Riga Fire and Rescue Station Renovation, Latvia

1. PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

This is a solicitation announcement for design and construction services as described within the announcement on www.sam.gov (SAM). Offerors are responsible for monitoring the SAM website for changes to the announcement. If you are interested in this contract opportunity, you can sign up for email alerts for updates by selecting to “follow” this opportunity at the top right on the SAM.gov announcement webpage (requires account login; see SAM registration details below).

1. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT:

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Europe District is soliciting proposals for a Design-build project for renovation of Riga Fire and Rescue Station in Riga, Latvia. The project includes the following general items of work, detailed requirements are contained in the Statement of Work:

a. Renovate existing basement for showers and lockers

b. Renovate former canteen/cafeteria for equipment maintenance

c. Resurface existing asphalt drive and parking areas.

The solicitation includes basic design criteria, and the USACE intends to award a resulting contract to a single design-build construction contractor that will complete the 100% design and construct the project. See solicitation attachments posted with this announcement for complete details associated with the scope of work and other requirements.  Offerors must be SAM registered, and submit price and non-price proposals no later than the stated deadline in order to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation.

1. PROJECT LOCATION:

The project site is located in Riga, Latvia; Latitude 56°55'19.6"N, Longitude 24°11'24.3"E. (Refer to theattached Location Map.)

1. PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT:

Offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the site visit that is tentatively scheduled on 13 January 2023 at 1100 hrs.  Offerors must pre-register in advance. See the site visit registration posted with this announcement for instructions and complete details. 

1. HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:

Proposals must be prepared and submitted according to the instructions within the contract solicitation (plus amendments). Full instructions on how to submit a proposal are within the contract solicitation (plus amendments). Please follow the instructions carefully. Please be sure to submit your proposal no later than the time and date specified in the solicitation (plus amendments). Interested offerors must submit a non-price proposal for evaluation in addition to a price proposal to be considered for contract award.

1. SAM REGISTRATION:

Companies MUST be SAM registered to be eligible for award of any contracts for the US Government. See the solicitation posted with this announcement for instructions and complete details. The USACE Europe District has completed an Online Industry Day presentation that offers useful information for companies interested in doing business with us on design and construction projects, and it is posted to the USACE Europe District website at the following: https://www.nau.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Contracting/Industry-Event/.  The online presentation contains detailed information on how to register to do contract work for the US Government, how to read and understand a USACE solicitation, and how to do construction work for the USACE.