Poplar Island Lateral Expansion Contract 1, Poplar Island, Talbot County MD

This amendment extends the time in which bids are due from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
The bid due date remains 18 August 2016.

The proposed IFB procurement is UNRESTRICTED under NAICS code 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Marine Construction). The estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.

The Government intends to solicit an Invitation for Bids for a Design-Bid-Build Construction Contract to begin construction on the lateral expansion of Poplar Island. Poplar Island is located in the Chesapeake Bay between Jefferson and Coaches Islands, and is approximately 20 minutes (by boat) northwest of Tilghman Island. All expansion construction work will take place in open water off the north end of existing Poplar Island.

Lateral Contract 1 work consists of foundation preparation, dike construction, and dredging. Unsuitable foundation material will be excavated by either hydraulic or mechanical dredging methods, and the areas will be backfilled via direct pipeline of material dredged from the northern access channel and turning basin or with previously stockpiled materials. Dike construction will be accomplished by hydraulic or mechanical placement using material from designated stockpile or borrow areas and includes placement of armor stone to be procured from off-site sources. Dredging of the access channel and turning basin will be accomplished by either hydraulic or mechanical methods. Suitable dredged materials will be stockpiled or used for foundation backfill and unsuitable materials will be placed in specified area(s). Optional work items include additional areas of unsuitable foundation removal and backfill and dredging of borrow sand for stockpile. Construction duration will be approximately 400 calendar days.

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