Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan (FMM) Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B

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-2B.  The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2B, is located in Cass County, North Dakota, and consists of a base and two (2) options.  The base work consists of 1.76 miles of dam embankment, with associated borrow ditch and an adjacent drainage ditch south of CR 16.  The reach includes a road crossing over the embankment at CR 16, which include box culverts for the borrow ditch with flap gated bulkheads.  The CR 16 crossing also includes construction of a water line and utility conduits in the crossing.  An earthen weir with a headwall, culverts, and flap gates is located at the southern end of the borrow ditch.  Option 1 consists of 2.42 miles of dam embankment, with associated borrow ditch and a short section of adjacent drainage ditch on the north end of the project.  The reach includes a road crossing over the embankment at 45th St. S., which include box culverts for the borrow ditch.  Option 2 consists of limited grading north of CR16 and west of CR16 Reconstruction station 217+70.

It is estimated that this project will be solicited in mid-November to early December 2023.  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 Unrestricted (full and open). 

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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