North Coast Hopper Dredging Contract

The purpose of amendment 0008 is to update the bid schedule, clause 52.211-10 and extends the bid date to 24 April 2009.  Please see attached document.

Contractors should take note because this work is being partially funded by the America Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).   There are special requirements and clauses associated with this act and they will be located in section 00800 of the contract.  These requirements are contained in amendment 0005 of this solicitation. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to award a Contract for North Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging. This dredging project includes maintenance work at the Mouth of the Columbia River, select Columbia River bars from RM 3+00 to RM 105+00 and optional work at Coos Bay Entrance Channel, Oregon. Work will take place in both Oregon and Washington State. Disposal of maintenance material will belocated at designated in-water flow lanes, ocean and near-shore disposal sites.

A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall be provided for all contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. For this project, the person that will act as the SSHO is required to have a minimum of 3 yearssafety work with similar projects and a 30 Hour OSHA construction safety class, or equivalent, taken within the last 3 years. The SSHO may have no other duties for this work except function as the on-site CQC Manager.

This solicitation will be available from download on or about March 4, 2009 with bid opening 30 days after issue.  This procurement is open to both small and large business concerns. The magnitude of construction for thissolicitation is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

For contract administrative concerns, please contact the contract specialist, Trevor Laughter, at (503) 808-4613 or via email: Trevor.H.Laughter@usace.army.mil. For technical concerns, please contact the Technical Lead,  Courtney Jones, at (503) 808-4367 or via email: Courtney.L.Jones@usace.army.mil.

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to extend bid opening to April 09, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. local time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of amendment 0002 is to establish the liquidated damages rate and make other corrections to the specifications and drawings.

The purpose of amendment 0004 is to update CLINS 0013 & 0014, Section 00100, and Commencement, Prosecution and Completion and the follwoing of in the specifications: Section 01 22 00.82:  3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6; Section 35 20 23.82: 3.1.4 (2) (c), (d), and (e) and 3.5 (c).

The wage rates were updated.  The bid opening date w ill be extended to 16 April 2009.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of amendment 0005 is to add the clauses required by the Recovory Act and to update portions of the specifications.  Please see the summary of changes contained in the modification document attached.

The purpose of amendment 0004 is to update CLINS 0013 & 0014, Section 00100, and Commencement, Prosecution and Completion and the follwoing of in the specifications: Section 01 22 00.82:  3.1.4, 3.1.5, 3.1.6; Section 35 20 23.82: 3.1.4 (2) (c), (d), and (e) and 3.5 (c).

The wage rates were updated.  The bid opening date w ill be extended to 16 April 2009.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of amendment 0003 is to extend bid opening to April 14, 2009 at 2:00 pm local time.  All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of amendment 0001 is to extend bid opening to April 09, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. local time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of amendment 0002 is to establish the liquidated damages rate and make other corrections to the specifications and drawings.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend bid opening to April 09, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. local time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend bid opening to April 09, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. local time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to extend bid opening to April 09, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. local time. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

Draft plans and specifications for the North Coast Hopper Dredging 2009
project are available for review and comment. This package is available at http://www.projnet.org, Bidder Inquiry Key 49X91N - ZRYYS7. Registration is required on this website.

All questions and comments on this review must be posted in ProjNet.
Comments and questions will be reviewed and taken into consideration before issuing the solicitation. Comments must be received by 25 February, 2009. Comments received after the review has closed may or may not be taken into consideration.

For technical questions regarding this contract, you may contact the Technical Lead, Courtney Jones at 503-808-4367, or by email
Courtney.l.jones@usace.army.mil. For all other inquiries, please contact the Contract Specialist, Trevor Laughter at 503-808-4613 or by email Trevor.Laughter@usace.army.ml.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to award a Contract for North Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging. This dredging project includes maintenance work at the Mouth of the Columbia River, select Columbia River bars from RM 3+00 to RM 105+00 and optional work at Coos Bay Entrance Channel, Oregon. Work will take place in both Oregon and Washington State. Disposal of maintenance material will be located at designated in-water flow lanes, ocean and near-shore disposal sites.

A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall be provided for all contracts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District. For this project, the person that will act as the SSHO is required to have a minimum of 3 years safety work with similar projects and a 30 Hour OSHA construction safety class, or equivalent, taken within the last 3 years. The SSHO may have no other duties for this work except function as the on-site CQC Manager.

This solicitation will be available from download on or about March 4, 2009 with bid opening 30 days after issue. This procurement is open to both small and large business concerns. The magnitude of construction for this solicitation is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

For contract administrative concerns, please contact the contract specialist, Trevor Laughter, at (503) 808-4613 or via email: Trevor.H.Laughter@usace.army.mil. For technical concerns, please contact the Technical Lead, Courtney Jones, at (503) 808-4367 or via email: Courtney.L.Jones@usace.army.mil.