Vado West Floodplain Repair

The purpose of this amendment is to add a secondary point of contact.

Solicitation posted 15 August 2019.

The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) is issuing a solicitation (sealed bid) for the purpose of repairing an approximately one half (0.5) mile segment of floodplain (Vado West Floodplain) to prevent erosion of the floodplain and levee system.

This floodplain area will also serve as a rehabilitation project to provide riparian habitat as part of the environmental mitigation associated with the work done on the east levee directly across the Rio Grande. The current floodplain has eroded and fill will be required to re-establish normal boundaries to protect the existing levee system. This fill may come from existing islands inside the main river channel. These islands may also provide willows and other plants necessary to establish a riparian belt on the proposed floodplain site.

The major construction efforts include, but are not limited to, installing gabions and reno mattresses, backfilling eroded and excavated areas, transplanting coyote willows, planting longstem shrubs, pole planting trees, seeding to revegetate site, and maintenance of all vegetation for at least one (1) year.

The magnitude of the project is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The work is located in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. A site visit date will be listed in the solicitation. The work will be performed under NAICS Code 237990. The contract will be firm-fixed price.

All work shall be completed within four hundred twenty (420) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. One hundred eighty (180) calendar days are allotted for construction, seeding, and planting of vegetation. Two hundred and forty (240) days shall be allotted for maintenance and establishment of vegetation.

The solicitation, plans, and specifications are expected to be posted on or about August 12, 2019 (this is a target date which may slip or change; if the solicitation is not posted on Federal Business Opportunities by August 12, 2019 that is because the solicitation is not available for posting). The solicitation will be available for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days.

This is the Solicitation.

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The United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) is issuing a solicitation (sealed bid) for the purpose of repairing an approximately one half (0.5) mile segment of floodplain (Vado West Floodplain) to prevent erosion of the floodplain and levee system.

This floodplain area will also serve as a rehabilitation project to provide riparian habitat as part of the environmental mitigation associated with the work done on the east levee directly across the Rio Grande. The current floodplain has eroded and fill will be required to re-establish normal boundaries to protect the existing levee system. This fill may come from existing islands inside the main river channel. These islands may also provide willows and other plants necessary to establish a riparian belt on the proposed floodplain site.

The major construction efforts include, but are not limited to, installing gabions and reno mattresses, backfilling eroded and excavated areas, transplanting coyote willows, planting longstem shrubs, pole planting trees, seeding to revegetate site, and maintenance of all vegetation for at least one (1) year.

The magnitude of the project is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The work is located in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. A site visit date will be listed in the solicitation. The work will be performed under NAICS Code 237990. The contract will be firm-fixed price.

All work shall be completed within four hundred twenty (420) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. One hundred eighty (180) calendar days are allotted for construction, seeding, and planting of vegetation. Two hundred and forty (240) days shall be allotted for maintenance and establishment of vegetation.

The solicitation, plans, and specifications are expected to be posted on or about August 12, 2019 (this is a target date which may slip or change; if the solicitation is not posted on Federal Business Opportunities by August 12, 2019 that is because the solicitation is not available for posting). The solicitation will be available for a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days.

This is a Presolicitation Notice. The Solicitation will include information on how to obtain the plans and specifications. All responsible sources may submit a bid to be considered by the Agency.

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