Greens bayou, houston, texas, flood damage prevention, construction of north cell detention basin.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract to perform excavation of approximately 700,000 Cubic Yards; clearing; grubbing of approximately 50 Acres; disposal of debris and excavated material; drainage structures; and establishment of turf. Special requirements are as follows: 1) Excavated material will become property of the Contractor to relocate to a Corps of Engineers permitted project or as further approved by Corps of Engineers after NEPA review. It will be the responsibility of the Contractor to find an approved permitted site for the disposal of excavated material and to provide the Government with copies of relevant permits and documentation, and right-of-entry agreement(s). 2) Contractor has to obtain permits to move material within the urban environment of the City of Houston.
The estimated award date for this project is 30 September 2015. Completion time is approximately 270 calendar days. The Government expects to award a firm fixed price contract. The order of magnitude for this effort is estimated between $5 million and $10 million. The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within five (5) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within fifteen (15) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice To Proceed (NTP). The Solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 24 August 2015, with a Response date of 24 September 2015 @ 2:00 PM. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $36.5 Million. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army's Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi or Federal Business Opportunities at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specifications and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an Interested Vendor, visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://www.sam.gov . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Angela Zahid, (409) 766-3849 or via e-mail at angela.zahid@usace.army.mil . For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Mr. Michael Diaz (409) 766-6376, email michael.diaz@usace.army.mil between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.