Water main replacement project at the city of country club hills, cook county, IL (USACE-chicago district acquisition)

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 its construction project entitled, "WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE CITY OF COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, COOK COUNTY, IL (USACE-CHICAGO DISTRICT ACQUISITION)"

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to replace up to approximately 3,000 linear feet of 6" & 8" water main in the approximate vicinities of Hawthorne Drive between 175th Place and 177th Street, and along Cambridge Drive/179th Street between Pulaski Ave and Cedar Avenue, in Country Club Hills, IL. The City is experiencing frequent water main breaks resulting from naturally occurring corrosive chemicals in the soils surrounding the structures.

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

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

The Solicitation package (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 December 8, 2017, with bids due on or about January 9, 2018.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICEAND 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.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database & register for free at http://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 Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P618B0003 on all correspondence. **

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 its construction project entitled, "WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE CITY OF COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, COOK COUNTY, IL (USACE-CHICAGO DISTRICT ACQUISITION)"

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to replace up to approximately 3,000 linear feet of 6" & 8" water main in the approximate vicinities of Hawthorne Drive between 175th Place and 177th Street, and along Cambridge Drive/179th Street between Pulaski Ave and Cedar Avenue, in Country Club Hills, IL. The City is experiencing frequent water main breaks resulting from naturally occurring corrosive chemicals in the soils surrounding the structures.

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

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

The Solicitation package (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 November 29, 2017, with bids due on or about January 8, 2018.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICEAND 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.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database & register for free at http://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 Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P618B0003 on all correspondence. **

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 its construction project entitled, "WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT AT THE CITY OF COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, COOK COUNTY, IL (USACE-CHICAGO DISTRICT ACQUISITION)"

PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to replace up to approximately 3,000 linear feet of 6" & 8" water main in the approximate vicinities of Hawthorne Drive between 175th Place and 177th Street, and along Cambridge Drive/179th Street between Pulaski Ave and Cedar Avenue, in Country Club Hills, IL. The City is experiencing frequent water main breaks resulting from naturally occurring corrosive chemicals in the soils surrounding the structures.

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

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

The Solicitation package (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 November 13, 2017, with bids due 30 calendar days following the issuance/release date of the Solicitation package.

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.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database & register for free at http://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 Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P618B0003 on all correspondence. **