Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3

This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the Invitation for Bid (IFB).

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3.  The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3, is located in Cass County, North Dakota.  Work to be completed as part of this project includes the following:

• Reach SE-3 Embankment: Construct a 1.7-mile-long embankment section between I-29 and the Red River Structure.  The embankment includes a utility crossing that includes construction of two 8-inch HDPE water mains with air release valves, one 6-inch and one 8-inch HDPE force sanitary sewer line, and three 4-inch and five 3-inch CLSM dry utility conduits.
• The Reach SE-3 embankment includes the County Road 81 (CR 81) crossing construction.  The crossing includes installation of two 10-foot by 10-foot box culverts.  The CR 81 crossing extends approximately ½ mile north of the embankment crest.
• Maintain the gravel road on approximately 0.7 miles of 174th Ave. SE and on approximately one mile of 49th St. SE.
• Reach SE-2 Gap: Close a 0.2-mile-long gap between Reaches SE-2A and SE-2B. Work will include terminating 57th St S and connecting the borrow ditches.
• Drain 27 Access Road and Stockpile: Grade existing access road and surface with aggregate. Remove 57th St. S south of the borrow ditch and place a barricade on 112th Ave. S.
• SE-2B Temporary Closure Removal: Remove 2 temporary closures within Reach SE-2B. The northern closure, located at the County Road 16 (CR16) crossing, consists of Flap Gates placed in the four, 10-foot by 10-foot reinforced box culverts. The southern closure, located near 173rd Ave. S consists of an earthen embankment with two box culverts.  The top of the embankment will be removed and a drainage layer, articulated concrete block and turf reinforcement mat will be placed on the weir.
• Temporary Levee Removal: Remove a temporary levee within the borrow ditch on the east side of I-29; total length is approximately1,000 feet.
• Utility Relocation: Relocate sanitary sewer force main, water main, and electrical and communication conduits.

It is estimated that this project will be solicited in October or November 2024.  The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45.0 Million.

The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract.

The solicitation shall be a Total Small Business Set-Aside. 

The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB).

This synopsis is not a request for quotes, proposals, or bids. This is a notice that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed price contract is intended to be issued via Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) in the near future. The specifications will be detailed in the solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

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As required by 15 U.S.C. 644(w), the Corps of Engineers’ policy and procedures, as well as past performance information, in regard to definitization of requests for equitable adjustments is found at https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering.

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