Dredging at Waukegan Harbor Approach Channel

Description: This pre-solicitation notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested or potential offerors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to obtain dredging services for the quote mark Waukegan Harbor Approach Channel Dredging quote mark located in the town of Waukegan, Illinois.

Project Information: Under the anticipated contract, the Contractor will be responsible for necessary facilities, plants, labor, transportation, materials, and equipment to perform dredging in the Waukegan Harbor Approach Channel. The work entails the mechanical dredging of about 125,000 cubic yards of material from the Waukegan Outer Harbor during the initial year, and an option item for an equivalent amount of dredging and associated services that can be exercised within a year of contract award. The period of performance (POP) for the base work is 400 days. The project includes related dredging services, including inspection and water monitoring. Similar dredging work has been done here in recent years, and the anticipated dredging work is thereby divided into particular quantities depending on the current state of the targeted section(s) of the harbor. The project will be dredged mechanically to depths of -22LDW, plus a 1' allowable over-dredge. The dredged sediment will be deposited by a bottom-dump scow in two locations along the Lake Michigan shore line, with one located north of the dredging area, and the other south of the dredging area.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is Restricted to HUBZone Small Businesses. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237990, which applies a small business size standard of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction, with options, is estimated at $1M to $5M. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the Internet only. The project specification files will be Portable Document Format (PDF) files that can be viewed or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once released on FBO, interested bidders can download the IFB package, including specification and drawing files, from the Internet Site http://www.FBO.gov. The IFB will be available on or after 13 July 2015. Bids will be due by 2:00 pm CDT on 13 August 2015. In the case of a discrepancy between the dates published in this notice and those called out in the IFB, the dates in the IFB document supersede those published herein. In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); registration can be completed free of charge by accessing https://www.sam.gov. APPLICABLE LABOR LAW: The Davis Bacon Act (Construction) applies to this acquisition.

Please include solicitation number W912P6-15-B-0003 on all correspondence, including emails.

Primary Point of Contact:
W. Dale Dewar, Contract Specialist
Wesley.D.Dewar@usace.army.mil
Phone: 312-846-5370
Fax: 312-886-5475

Secondary Point of Contact:
Regina G. Blair,
Chief, Contracting Branch
Regina.G.Blair@usace.army.mil
Phone: 312-846-5371

Contracting Office Address:
231 S. La Salle St., Suite 1500
Chicago, IL 60604

Place of Contract Performance:
Intersection of Perdhing Road and Grand Ave.
Waukegan, IL 60085