Mississippi River & Tributaries Project (MR&T), New Orleans District, Upper Fifth Levee District Levee Enlargement Project, Concordia Parish, LA.

The Upper Fifth Levee Enlargement project will consist of a levee straddle or slight flood side shift on the west bank of the Mississippi River Levee (MRL) from B/L Station 0+00 to B/L Station 181+00 in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. The existing levee has an average grade deficiency ranging in 4.0 feet and will be brought to an average elevation of 77.0 ft NAVD88. At the crown, the levee will slope down at 1V:3H until reaching the existing 1V:4H slope. At the tie-in point, the existing 1V:4H slope will continue until
reaching natural ground at the toe. There are variations in the slopes due to the enlargement being a straddle or flood side shift to avoid drainage features. Silt fencing, clearing and grubbing, excavation, embankment placement, and final grading. The construction statement of magnitude for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.00. The solicitation will issue on or about 02 August 2021 and a bid opening date will be on or about 02 September 2021. This is an 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside, Invitation for Bid (IFB) W912P8-21-B-0062. NAICS Code: 237990 The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Sam.gov. You can access these files from a link located on Sam.gov (www.SAM.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in Sam.gov (www.SAM.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Dorothy Pitre.