Indiana harbor canal confined disposal facility (IHC CDF) improvement project

IMPORTANT NOTICE - POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACQUISITION:

Thomas Russell is no longer an employee with this Agency. The new Contract Specialist assigned to this procurement is Anita Simpkins at 312-846-5370 or by email at: anita.r.simpkins@usace.army.mil.

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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 "INDIANA HARBOR CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY (IHC CDF) IMPROVEMENT PROJECT"

PROJECT INFORMATION:

The contractor will be responsible for the following, but not limited to: upgrading a perimeter chain-link fence to an eight-foot high concrete-panel along Indianapolis Boulevard, and a portion of the northeast property; replacing each South Gate and North Gate with an automated slide-gate with access control, close-circuit television (CCTV) and post bollards.; providing two new 30-foot high light poles and electrical service to northern gate; installing three flag poles with solar-powered lighting (two 25-foot high and one 30-foot high); demolishing ,removing and disposing of existing concrete curbs along Indianapolis Boulevard in addition to the chain-link fence materials; installing gravel access road along outside of fencing on north side of facility.

This project includes stringent and strict requirements for "health, safety, and emergency response procedures for contaminated sites." There will be task specific occupational hazards, task specific HAZWOPER, medical surveillance and training applicability and task specific initial Personal Protective Equipment requirements for the project.

The resulting contract will include option items for work consisting of replacing sections of sidewalk along Indianapolis Boulevard; replacing existing stone along Indianapolis Boulevard with architectural concrete, and installing planter security bollards along Indianapolis Blvd near each gate.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION:

Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE).

The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry Classification System Code 237990, identifying a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M.

The magnitude of cost for construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY via this Website (Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov). The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Acrobat Reader.

The IFB Package will be available from this Internet site on July 26, 2018. The response date will be 30 days from the issuance date of the solicitation; however, should the 30th day fall on a weekend, the due date will occur on the following first or second business day. Nonetheless, the due date within the solicitation document governs.

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 OVERRIDE THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Contract Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database for free at http://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition.

The Point of Contact for this acquisition are Thomas J. Russell, Phone: (312) 846-5376, Email: thomas.j.russell@usace.army.mil, and Regina Blair, Phone: 312-846-5371,

Email: Regina.g.blair@usace.army.mil

Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-18-B-0010 on all correspondence.

Contracting Office Address:

231 South LaSalle Street Suite 1500

Chicago, Illinois 60604 United States

Place of Performance:

INDIANA HARBOR CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY

Waukegan, IL United States

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VERY IMPORTANT NOTE:

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE BID OPENING FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS BEING POSTPONED; THEREFORE, THE BID OPENING WILL NOT OCCUR ON 28 AUGUST 2018 AT 2PM (CENTRAL TIME). AN AMENDMENT WILL BE ISSUED TODAY TO FORMALLY EXTEND THE BID OPENING DATE AND PROVIDE RESPONSES TO CONTRACTOR'S QUESTIONS.

WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND SHORT NOTICE.

Regina G. Blair
Contracting Chief, USACE-Chicago District

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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 "INDIANA HARBOR CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY (IHC CDF) IMPROVEMENT PROJECT"

PROJECT INFORMATION:

The contractor will be responsible for the following, but not limited to: upgrading a perimeter chain-link fence to an eight-foot high concrete-panel along Indianapolis Boulevard, and a portion of the northeast property; replacing each South Gate and North Gate with an automated slide-gate with access control, close-circuit television (CCTV) and post bollards.; providing two new 30-foot high light poles and electrical service to northern gate; installing three flag poles with solar-powered lighting (two 25-foot high and one 30-foot high); demolishing ,removing and disposing of existing concrete curbs along Indianapolis Boulevard in addition to the chain-link fence materials; installing gravel access road along outside of fencing on north side of facility.

This project includes stringent and strict requirements for "health, safety, and emergency response procedures for contaminated sites." There will be task specific occupational hazards, task specific HAZWOPER, medical surveillance and training applicability and task specific initial Personal Protective Equipment requirements for the project.

The resulting contract will include option items for work consisting of replacing sections of sidewalk along Indianapolis Boulevard; replacing existing stone along Indianapolis Boulevard with architectural concrete, and installing planter security bollards along Indianapolis Blvd near each gate.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION:

Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (100% SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE).

The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry Classification System Code 237990, identifying a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M.

The magnitude of cost for construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY via this Website (Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov). The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Acrobat Reader.

The IFB Package will be available from this Internet site on July 26, 2018. The response date will be 30 days from the issuance date of the solicitation; however, should the 30th day fall on a weekend, the due date will occur on the following first or second business day. Nonetheless, the due date within the solicitation document governs.

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 OVERRIDE THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Contract Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database for free at http://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition.

The Point of Contact for this acquisition are Thomas J. Russell, Phone: (312) 846-5376, Email: thomas.j.russell@usace.army.mil, and Regina Blair, Phone: 312-846-5371,

Email: Regina.g.blair@usace.army.mil

Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-18-B-0010 on all correspondence.

Contracting Office Address:

231 South LaSalle Street Suite 1500

Chicago, Illinois 60604 United States

Place of Performance:

INDIANA HARBOR CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY

Waukegan, IL United States

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