Section 14 Emergency Riverbank Erosion Protection Project for the City of Leominster, MA along Slack Brook

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids for Emergency Riverbank Erosion Protection Project for the City of Leominster, MA along Slack Brook. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The estimated construction cost is between $100,000 and $500,000.

The work of this project consists of The purpose of the project is to prevent further erosion and potential road washout along Exchange Street in Leominster, MA. The area of concern is along the Southern bank of Slack Brook, between Colonial and Kingman Dr. The project will be built on privately owned land; permanent easements are being procured for these properties. It is anticipated that construction will take during the summer of 2015 and will involve the placement of approximately 2,000 CY of material. The project will be constructed along the Southern bank of Slack Brook, extending 320 feet from the downstream end of an existing dam. The materials proposed for the project include outer stone protection overlaying layers of small stone and gravel filters. Upper bank areas not protected by the stone will be stabilized using a combination of geocell and Erosion Control Blanket (ECB) technologies, as well as strategic plantings.

This is not a request for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents to include instructions for submission and the response date will be available on or about May 21, 2015 and will be available for downloading by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities website (http:/www.fbo.gov). In order to view this solicitation, prospective contractors are required to self register their firm with Federal Business Opportunities (go to http:/www.fbo.gov and register under Vendor/Citizen). Amendments, if any, to the solicitation will be made available at the http:/www/fbo.gov website. Neither telephonic, mailed nor fax requests will be accepted. Registrants are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the FedBizOps Registration List. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at Jessica.R.Loc@usace.army.mil.