Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Repair: Townsend Inlet to Hereford Inlet, 7 Mile Island

Description of Work: Contract work consists of a base bid to place approximately 300,000 cubic yards of beachfill, along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Seven Mile Island, Cape May County, New Jersey, within the Municipalities of Stone Harbor and Avalon. The contract work may also consist of separate options to place additional amounts of beachfill per option, if awarded, in locations within and outside of the Base bid area. The project work for the Base Bid and Options, if awarded, also may include, in addition to beachfill: the construction of pedestrian, vehicle, and handicap dune crossovers; planting dune grass; and providing sand fencing. The only approved borrow areas for the beachfill material to be placed in Avalon and Stone Harbor are located within the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent to Townsend Inlet and Hereford Inlet, respectively. Estimated cost range for this procurement is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990. Issue date is on or about 07 August 2012 with a bid opening date of 2:00 p.m. on or about 6 September 2012. 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 insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted.