RECOVERY--Y--Columbia River River Channel (CRCI) Rock Removal Contract

The release of this solicitation has been delayed. The posting of the solicitation is now anticipated to be released on or about 11 May 2009.

These slides were presented during the pre-solicitation conference. They are non-binding and are for informational purposes only.

The correct Bidder Inquiry Key for the draft solicitation is: HXSVEQ - KU3QX3

There will be a pre-solicitation meeting concerning this contract. This is intended to be the final meeting prior to the posting of the solicitation. It will focus on the general items associated with the preparation and solicitation of the contract and any questions from interested parties. This meeting will be held on March 18th at 10:00 a.m. on the third floor of the Robert Duncan Plaza, 333 SW First Ave, Portland, OR. Please contact Courtney Jones at (503) 808-4367 or via email if attending so that visitors passes can be requested. Due to security measures at the downtown office, all visitors must register in order to gain access to the building.

Draft plans and specifications are available for review and comment. This package is available at 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 March, 2009. Comments received after the review has closed may or may not be taken into consideration.

This solicitation will now be issued on or about 13 April 2009. Contractor proposals will be due on or about 13 May 2009. As a reminder, Contractors are required to be registered in CCR (Central Contractor Registration) to be eligible for award. To register, please go to the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspx.

Columbia River Channel Improvments Rock Removal Contract

This dredging project includes new work for the improvement of the Columbia River from River Mile 65+00 to River Mile 67+50 and River Mile 87+25 to River Mile 88+25. Disposal of new work material from River Mile 65+00 to River Mile 67+50 and River Mile 87+25 to River Mile 88+25 will be located at the designated upland site, Cottonwood Island. The Contractor shall be required to commence work at any time after Notice To Proceed (NTP) to prosecute the work diligently and complete the work not later than 400 calendar days after issuance of NTP. A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall be provided for all new 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. For administrative inquiries, please contact Trevor Laughter, (503) 808-4613, email Trevor.laughter@usace.army.mil. For technical inquiries, please contact Dylan Davis, (503) 808-4347, email richard.d.davis@usace.army.mil. Magnitude of Construction is more than $10,000,000.00.

This solicitation will be issued on or about 24 February 2009. The Contractors proposals will be due on or about 27 March 2009. Contractors are required to be registered in CCR (Central Contractor Registration) to be eligible for award. To register, please go to the following website: http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspx.

This procurement is open to both large and small business concerns. For additional updates, and changes please visit the FedBizOpps.gov website.

There will be a prospective bidder/public informational meeting concerning this contract. This meeting will focus on the general items associated with the preparation and solicitation of the contract and any initial questions from interested parties. Samples of the rock from the anticipated blasting area will be available for review during the meeting. This meeting will be held on December 9th at 10:00 a.m. at the Robert Duncan Plaza Center. Please contact Dylan Davis at (503) 808-4347 or Liz Smock at (503) 808-4355 if attending so that visitors passes can be requested. Due to security measures at the downtown office, all visitors must register in order to gain access to the building. For information any other information needed regarding this meeting, please also contact Dylan Davis or Liz Smock.