Elkhart Avenue Force Main Replacement

Added: Jul 20, 2016 8:22 am This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Elkhart Avenue Force Main Replacement."

PROJECT INFORMATION: This project is located at Elkhart Avenue in Lake Station, Indiana and lies within Lake County, Indiana. The project consists of installing a force main for approximately 2,900 linear feet south of 15th Ave. The line will need to run from the existing failed connection to the Gary Sanitary District Diversion structure to the existing force main. Additional structures will be required for installation along the line for temporary purposes.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for WOMAN OWNED Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500K and $1M.

The Solicitation package (Invitation for Bids - "IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package will be available on or about July 27, 2016, with bids due 30 days following the issuance/release date of the Solicitation package.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

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); Contractors can access the SAM database & register for free at http://www.sam.gov.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition. APPLICABLE LABOR LAW: The Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (formerly Davis Bacon Act) applies to this acquisition. Split or multiple awards will not result from this solicitation. FAXED OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Mrs. Megan Manis at (312) 846-5494, or via email: megan.r.manis@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-16-B-0008 on all correspondence. **