Dredging, Delaware River at Fairless Turning Basin, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Contract work consists of dredging of the Delaware River at Fairless Turning Basin to be performed to a depth of 40' MLLW plus 1' allowable over depth, with no side slopes or end slopes (box cut). Dredging will be required to a distance of 25 feet outside three of the proposed turning basin edges. Dredging work must be accomplished by hydraulic pipeline dredge. Hopper or bucket dredging will not be permitted under this contract. The Government furnished disposal area available for use under this contract is Money Island Disposal Area. Solicitation Number W912BU-11-B-0016 will be issued on or about 09 August 2011 with a bid opening date of 08 September 2011. All work is to be completed within 30 days of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $20 million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/. All contractors must be registered in the DODs Central Contractor Registration database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction, and bonding is required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required to be submitted. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted. AWARD OF THIS CONTRACT IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS. ADVISORY FOR POTENTIAL BIDDERS REGARDING THE PROJECT PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT: This Invitation for Bid is issued prior to the agency's execution of the Project Partnership Agreement with the non-Federal sponsor necessary to proceed with the performance of the work described. Award of this contract cannot be made unless and until the Project Partnership Agreement is executed. There is no guarantee that this outstanding item will be obtained or that a contract will be awarded pursuant to this Solicitation. A full risk assessment has been completed based on the probability of executing the Project Partnership Agreement in a timely manner, and the decision was made to advertise this contract in anticipation of executing the Project Partnership Agreement with the non-Federal sponsor.