East Brimfield Delead and Repaint Service Bridge

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing Invitation for Bids for the Deleading and Repainting of the Service Bridge at the East Brimfield Dam, located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. This procurement is set aside for certified small businesses only. The NAICS code for the work is 238320. The construction will extend over a one-month period occurring in the summer of 2016. The estimated construction cost is between $100,000 to $500,000 range.

The location of work to be performed under this contract shall be at the East Brimfield Dam, located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The scope of the project is as follows:

- Completely de-lead and repaint the following metal components of the bridge:
o Superstructure to include bearing assemblies
o Expansion joint cover plate in asphalt at junction of asphalt dam crest road and service road
o Embedded angle joint at junction of service road with intake tower
o Exterior doors to the Control Tower and door frame (both inside and outside)
o Utility conduit that is attached to side of superstructure of bridge
- Remove two steel angles currently located on the underneath side of deck that were used for supporting previously installed utilities
- Hand rails, light fixtures, light poles and drain downspouts are not to be included in this work

This is not an invitation for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about February 25, 2016. Please note this solicitation will be set aside for certified small businesses only. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation offerors must access the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at jessica.r.loc@usace.army.mil.