Maintenance Dredging - Huron Harbor, Huron, Huron County, OH

THE SOLICITATION AND ITS RESULTANT CONTRACT ARE ISSUED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM OF THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY DEVELOPMENT REFORM ACT OF 1988. Dredging, Huron Harbor, Huron, Huron County, Ohio. Work consists of but is not limited to, furnishing all plant, labor, material and equipment necessary to remove and dispose of approximately 225,000 cubic yards of dredged material, other than ledge rock, from the Huron Harbor, Huron, Ohio in strict accordance with the Plans & Specifications. Dredged material shall be disposed of in the Government-designated Open-Lake Disposal area, as indicated on the contract drawing. This solicitation is full and open competition w/ HubZone preference. The NAICS code is 237990. Estimated mag nitude in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Estmated liquidated damages are between $500 and $1000 per day. The solicitation will be announced on FedBizOpps and will be available for downloading on www.FedTeds.gov on or about 3/15/2008. Once the solicitation is posted on FedTeds, a hyperlink will be provided in the solicitation announcement through FedBizOpps. WE WILL NOT PROVIDE A DISK OR HARD COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. BID SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENT S: Standard Form 1442, entitled 'Solicitation, Offer, and Award'; Bidding Schedule Pages, electronically register at http://orca.bpn.gov; bid bonds; and signed amendments in order to be considered responsive. BIDDERS MUST REVIEW CLAUSE 52.204-8, 'ANNUAL RE PRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS' AND COMPLETE REGISTRATION THROUGH THE ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA) WEBSITE at http://orca.bpn.gov IN ORDER TO BE RESPONSIVE. **Maintenance dredging is defined 'as all required dredging betwe en the upper and lower dredging limits to attain the authorized channel dimensions and contract depths indicated on the contract drawings'.