CHICAGO DISTRICT-USACE, "Fish Barrier Stray Current Mitigation Project at Romeoville, IL"

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, "Fish Barrier Stray Current Mitigation Project at Romeoville, IL" PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to perform the following: Replacement of existing fences located at the Fish Barrier campus (east and west side of the canal) and neighboring fences adjacent to the Fish Barrier campus. These fences and gates will be replaced with non-conductive fences to address touch potential arising from the presence of stray currents. Existing fences removed from the Fish Barrier campus will be salvaged and reused at other locations on the campus where risks of stray currents are low. Other stray current mitigation features include placements of grounding meshes and rods at various areas within the property grounds. The project will also include repairs of holes and tears along the existing Des Plainer River by-pass fence fabric and installation of a barrier at the base of the fence. The repairs to the fence fabric and installation of the barrier will be limited to 1.5 mile section of fencing. And lastly, the project will include the placement of gravel at the unpaved segment of old Romeoville road to fill depressed areas and level the road. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 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 August 28, 2018, 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 +1 (555) 000-0000, or via email: contact@example.gov. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P618B0015 on all correspondence. **