Little calumet river, pump station 2B rehabilitation project in hammond indiana

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING/SITE VISITATION



Invitation is hereby extended to all prospective offerors to attend a pre-proposal meeting and site visitation for the LCR Phase 2B Pump Stations project. The pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, 2008, beginning at 10 a.m. Central time. The location of the meeting is the Calumet Area Office, 906 North Griffith Boulevard, Griffith, Indiana 46319. The site visit will immediately follow the meeting.



At the preproposal meeting, Government representatives will highlight specific contract requirements. The objective is to provide an information exchange between potential offerors and the Government to avoid the possibility of misinterpretation of the contract requirements.



The Corps of Engineers strongly encourages all potential offerors to attend the pre-proposal meeting and, in the interest of making the meeting more meaningful, prospective offerors are urged to present any written questions concerning the project bid documents, bidding, and construction requirements or other related matters prior to the pre-bid meeting. Send written questions, by facsimile to: Regina Blair at 312-886-5475. Ensure that your correspondence contains the project title.



Written questions may be submitted at the beginning of the meeting and oral questions may be submitted from the floor, will only be addressed if they are clarifications of information provided in the solicitation and in subsequent amendments issued before the scheduled pre-bid meeting and site visit. Answers, interpretations, and decisions made at the meeting will not become official unless and until verified by an amendment to the solicitation issued prior to the receipt of proposals.



Following the meeting, prospective offerors will be permitted to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance of the contract to the extent such information is reasonably obtained.

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the Districts imminent issue of a Request for Proposal to obtain construction services for the LITTLE CALUMET RIVER, PUMP STATION 2B REHABILITATION PROJECT IN HAMMOND INDIANA.



PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract set, the contractor will be responsible for providing all equipment, materials, and labor for the replacement of pumps and/or motors; heating and ventilation work; removal and replacement of trash racks; electrical work; structural work, and other miscellaneous tasks for Indianapolis Boulevard, Jackson Avenue, and Southside Pump Stations.



ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to certified Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System (NAICS) 237990 with a small business size standard of $31M. The magnitude of cost for this construction project is estimated between $10M and $25M. The Request for Proposal (RFP) Package 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. Interested Offerors can download the RFP Package from the Internet Site http://www.fedteds.gov. The RFP will be available at the above-mentioned Internet site on or about 18 August 2008. The due date for proposals will be on or about 18 September 2008 at 4:30 pm CDT. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Contractors can access the CCR for free at http//www.ccr.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this project is Regina G. Blair at (312) 846-5371.