Kikiaola Light Draft Harbor (KLDH) Maintenance Dredging, Kauai, Hawaii

This announcement constitutes a Pre-Solicitation notice (synopsis) in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District hereby announces its intent to issue a solicitation entitled, "Kikiaola Light Draft Harbor Maintenance Dredging, Kauai, Hawaii" as described within this announcement.

This project is a design-bid-build solicitation, utilizing Sealed Bidding procedures prescribed at FAR Part 14. The Government intends to issue a formal solicitation via an Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, which will follow this announcement and will take place no sooner than 15 days from the publication of this announcement.

Solicitation plans and specifications will be made available for viewing and/or downloading on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website located at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about July 26, 2017. It is the bidder's responsibility to check for any posted changes to the solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 237990 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction). The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $27,500,000 average annual revenue. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract as a result of this solicitation.

Project Description: This design-bid-build project is to maintain safe navigation at Kikaola Light Draft Harbor. Accumulation of sediments within KLDH has resulted in shoaling within the harbor's entrance and access channels. This maintenance dredging project is needed to restore KLDH to its designed depths and ensure continued safe vessel navigation.

The major elements of the scope of work include: pre-mobilization activities; compliance with applicable environmental requirements; mobilization which includes preparation of temporary construction staging and dewatering areas; dredging of accumulated sediments; dewatering of the dredged material; transportation of the dewatered spoils to the existing Kekaha Landfill as the upland disposal site; and, demobilization which includes the restoration of the temporary construction staging and dewatering areas to their original condition.

The estimated performance of period is 566 calendar days. Project magnitude is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

A pre-bid site investigation will be conducted by the Government at Kikiaola Light Draft Harbor, Island of Kauai on or about August 3, 2017. The final date will be identified in the solicitation.

It is the bidder's responsibility to check for any posted changes to the solicitation. Solicitation documents will not be issued on compact disc (CD) unless the Government determines that it is necessary. Bidders must have and/or maintain an active registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) website to be eligible for a Government contract award. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov.