Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-5

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 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-5.  The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-5, is located in Clay and Wilkin counties, Minnesota, and consists of an overflow earth dam embankment with soil-cement mixture and a gravel road on top, topsoiled and seeded side slopes, and ditches on both sides.  The dam embankment will tie into and extend east from the end of the existing Reach SE-4 embankment at the intersection of Hwy 75 and 180th Ave. S, to Township Road 171.  The project includes excavating and replacing the existing Hwy 75 intersection with an impervious section and repaving the intersection. The reach also includes replacement existing culverts with cast-in-place twin box culverts at Wolverton Creek.  The combined total length of the dam embankment is approximately 1.8 miles.  The embankment material will come from a stockpile just west of Hwy 75 off of 180th Ave. S.

It is estimated that this project will be solicited in late October or November 2024.  The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. 

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).

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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 IFB.

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