Road Gate Replacements, Tully Lake, Royalston, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District seeks removal and replacement of ten single-arm road gates at Tully Lake in Royalston, Massachusetts, with quotations due July 28, 2026. This procurement is set-aside for total small business, with NAICS code 237310 (Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction) and a small business size standard of $45 million.

Place of performance is Royalston, Massachusetts. The contract is firm fixed price with an estimated cost between $100,000 and $250,000. Performance runs from Notice to Proceed through December 31, 2026, with work limited to Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM unless otherwise approved.

The contractor must furnish all labor, materials, and equipment to remove existing gates and install new fabricated gates per standardized design specifications. Gate fabrication requires 3" Schedule 40 square tube steel for crossbeams, 6" round seamless mechanical tubing for hinge posts, and 5" seamless round Schedule 40 pipe for pivot posts, finished with safety yellow exterior enamel. Concrete footings must be completely removed and new gates installed in the same locations; removed gates and concrete are stored at the Tully Lake spillway field per Technical Point of Contact coordination.

All vendors must have active SAM.gov registration at submission. Preconstruction submittals are due within 7 days of Notice to Proceed, including ENG Forms 6293, 6206, and 6282, First Aid/CPR certifications, and Safety Data Sheets. Contractors must designate a Level 3 Site Safety and Health Officer and comply with USACE Safety and Occupational Health Requirements (EM 385-1-1). Contracts exceeding $150,000 require a Payment Bond or Irrevocable Letter of Credit at 100% of contract price within 10 days of award. Construction wage rates per Massachusetts determination MA20260025 and Buy American domestic materials provisions apply. A mandatory, fully completed solicitation survey must accompany all quotes; failure to complete renders the offer non-responsive. A site visit is scheduled for July 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM. Contact Alicia N. LaCrosse at 978-318-8902 or Alicia.N.LaCrosse@usace.army.mil. Amendment 0001, issued July 24, clarifies gate removal procedures and requires acknowledgment of receipt by the July 28 deadline.