Harpersfield Dam Dam Renovation and Lamprey Barrier

This is NOT a request for proposal or invitation for bid; this is for INFORMATIONAL purposes only to make industry aware of the upcoming requirement. A response is not required at this time. The USACE Buffalo District is currently preparing a solicitation to award a contract for a project in Harpersfield Township, Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The work is to be performed onto a dam in the vicinity of the Harpersfield covered bridge that crosses the Grand River. The proposed project consists of demolishing and removing part of the left (south) abutment wall and part of the right (north) abutment wall and replacing them with cast-in-place, formed and battered abutment walls of approximately the same lengths, including drainage appurtenances and backfill behind the new abutments. The new abutment walls will be higher than the existing walls, sections of the existing walls to remain will be raised to match the new abutment height. The abutment walls will be textured to visually mimic the existing stacked stone abutment wall (south abutment). Part of the existing stone retaining wall (south abutment) will be removed and reconstructed to tie in with the new cast-in-place wall. The existing 326-feet wide dam spillway will be completely removed down to the structure's concrete base. The existing fish ladder will be completely removed and will not be replaced. A new cast-in-place concrete lamprey barrier structure will be constructed in close proximity to the existing dam location. All removals and new construction will be accomplished in the dry (River diverted around the work). A disposal location for excavated materials and removals will be provided. The new structure will have two vertical drops with steel lips to prevent lamprey migration over the barrier. The new structure will function as a velocity barrier for both burst and sustained lamprey swim performance. Within the new abutment walls at each end of the barrier, a concrete box will be constructed to house steel lamprey traps (to be built and installed by others). Water will be drawn from upstream of the new barrier to provide flow through the traps and attractant flow downstream of the traps. All work will be performed in the vicinity of the Harpersfield Covered Bridge and steel truss bridge. This is a historic structure and must not be damaged in any way during construction. TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: An IFB (Invitation for Bid) is planned for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. This will be a 100% Small Business Set-Aside competitive procurement. The Contract Duration is anticipated to be seven-hundred-sixty (760) calendar days from Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Bonding will be required for this project; any offeror shall have the proper capabilities. The site visit will be announced when the solicitation is issued. Please be advised that this requirement may be delayed, revised, or cancelled at any time before award. SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation and any subsequent amendments or updates, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Solicitation Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing the solicitation and any amendments by the Government prior to closing. It is the Offerors responsibility to monitor the website for any amendments or changes to the solicitation. REGISTRATIONS: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database: System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. Note: A response is not required at this time.