Craney island dike improvements

Added: Jul 03, 2017 2:03 pm
******PREVIOUS SOLICITATION NUMBER W91236-17-R-0022*****


1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The work consists of raising the soil dikes surrounding and crossing the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA) a few feet at a time. This work shall be performed by earth moving, hauling and placement equipment with all work contained within the CIDMMA boundaries. Dredge materials stored in the two borrow sites shall be excavated and then transported to dike raising locations as specified in contract plans and then placed and compacted. The Contractor is responsible for the completion of both the Before Dike (BD) and After Dike (AD) surveys and associated documentation for planning, progress billings, and final as-built drawings. If all anticipated funding is awarded, approximately 1,023,000 cubic yards of dredge material shall be transported and placed onto the dikes. The dike raising includes two to four feet of compacted fill placed across all dikes' top surfaces and partially down each of the dike's side slopes. The contract includes grubbing and clearing before dike material placement; and hydroseeding after dike placement. This is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract where the specific work areas and scope shall be defined using Task Orders based on unit costs included in the Contractor's cost proposal.

The IDIQ contract will include a one year Base Contract with two Option Years.

The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of EM 385-1-1. If the Contractor is a currently accepted participant in the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA)/United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dredging Safety Management Program (DSMP), as determined by the DCA/USACE Joint Committee, and holds a current valid Certificate of Compliance for both the Contractor Program and the Dredge(s) to be used to perform the work under this contract, the Contractor may, in lieu of the submission of an Accident Prevention Plan (APP),

(1) make available for review, upon request, the Contractor's current Safety Management System (SMS) documentation,

(2) submit to the Contracting Officer the current valid Company Certificate of Compliance for its SMS,

(3) Submit the current dredge(s) Certificate of Compliance based on third party audit, and submit for review and acceptance, site-specific addenda to the SMS as specified in the solicitation.

The full text of EM 385-1-1 can be accessed at: http://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_385-1-1.pdf

2. RESTRICTIONS

The work is to be performed at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), Portsmouth, Virginia which is a secure Government site managed by USACE. The Contractor shall perform the scheduled dike earthwork construction and all other associated work in accordance with all requirements as indicated and as specified herein. The Contractor is advised that any deviations from the construction methods and procedures indicated and as specified herein that are not prior-approved in writing by the Contracting Officer shall be cause for the Contracting Officer issuing a stop work order. Any stop work orders issued for such cause will not be subject to time extensions or cost recovery by the Contractor. Any non-compliance with or violation of the laws or regulations governing the work operations for the project may result in criminal and civil penalties against the Contractor.

a. Security and Public Safety of Work Areas
Access to this Government site is limited and must be approved by USACE. The site's main entrance gate is located at the USACE office at the south-west corner of the site. A separate contractor's gate provides controlled access to the contractor's laydown area and work site. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for the protection of their workers and other contractors and USACE personnel at the site at all times for the duration of the contract and fully comply with the provisions of OSHA safe working practices and the Safety and Accident Prevention requirements of these specifications.

b. Protection of Government Property
The contractor shall keep their premises, work areas, and transit roads in good order and in a clean, safe condition by and at their expense. The contractor shall be responsible for any damage that may be caused by the contractor's activities and shall exercise due diligence in the protection of all property located at the site against fire or damage from any or all other causes. Contractor damages shall be promptly repaired or replaced at their expense to a condition satisfactory to USACE.

c. Coordination with Other Contractors
During the period of this contract, other contracts and USACE personnel may be in force for the construction of other features of work on or adjacent to the site of work being accomplished under this contract and for usage of the dike haul roads. The Contractor shall arrange his plant, and shall schedule and perform this work, so as to effectively cooperate with all other contractors and Government agencies. It shall be the responsibility of the Contractor on this contract to be fully informed of the extent of the limits of work to be performed by other contractors and USACE workers. Should there be any conflict between these limits, the Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer of the conflict, and the Contracting Officer's decision shall be final.

3. CONSTRUCTION TIME

For each of the three years included in the IDIQ contract, multiple Task Orders that include the base contract bid items shall be issued to cover varying volumes of dike material placement subject to available funds. The Task Orders will be issued sequentially and work is expected to run almost continuously over the entire three year period, if funding permits. Each Task Order will begin performance within 15 calendar days and complete all work within the specified calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

4. BIDDER QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

All questions and/or comments should reach the above referenced Contracting Office via ProjNet no later than 26 July 2017, in order that they may be given consideration or actions taken prior to receipt of offers.

Technical inquiries and questions relating to proposal procedures or bonds are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at http://www.projnet.org/projnet. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self-register into system. To self-register go to web page, click BID tab select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter Key for this solicitation listed below, and your e-mail address, click login. Fill in all required information and click create user. Verify that information on next screen is correct and click continue. From this page you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Bidders will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by our technical team.

The Solicitation Number is : W91236-17-B-0011
The Bidder Inquiry Key is: ATY8GQ-D4ZF6V

The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquires 7 days prior to bid opening in order to ensure adequate time is allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation, if necessary. Offerors are requested to review the specification in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry. The call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

5. BID EVALUATION AND AWARD

The Government will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation based upon the Total Evaluated Price without discussions and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation. The Government may reject any or all bids and/or waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids received.

The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all optional items to the total price for the basic requirement.

6. AWARD TO RESPONSIBLE OFFEROR

DEFINITIVE RESPONSIBILITY CRITERIA
In addition to examining the criteria in FAR 9.104.-1, the Contracting Officer will also examine whether the low bidder can meet the requirements of three definitive responsibility criteria. The apparent low bidder will be required to meet the following experience requirements:

1. SURVEYING: A minimum total of one year of experience within the last five years of surveying earthwork projects including: 1) before and after placement surveys of the entire site; 2) weekly surveying of new work; 3) cut and fill volume calculations based on before and after placement surveys; and 4) preparation of documents to support work completed including as-built site drawings.

2. TRUCKING: A minimum total of one year of experience within the last five years of large scale material trucking at a job site including: 1) provide and maintain a constant fleet of a minimum of five dump trucks and associated personnel, and loading/unloading equipment at the job site; 2) daily operations on the scale of 40 one-hour round trips on a daily basis for extended periods; and 3) documentation to support quantity and location of material deliveries.

3. EARTHWORK: A minimum total of three years of experience within the last five years in the construction of stable earth surfaces including: 1) the placement and compaction of soil in controlled lifts to meet specified construction templates; 2) material delivery and placement in a constrained site with irregular surface elevations and conditions; and 3) management of documentation to support quality control requirements and daily operations.

Bidders can use one or more projects per work component, above, to demonstrate past experience. Each work component must be addressed. If a subcontractor is used to complete a work component, that subcontractor must demonstrate his past experience in that work component. The Contracting Officer will verify that the submitted projects meet the definitive responsibility criteria as part of the responsibility determination. Bidders are not required to submit additional documentation related to these criteria at the time of bid. The Government will request supporting documentation from the bidder anticipated to receive the award.

In addition to the definitive responsibility criteria stated above, a bidder must demonstrate -
a) Adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them;
b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments;
c) A satisfactory performance record. A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or non-responsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history;
d) A satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; and
e) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations

In accordance with FAR Part 9.1, responsibility will be determined, prior to award, by the Contracting Officer through the performance of a pre-award survey or utilizing information from a previous pre-award survey and/or any performance data available. The apparent low bidder is required to demonstrate the experience as outlined in the definitive criteria above and may be required to show the firm has the necessary capital, experience, and owns or can procure the necessary plant or other resources to commence the work at the time prescribed in the specifications and thereafter to prosecute and complete the work safely and satisfactorily within the time specified. The below information will be requested of the apparent low offeror. This information is not required to be responsive to the invitation for bid.

a) Banking Information to include Branch/Location, Point of Contact and Telephone Number. Please insure the Bank is prepared to provide necessary information regarding average balances in your operating accounts, lines of credit and credit history.
b) Current commitments and expected dates of completion

7. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO SIGN OFFERS

Evidence of the authority of individuals signing offers to submit firm offers on behalf of the offeror is required except where the offer is signed, and shows that it is so signed, by: the President, Vice-President, or Secretary of an incorporated offeror; a partner in the case of a partnership; or the owner in the case of a sole proprietorship. Failure to submit with the offer satisfactory evidence of the authority of all other persons may be cause for rejection of the offer as invalid or nonresponsive.

8. PREAWARD SAFETY CONFERENCE

a. Where an apparent low bidder, in performance of contracts during the previous three-year period, incurred one or more accidents, or where, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, there is any question regarding this compliance with any safety or accident prevention requirement, such bidder, on request of the Contracting Officer prior to any award under this solicitation, shall attend a conference with representatives of the Contracting Officer to discuss any such accidents or non-compliance, the reason for their occurrence, and measures which will be taken to preclude any recurrence thereof.

b. Information elicited at this conference will be used by the Contracting Officer, in conjunction with other information obtained in a preaward survey, in determining the bidder's responsibility.

c. The items discussed, the preventive measures considered, and any conclusions reached in this conference shall be recorded in minutes of the meeting, which shall be authenticated by the signatures of representatives of the bidder and the Contracting Officer, and any procedures noted therein as agreed upon shall become an obligation of the bidder, along with all other safety and accident prevention requirements of the contract, if award is made to him.

9. INCURRING COSTS

The Government is not liable for any costs incurred by the offeror submitting an offer in response to this solicitation.

10. AGENTS

Offers signed by an Agent must be made in the name of the Principal and must be accompanied by evidence of said Agent's authority to act on behalf of its Principal.

11. UNBALANCED BIDS

Any offer which is materially unbalanced as to prices for the Base Items and the Optional Items may be rejected as non-responsive or otherwise not considered for award. An unbalanced offer is one which is based on prices significantly less than cost for some work and prices which are significantly overstated for other work.

12. UNAUTHORIZED INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT OR OTHER PERSONNEL

The contractor shall not accept instructions issued by any person, employed by the U.S. Government or otherwise, other than the Contracting Officer or the Authorized Representative of the Contracting Officer acting within the limits of his/her authority as defined in the Designation of Authority letter. A copy of the Designation of Authority letter will be furnished to the contractor at time of contract award.