Eagle island improvements

W912PM-19-B-0001

The USACE Wilmington District is contemplating a solicitation for improvements at Eagle Island Dike, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Features of the work consist of ditching, draining and dewatering of the interior of the Eagle Island Cells 1 and 2 disposal areas. Excavation of a sump in front of spillways 1 and 2 in Cell 1 will be required. Pumping of water from the sumps will be required to accelerate the dewatering process. Existing material in the disposal areas is deposited dredged material consisting primarily of silts, sand, and clay. Due to the high water table and soft soil conditions, equipment suitable for wetland or marsh conditions or the use of mats to support the equipment will be required. The work will also include vegetation clearing from the interior areas of Cells 1 and 2. The vegetation consist of phragmites (common reed), shrubs and trees with diameter less than 3 inches. Construction and restoration of any necessary access ramps used to provide equipment access inside the diked disposal areas will be the Contractor's responsibility.

The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price.

The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be on or around 15 January 2019. The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, faxes, etc) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. This solicitation is a 100% Small Businesses Set Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990- Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $36,500,000.00.

Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 for more information or visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. After completing SAM, in order to download documents contractors and their subcontractors must register at www.fbo.gov. In order to locate solicitation, Contractors can go to FedBizOpps and search for the solicitation number at www.fbo.gov. Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the FedBizOpps site. It is the Bidder's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Andrea Green, Contract Specialist, phone 910-251-4700, fax 910-251-4454 or email andrea.m.green@usace.army.mil.

.