Michigan City Harbor Breakwater and East Pier Repair Project

See the below USACE's clarifications to the below inquiries submitted by a contractor. An amendment will incorporate the information provided via this notice; the Amendment will be issued 2 April 2019.

QUESTION #1: The new steel bollard casings, detailed on plan sheet S-505, are not called out specifically to be galvanized on the plan sheet. We also did not see a direct reference in the specifications and would like to know if they will be required to be hot dipped galvanized.

USACE RESPONSE TO QUESTION #1: Per plan sheet S-505 and specifications as noted, there is no requirement, stated or implied, to galvanize the casings.

QUESTION #2: A question came up concerning the rebar to be used in the new concrete work. The specifications do not mention whether or not new rebar needs to be epoxy coated rebar. Given the wet nature of the project we are asking if that needs to be accounted for or if non-coated bar can be used.

USACE RESPONSE TO QUESTION #2: Per Specification 03 30 00 and the Structural plan sheets, there is no requirement, stated or implied, for epoxy-coated rebar.

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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, "Michigan City Harbor Breakwater and East Pier Repair."

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to perform construction services as described below. Detached breakwater work: The existing detached breakwater structure will be repaired. Along the easternmost 200' of the structure, armor stone will be added to bring the structure back to the design section elevation and side slopes, and to support the existing navigation light. Along the remaining 1000', stone will be added as necessary to fill voids in the existing structure and meet the design slopes. East pier beyond the existing lighthouse will be repaired. A new reinforced concrete slab will be poured, and new armor plates will be installed along the exterior of this portion of the pier. Along the remainder of the east pier, minor structural repairs will be performed including: removal of damaged rebar; repair of existing steel bar ladders; minor concrete spalling repair.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for HUBZone Small Businesses. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") 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. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about February 11, 2019, with bids due on or about March 14, 2019.

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

IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Anita Simpkins at (312) 846-5370, or via email: anita.r.simpkins@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0004 on all correspondence. **

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