Dredging at the Burns Harbor in Portage, Indiana (USACE-CHICAGO DISTRICT PROJECT)

VIRTUAL BID OPENING DETAILS (as provided on 20 July 2020): (a) VIRTUAL BID OPENING PROVISIONS/ PARTICIPATION: THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING WILL BEGIN AT 2:00P.M. CDT ON July 23, 2020. Interested individuals will navigate to: https://usace.webex.com/usace/j.php?MTID=m2658f5d95683b8ec4d009fc12b28384f Once at the site, please enter your Name and Email address and click JOIN MEETING. In the event you're asked to enter a meeting number and password, please use the following information: MEETING NUMBER: +1 (555) 000-0000 MEETING PASSWORD: DBWJ8V9TFS4 (b) JOIN BY PHONE -- WEBEX AUDIO MEETING INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: --Join by phone via the following numbers, either direct or toll free AND by ENTERING THE BELOW ACCESS AND SECURITY CODEs (& the ATTENDEE ID, which is the # (pound sign) Call-in number: +1 (555) 000-0000 (US/Canada) Call-in toll-free number: +1 (555) 000-0000 (US/Canada) ACCESS CODE: 2689443 SECURITY CODE (same as access code) 2689443 For the Attendee ID#, please just enter: # (the pound sign) The bids will be read aloud and individuals will be able to view the information on the WEBEX screen as the bids are entered into a bid tabulation sheet. Should technological issues ensue from the visual viewing at the WEBEX, the audio access will take precedence and satisfy the conditions of bids being communicated publicly/read aloud. UPDATED: 20 JULY 2020 TO ADD AMENDMENT NO. 0003 WHICH PROVIDES AN EXTENSION TO THE BID DUE DATE AND UPDATED INFORMATION FOR THE WEBEX MEETING/BID OPENING. UPDATED: 17 JUL 2020 TO ADD AMENDMENT NO. 0002 WHICH PROVIDES THE WEBEX INFORMATION FOR THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING. UPDATED: 9 JUL 2020 TO ADD AMENDMENT NO. 0001 (SEE ATTACHMENTS) ACQUISITION INFORMATION: THIS SOLICITATION NOTICE INCORPORATES THE UPDATED PRESOLICITATION NOTICE PUBLISHED ON JUNE 18, 2020, WHEREIN THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE WAS UPLOADED TO THIS WEBSITE (beta.sam.gov). Therefore, by way of this Solicitation Notice, all terms and conditions set forth via the updated Presolicitation Notice remains unchanged. Below are the particulars for this acquisition. Competition for this acquisition is restricted to HUBZone Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $30M for dredging. Dredging projects: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated at between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The solicitation (invitation for bids [IFB]) is downloadable from this INTERNET Site ONLY and has been since June 18, 2020. The project specification files are portable document format (PDF) files and to be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. RESPONSES ARE DUE by 3:00pm CDT on July 21, 2020. IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration may be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Requests for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail "will not" be honored. **Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0008 on all correspondence.** QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ACQUISITION MAY BE SUBMITTED TO REGINA BLAIR AT contact@example.gov or KYLE SMITH AT contact@example.gov.