Lock Chamber Bulkhead Recesses, Locks 11-13, 20-22 & Peoria, Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway

The Contract Award will be made using Competitive Proposal negotiation procedures for achieving the "Best Value" to the Government through the Source Selection (Tradeoff) Process, and will be made to the offerer whose Proposal meets the Government's needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner.  This source selection will be conducted in accordance with procedures prescribed in FAR Part 15.  This means that award may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced offerer, even if technically acceptable.  Furthermore, award may not necessarily be made to the offerer rated the highest in the non-cost areas, if the perceived advantages are considered not worth the cost premium.  In selecting which Proposal represents the "Best Value", the Contracting Officer will consider the technical evaluation criteria and relative importance.  Using this as a guide, the Contracting Officer shall determine which Proposal overall represents the "Best Value" to the Government by comparing the technical and the cost advantages and disadvantages of all the Proposals.  The Contracting Officer will use a trade-off process to determine which offer represents the best value to the Government.  This process allows the Contracting Officer to consider making award to other than the lowest priced offer or other than the highest technically rated offer.  All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

The work generally consists of installation of bulkhead recesses on the landwall and intermediate wall at seven sites on the Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway. Work includes, but is not limited to, localized dewatering of lock wall, concrete removal and replacement, installation of concrete anchors and reinforcing, fabrication and installation of embedded recess assemblies, wall armor, and bulkhead recess protection plate assemblies; fabrication and installation of miter gate anchorage; fabrication and installation of miter gate pin plates; fabrication and installation of checkposts; fabrication and delivery of sill beams and appurtenances for future installation; relocation and reinstallation of lock appurtenances; installation of survey markers; handrail installation and relocation; and miscellaneous electrical work in conjunction with recess installation

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE Multiple, See Description

COMPLETION: 730 Calendar Days After Notice to Proceed

The estimated price range of the project is $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00 The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $33.5 MILLION.

The solicitation documents will be posted to www.fbo.gov on or about June 27, 2009. Arrangements for inspecting the site may be made with.

Questions about this project should be submitted to the Question and Answer Website for this project at http://www2.mvr.usace.army.mil/Contracting/QandA/default.cfm

Area Engineer
Eastern Area Office
Eastern Area Office, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers,
926 S.W. Adams Street, Suite 110,
Peoria, Illinois 61602
Telephone: 309/637-1321, ext. 6802 or 309/231-2704 (cell phone).
(Collect calls not accepted.)