Permanent Culvert Improvements at Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4

Description:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District intends to procure a construction project that involves permanently relocating an enclosed stream on Government property to ultimately travel via gravity through the penstock of the lock land wall and into the Allegheny River, as well as associated decommissioning and/or restoration efforts pertaining to a variety of features to varying degrees at Allegheny River Lock and Dam 4, Harrison Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

The Allegheny River Lock and Dam No. 4 Permanent Culvert Improvements Project

generally, involves the following:

• Provide a three-foot (height) by four-foot (width) reinforced concrete box culvert and

connect to each an existing junction box and the existing vault of the lock land wall, via

open trench and/or shored construction, to permanently relocate the corresponding stream through these features and into the lock land wall penstock, while providing various lock land wall structural counterweight measures;

• Decommission various features to varying degrees (i.e. remove and dispose off-site,

remove and turn over to the Government, grout fill and abandon in-place, etc.) including

but not limited to 36-inch diameter vitrified clay pipe culverts, temporary diversion of

water system, various stormwater features, junctions, and various concrete pavement

structures;

• Restore and/or install various features to varying degrees including but not limited to

stormwater features (i.e. culverts, junction boxes, yard inlets, roof downspouts, etc.),

concrete pavement structures (i.e. driveways, curbs and gutters, esplanade, sidewalk, etc.), and fences;

• Install cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lining of 36-inch diameter vitrified clay pipe culverts;

• Execute work associated with each the lock land wall vault hatch cover plate support

system (including providing new support brackets, new recessed ledge angle, new angle

brackets, etc.), part of the esplanade electrical utility trench (remove and replace, and

maintain utilities during construction), and part of the esplanade trench drain (remove and replace);

• Execute various measures to facilitate work including traffic control, diversion of water, erosion and sedimentation control, and others.

The contractor will be required to furnish all materials proposed for installation, and will be responsible for properly stockpiling, disposing, or recycling, as appropriate, respective items removed. Removed items deemed for disposal or recycling are to be taken to commercially permitted facilities licensed to accept the same, as applicable.

Allegheny River Lock No. 4 will remain in operation while work is being completed, however, the Government will permit temporary scheduled lock closures in accordance with the contract specifications.

The contractor will be required to adhere to USACE Construction Quality Management concepts and procedures.

The work shall be completed within 365 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is:  Between $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. 

The solicitation number is W911WN23B8000 and will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB), 100% Small Business Set-Aside/WOSB. The IFB will result in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with a small business size standard is $45,000,000.

The Government is planning a pre-bid site visit; the date and time will be in the solicitation.

All *responsible Offerors are encouraged to participate. The IFB will be issued on or about 22 June 2023, online through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov; therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation package will not be honored.

*Responsible means a contractor that meets the standards in FAR 9.104 - available at https://www.acquisition.gov

In order to submit a Bid on this project, your company must –

1. Be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status.
2. Be registered in the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANAGER role.

System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

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Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module Registration

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                        e. Create Security Questions [next]

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