EWP - Streambank Stabilization - 5 Sites - Nicholas County, West Virginia

The USDA NRCS is preparing to issue a solicitation for work authorized under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program to relieve imminent hazards to life and property due to a major flood event June 23, 2016, impacting Nicholas County, West Virginia.

The project focuses on restoring and stabilizing approximately 294 linear feet of stream channel on five individual sites in Nicholas County, West Virginia. The contractor will install gabions baskets to stabilize and protect the stream bank. Disturbed areas will be graded to provide positive drainage and seeded and mulched to provide vegetative cover.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside. Interested contractors must be registered as Active, and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Sealed Bidding procedures, FAR Part 14.

A bid guarantee, in the amount of 20% of the bid, is required to be submitted with each bid. Sureties should use SF-24 Bid Bond form.

Performance (SF-25) and Payment (SF-25A) Bonds, in the amount of 100% will be required within 5 calendar days of award of contract. All necessary permits and land rights have been acquired.

The solicitation package, construction drawings and specifications will be posted and available from this site on July 10. Bids will be due on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. A site showing to review the site is being planned, the details of which will be provided just as soon as it is available.

Performance time will be calendar 30 days

Magnitude of proposed construction = $250,000 - $500,000