Fabrication of Upstream Miter Gate at New Cumberland Locks and Dam

Bid Due Date extended from Friday August 2, 2019 to Tuesday August 6, 2019. .

The Pittsburgh District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a need for the fabrication and delivery of one Miter Gate for The New Cumberland Locks and Dam located on the Ohio River approximately 54.4 river miles downstream from the Point at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The miter gate consists of two fabricated gate leafs along with miscellaneous components for each leaf. Delivery will be by barge to PEWARS on Neville Island, Pennsylvania on the Ohio River, downstream from the Point of Pittsburgh. The miter gate will be off-loaded by the Government using Government supplied cranes. Installation of the miter gate will be performed separately by others.

The gate leafs will be primarily of welded construction using various thicknesses of structural steel plates and will include some structural steel shapes. The majority of the steel items will conform to ASTM A709/A709M Grade 50. Portions of the gate leafs are designated fracture critical members. All welding will be in accordance with AWS D1.5 and is to be tested by applicable nondestructive testing (ultrasonic, radiographic, magnetic particle, and visual). Each gate leaf will need to be fabricated within the tolerances specified on the contract drawings. In addition, fabrication of miscellaneous gate components will include forgings, castings, bushings, stainless steel, aluminum grating and handrail, rubber seals, sacrificial cathodic anodes, and other structural steel material. The gate leafs will be shop painted using vinyl paint.

Each gate leaf is comprised of welded horizontal girders and diaphragms connected to a vertical skin plate. The leaf is approximately 30 feet high by 5 feet wide by 62 feet long and weighs approximately 130 tons. The each gate leaf is to be delivered in one piece; field assembly will not be accepted.

Fabrication also includes miscellaneous items for each gate leaf such as diagonals; pintle; gudgeon; anchorage; walkway framing, grating and handrail; quoin and miter contact plates and blocks; fender protection; seals; pins; miscellaneous machined parts; grease systems; cathodic protection; and associated accessories. Miscellaneous items will be shipped loose and will be delivered with the gate leafs.

The Contractor will be responsible to develop and submit detailed shop drawings for review and approval.
The Fabricator and fabrication facility where fabrication will occur, regardless if acting as Prime Contractor or Subcontractor, must be certified under the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Quality Certification Program and possess at least one of the following AISC certifications at the time of offer:

a. Intermediate Bridges (IBR) Certification with Fracture Critical Endorsement and with Sophisticated Paint Endorsement - Enclosed or Covered.

b. Advanced Bridges (ABR) Certification with Fracture Critical Endorsement and with Sophisticated Paint Endorsement - Enclosed or Covered.

c. Major Steel Bridge (CBR) Certification with Fracture Critical Endorsement and with Sophisticated Paint Endorsement - Enclosed or Covered.

d. Hydraulic Steel Structures (HYD) Certification with Sophisticated Paint Endorsement - Enclosed or Covered.

Additionally, the Contractor must have and be able to demonstrate past experience with projects that are the similar in scope and size to the miter gate. Similar in scope means having fabricated welded steel structures similar to miter gates for which a majority of the work included similar amounts of welding, weld testing, detail types, total weight, member thicknesses and dimensions, geometry, tolerances, painting using vinyl paint, and handling requirements. Similar in size is defined as 130 ton or greater with lengths of 50 feet or more, with depths of 4 feet or more, and heights of 15 feet or more.

This procurement will be advertised on an Unrestricted basis, meaning businesses of any size may compete. Any resulting award will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract made as a whole to one responsible* offeror using the Invitation-for-Bid (IFB) process. (*Responsible means a contractor that meets the standards in FAR 9.104 - available at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far).
The estimated cost of the proposed work is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

All responsible offerors are encouraged to participate. The IFB will be issued on or about June 14, 2019 online through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO.gov) website; therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must register as an interested vendor on the FBO.gov website. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing notification of any changes to this solicitation.

Contractors must be registered and Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) database PRIOR to submitting a proposal for any federal contract. Registration is free at www.sam.gov.

ATTENTION: For companies new to the Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, the link below will take you to a training PowerPoint slide presentation which will provide information essential to new contractors to help them navigate our bidding process. It will also help to make bid-no bid decision as it contains information on what will be required on a Post-Award performance basis - submittals, timelines, deadlines & milestones, necessary paperwork you need to supply, etc. This will help you capture everything needed in your bid so that there are no surprises later on. This training is not mandatory to be considered qualified to bid; it is meant as a means to assist you in becoming better prepared to work with the Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. You can access the training using the link below:

http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/Portals/72/docs/SmallBusiness/Solving%20the%20Mystery%20-Understanding%20USACE%20Pittsburgh%20Contracting%20Process.pptx

You may give feedback on the training package to the District's small business specialist using the email address of LRP.SBO@usace.army.mil

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