RECOVERY - Imperial Dam Dredging - Project No. 12. 000, TAS::14 0681::TAS - Dredging along the Imperial Dam and the Laguna Settling Basin. Contractor: CJW Inc. 113238971

Purpose of Modification - The purpose of this modification is to revise the Subject to include the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) and the Project Number.

RECOVERY - Imperial Dam Dredging Project - Project LC11636541

The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for dredging at the Imperial Dam in Yuma, Arizona . This project will be partially or wholly funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Please be advised that the Awardee will be subject to Section 1512(c) of ARRA, which requires that each contractor report on its ARRA funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public.

Project Description: The purpose of the proposed project is for a Contractor to furnish all of the labor, dredge, support equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the performance of maintenance dredging along the overflow weir from the headworks of the All American Canal and north along the Colorado River channel for a distance of approximately 3,300 feet, approximately 2,100 feet along the face of the dam and weir, and approximately 1,200 feet north up the secondary river channel above the Gila Sluiceway adjacent to Hidden Shores (formerly Imperial Oasis) on the Arizona side of the river channel. The total estimated amount of material to be removed from within the specified limits, including side slopes, but excluding overdepths, is 1,175,000 cubic yards.

Depending upon the availability of funding, Reclamation may also require the maintenance dredging of the Laguna Settling Basin. The Laguna Basin dredging will be an executable option to the Imperial Dredging requirement.

The project period of performance is anticipated to begin November 6, 2009 with an anticipated completion date of November 1, 2010. The magnitude of this project is estimated to be over $10,000,000.

This requirement will be advertised using a HUBZone set-aside procedures with NAICS code 237990 and a small business size standard of $20M. There will be no public bid opening as competitive proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the lowest price technically acceptable process procedures under FAR Part 15 and in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the RFP. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price type.

The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fbo.gov) website. The extent of the work will be described in the solicitation when it is posted on or about August 13, 2009. Offers will be due on or about September 13, 2009. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted.

All interested parties are responsible for checking the FBO website to ensure that they have the most current information. Offerors are required to have a current registration on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for contract award. Offerors may register on CCR at http://www.ccr.gov. Questions may be submitted to Meagan Fyffe at mfyffe@usbr.gov or by fax at 702-293-8499.