Gary sanitary district sanitary treatment plant upgrades - section 219, gary, lake county, indiana (USACE acquisition)

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Gary Sanitary District Sanitary Treatment Plant Upgrades – Section 219, Gary, Lake County, Indiana (USACE Acquisition)."

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to perform treatment process which occurs at the headworks of the plant, and consists of a single trash rack followed by a mechanical screening and grit removal. Grit removal is obtained through the grit dewatering system: grit pumps, grit classifiers, process piping, grit hopper and bin activator. The Grit Dewatering Improvements Project will replace the existing grit dewatering equipment with higher capacity and more robust equipment, creating a system that allows Gary Sanitary District (GSD) to meet the grit loading it receives from the collection system and reducing the burden on the primary treatment systems. The Gary Sanitary District (GSD) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is a regional facility servicing an area of approximately 400 square miles and a population of roughly 180,000, and is comprised of the Cities of Gary, Hobart, Merrillville, and Lake Station.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY for Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids –“IFB”) will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about August 19, 2020, with bids due on or about September 23, 2020.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY:  Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.  Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0020 on all correspondence. **