FY13 Northwest Michigan College, Traverse City, MI, Section 107 - Breakwater Repair

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is seeking potential firms that have the capability to provide services for the construction of a 210 foot long double walled steel sheet pile breakwater located on the south end of Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan. The work includes removal of 3,500 cubic yards of deteriorated timber crib structure, fill and broken concrete/rubble and construction of approximately 210 foot long, 20 foot high, 22 foot wide anchored, double walled steel sheet pile (SSP) breakwater. The breakwater will be capped with a 15 thick reinforced concrete cap with optional hand railing. Additional work included placement of approximately 1,000 tons of scour stone, placement of ten (10) mooring cleats, and dredging approximately 16,000 cubic yards of medium to dense sand. The contract will have an estimated 1 (one) year completion requirement. The estimated award date for the project is September 2013. The estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is #237990 which has a small business size standard of $33.5 million in average annual receipts. This is NOT a request for proposal. This announcement is for planning purposes only. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed four (4) pages, including the attached response form. Please do NOT send an SF 330. In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the project, interested contractors shall present the following information: 1) A completed - Sources Sought Fillable Form (located in this Sources Sought notice on www.FBO.gov). 2) If applicable, identification and verification of the company as a Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and/or Woman Owned Small Business, subject to verification by the Small Business Administration. 3) A letter from the firm's bonding company verifying that the firm can be bonded up to the amount of this project (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). 4) Past Experience - provide descriptions of three projects substantially complete or completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. With each project experience provided, include the date when the project was completed or will be complete, location of the project, contract amount and size of the project, the portion and percentage of work that was self performed, and a description of how the experience relates to the proposed project. 5) A statement identifying what portion of the work would be self performed, and how it would be accomplished. Qualified companies, regardless of their size or socio-economic status, are encouraged to respond. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. All firms that are interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email only to the Contracting Division at contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Responses must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please submit responses no later than 2:00 pm eastern standard time on 23 May. Please reference "SOURCES SOUGHT: FY13 North West Michigan College" in the subject line. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. The formal solicitation will be issued at a later date by a separate announcement.