FY16 Grand Haven Inner and Outer Harbor Maintenance Dredging

SOLICITATION POSTING - BID PERIOD IS OPEN -  MARCH 28, 2016
SEE THE ATTACHED SOLICITIATION DOCUMENT FOR THE OFFICIAL RESPONSE DATE AND SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERESTED BIDDERS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is soliciting bids for a maintenance dredging project in the Grand Haven Inner and Outer Harbors at Grand Haven, Michigan. Provide all equipment, materials, labor, support, supervision, and management to perform the following:

1. Mobilize dredge to Grand Haven Harbor. Excavate approximately 36,000 CY from the North Cell and transport excavated material to the placement area as shown on the drawings.

2. Dredge between the upstream and downstream limits shown on the drawings. Place the dredged materials onto the placement site as follows:

A. Materials from Area 1 shall be placed in the government-furnished nearshore placement site beginning at a point 3,000 ft, north of the north breakwater, then extending 2,000 ft. northerly. Placement shall be as shown on the accompanying drawings and specifications. The lakeward and landward limits of placement shall be the most landward 12.0 ft depth contour and the most landward 8.0 ft depth contour. A clear depth of 4.0 ft from the top of the placed materials to the water surface shall be maintained.

B. Materials from Areas 2, 3, and 4 shall be placed in the North Cell upland site. Materials placed in the upland site may only be placed hydraulically.

3. Demobilize when dredging work is completed.

SOLICITATION POSTING

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is soliciting bids for a maintenance dredging project in the Grand Haven Inner and Outer Harbors at Grand Haven, Michigan. Provide all equipment, materials, labor, support, supervision, and management to perform the following:

1. Mobilize dredge to Grand Haven Harbor. Excavate approximately 36,000 CY from the North Cell and transport excavated material to the placement area as shown on the drawings.

2. Dredge between the upstream and downstream limits shown on the drawings. Place the dredged materials onto the placement site as follows:

A. Materials from Area 1 shall be placed in the government-furnished nearshore placement site beginning at a point 3,000 ft, north of the north breakwater, then extending 2,000 ft. northerly. Placement shall be as shown on the accompanying drawings and specifications. The lakeward and landward limits of placement shall be the most landward 12.0 ft depth contour and the most landward 8.0 ft depth contour. A clear depth of 4.0 ft from the top of the placed materials to the water surface shall be maintained.

B. Materials from Areas 2, 3, and 4 shall be placed in the North Cell upland site. Materials placed in the upland site may only be placed hydraulically.

3. Demobilize when dredging work is completed.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, intends to solicit for Maintenance Dredging of the Grand Haven Inner and Outer Harbors near the outlet of the Grand River at Grand Haven, Michigan.

The project will require the contractor to mobilize to the project work area, excavate and transport approximately 36,000 cubic yards of material from an existing upland dredge material disposal cell, dredge approximately 100,000 cubic yards of bottom material from the harbor area, dispose of some dredge material at the upland location and the remainder at an offshore disposal location, and demoblize from the work area at completion of operations.

The estimated cost of construction is betwen $500,000 and $1,000,000.

The Government intends to issue a firm fixed price contract.

This action is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside procurement of construction services.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 237990.

The Small Business Size Standard for this requirement is $27.5 million in average annual receipts.

The intended date for posting the solicitation is early April 2016, with award of the contract by the beginning of June 2016.

The solicitation package will include drawings/plans and specifications. The solicitation package will be available only electronically via FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. Requests for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax, or email will not be honored, as contractors must download the documents through the FedBizOpps website.

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must register their firms at the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors can access SAM for free at www.SAM.gov. Instructions are on the web page.