Flood Control, Amite River and Tributaries Comite River Basin, Comite River Diversion Project, Lilly Bayou Control Structure, Sloped Flume Repairs, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District New Orleans is soliciting offers for repairs to the Lilly Bayou Control Structure Sloped Flume in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana under solicitation number W912P8-21-B-0029. The work consists of unwatering and cleaning the structure, maintaining unwatering during work, epoxy injection of approximately 12 inches of delamination across the entire flume surface and deep voids, verification of epoxy injection via ground penetrating radar and coring, and other incidental work. The solicitation was amended twice to address questions and make changes to specifications, submission procedures, and pricing requirements. Bids were due no later than February 18, 2021.

The solicitation is set aside for HUBZone small businesses and has a place of performance in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Six bids were received in response ranging from $4.35M to $6.7M, with the government estimate being $7.48M. The apparent low bidder was AquaTerra Contracting at $4.35M. All bidders submitted the required bid bonds and acknowledged the two amendments to the solicitation. The award is pending a review and approval by the contracting officer.