U. S. Army corps of engineers, huntington division, announces procurement of construction of OSHA compliant ladders on the lower lock walls for london locks and DAM, london WV.

The work for this contract consists of modifying some of the existing lower guard and lower guide wall ladders at the London Locks and Dam project located in London, West Virginia on the Kanawha River. These modifications are necessary to make the existing ladders OSHA compliant in terms of providing acceptable access for workers embarking and disembarking from tows passing through the lock chambers. This construction contract will consist of a base and two options. The base contract consists of modifying two existing ladders located immediately downstream of the downstream miter gates at Sta 4+71B. This will be one ladder on the lower guard wall and one ladder on the lower guide wall. Option 1 consists of modifying a ladder downstream of the downstream miter gate on the lower guard wall at Sta 6+33.5B. Option 2 consists of modifying the second ladder downstream of the downstream miter gate on the lower guide wall at Sta 6+33.5B. The cost range of this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. Delivery shall be completed within 300 calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed. The date for a site visit and pre-bid conference is scheduled for June 9, 2015. This procurement is unrestricted and open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan. Solicitation documents will be available on or about May 29, 2015 and can be downloaded at www.fbo.gov . Bidders shall submit one copy of the submitted package on a CD or DVD, in a searchable PDF format. Facsimile or electronic transmissions will not be accepted. To be eligible for award, a firm must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM internet site at www.SAM.gov . Questions may be submitted to Cynthia Oxley at cynthia.a.oxley@usace.army.mil