.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for the full amount (100%) of the awarded contract before the Notice to Proceed can be issued.

Bids will be due the day and time specified in the solicitation.

We anticipate release of the solicitation within the next 30 days, to ensure you do not miss this notice we recommend contractors register as interested vendors. If you register as interested you will get an email anytime anything is posted regarding to this action, including when the actual solicitation is posted.

The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

To view or download the solicitation requires registration at the sam.gov website at http://sam.gov  and\or www.ProjNet.Org . Downloads may also be available only through the Projnet.Org website depending on complexity and size of plans. Any amendments will be available on sam.gov. Bidders are responsible for checking the beta.sam.gov and ProjNet websites frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-solicitation Announcement or Amendments to the Solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for bidders’ inability to access the document at the referenced website. Prior to submitting a bid, interested bidders must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Firms can register via the SAM internet web-site at https://sam.gov  . If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity must have a valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an offeror is not successfully and actively registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder.

Place of Contract Performance:

Saline County, Missiouri