Storm water improvements project, village of richton park, IL (USACE-chicago district)

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for a construction project entitled, "Village of Richton Park Storm Water Improvements, Richton Park, Cook County, Illinois (USACE Acquisition)."

PROJECT INFORMATION: The project proposed will consist of installation of approximately 600’ of 21”pipe to the Regional Detention Pond with end section structures and one 5’ diameter manhole, excavation of the first 1.7-acre area of the Regional Detention Pond, and, channel Improvements along Governors Highway to include (approximately 900’) channel bank grading, concrete and debris removal, vegetation replacement and maintenance.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is restricted to Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids –“IFB”) will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about August 21, 2020, with bids due on or about September 24, 2020.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY:  Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.  Registration can be completed  free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Mr. Kyle Smith at (312) 846-5370, or via email: kyle.d.smith@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0023 on all correspondence. **