Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3

***Amendment 0008 replaces the Bid Schedule and updates provisions and clauses. ***Amendment 0007 replaces the Bid Schedule, updates the measurement and payment section, and extends bid opening date to Tuesday, 26 November 2024 @ 2:00pm CT ***Amenment 0006 extends bid opening date to Thursday, 21 November 2024 @ 2:00pm CT ***Amendment 0005 replaces the Bid Schedule. ***Amendment 0004 makes changes to the specifications and plans. ***Amendment 0003 makes changes to the specifications and plans, removes and replaces the bid schedule, and adds a page to the Submittal Register. *** Amendment 0002 makes changes to the specifications. *** Amendment 0001 makes changes to the specifications and plans. It also removes and replaces the specifications with "SE-3 SPECIFICATIONS - AMENDMENT 0001.pdf" The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3. The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-3, is located in Cass County, North Dakota. Work to be completed as part of this project includes the following: Reach SE-3 Embankment: Construct a 1.7-mile-long embankment section between I-29 and the Red River Structure. The embankment includes a utility crossing that includes construction of two 8-inch HDPE water mains with air release valves, one 6-inch and one 8-inch HDPE force sanitary sewer line, and three 4-inch and five 3-inch CLSM dry utility conduits. The Reach SE-3 embankment includes the County Road 81 (CR 81) crossing construction. The crossing includes installation of two 10-foot by 10-foot box culverts. The CR 81 crossing extends approximately - mile north of the embankment crest. Maintain the gravel road on approximately 0.7 miles of 174th Ave. SE and on approximately one mile of 49th St. SE. Reach SE-2 Gap: Close a 0.2-mile-long gap between Reaches SE-2A and SE-2B. Work will include terminating 57th St S and connecting the borrow ditches. Drain 27 Access Road and Stockpile: Grade existing access road and surface with aggregate. Remove 57th St. S south of the borrow ditch and place a barricade on 112th Ave. S. SE-2B Temporary Closure Removal: Remove 2 temporary closures within Reach SE-2B. The northern closure, located at the County Road 16 (CR16) crossing, consists of Flap Gates placed in the four, 10-foot by 10-foot reinforced box culverts. The southern closure, located near 173rd Ave. S consists of an earthen embankment with two box culverts. The top of the embankment will be removed and a drainage layer, articulated concrete block and turf reinforcement mat will be placed on the weir. Temporary Levee Removal: Remove a temporary levee within the borrow ditch on the east side of I-29; total length is approximately1,000 feet. Utility Relocation: Relocate sanitary sewer force main, water main, and electrical and communication conduits. The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45.0 Million. The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract. The solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The solicitation is an Invitation for Bid (IFB). No CD's or hard copies of the solicitation will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the Contract Opportunities website (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) for any update(s) to the solicitation. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. There is no - Plan Holder List for this project. The interested vendors list is listed as part of the solicitation posting on the Contract Opportunities website. In order to view this list, vendors will need to sign into their SAM account. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to receiving an award, have an active SAM account, and have the Representations and Certifications (FAR and DFARS) sections completed prior to award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing. As required by 15 U.S.C. 644(w), the Corps of Engineers policy and procedures, as well as past performance information, in regard to definitization of requests for equitable adjustments is found at https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering.