The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (Corporation) plans to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a contractor to furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials (except for the miter and quoin contact blocks, pintles, pintle castings with bushings, gate anchorage assemblies and some plant for moving and stabilizing the gate leaves, all of which will be furnished by the Corporation) and perform all work for rehabilitating the downstream miter gate at Eisenhower Lock in Massena, New York. This project will include work to replace the embedded wall quoin assemblies, quoin and miter contact blocks, pintles and pintle castings with bushings, gate anchorage assemblies, diagonals and rubber seals. To accomplish these tasks will require that each gate leaf which is approximately 45 ft. wide and 90 ft. high and each weighing approximately 300 tons be lifted and moved out of the way, concrete to be removed and replaced, steel be cut and welded, and molten zinc be placed behind the contact blocks. The final plumbness and alignment of the gate leaves is critical to their operation. The on-site portion of the project must be completed between the 2012 and 2013 Navigation Seasons (approximately between January 1, 2013 and March 15, 2013) or the opening of the entire St. Lawrence Seaway be delayed. The cost range of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. There is a $15.00 US funds non-refundable fee for a CD with drawings, or $200.00 US funds non-refundable fee for hard/paper copies of drawings. The invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be issued on or about July 1, 2011 with a response date of August 16, 2011. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded. Mail your request for the IFB package, along with the above fee, to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Attn: Contracting Office, P.O. Box 520, 180 Andrews Street, Massena, New York 13662 or electronically using your credit or debit card by visiting www.pay.gov and selecting the miscellaneous form. The solicitation number and company address must be included on the form. These charges are non-refundable. All responsible offerors may submit a bid which shall be considered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. Applicable NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $33.5M. Prospective offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for award. Please register with the CCR at www.ccr.gov. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Short Term Lending Program (STLP) offers financial assistance to be eligible disadvantaged, Hubzone, or service disabled veteran owned businesses. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published in the Wall Street Journal, plus 2 points. For further information, call
+1 (555) 000-0000 or visit the web at http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.
