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 wall quoin contact blocks, miter gate miter and quoin contact blocks, and pintles and pintle castings with bushings, all of which will be furnished by the Corporation) and perform all work for rehabilitating the downstream miter gate at Snell Lock in Massena, New York. This project will include work to replace the embedded wall quoin assemblies and contact blocks, the quoin and miter contact blocks, the pintles and pintle castings with bushings, the diagonals and the rubber seals. To accomplish these tasks will require that each gate leaf which is approximately 45 ft. wide and 82 ft. high and each weighing approximately 300 tons be lifted and moved out of the way, concrete 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 leafs is critical to their operation. The on-site portion of the project must be completed between the 2013 and 2014 Seaway Navigation Seasons (approximately between January 10, 2014 and March 10, 2014) or the opening of the entire St. Lawrence Seaway will be delayed. The cost range of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Corporation will furnish specifications and drawings on a CD for a $15.00 US funds non-refundable fee. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) package will be issued on or about May 9, 2012 with a response date of June 21, 2012. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded on or about June 27, 2012. Mail your request for the IFB package, along with the above fee, to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Attn: Contracting Office, 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. All responsible offerors may submit a bid which shall be considered by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation. This procurement is open to both small and large business. 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.
