Hofmann Dam Part II, Section 206, Riverside and Lyons, Cook County, Illinois

THIS PROJECT WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED UNDER W912P6-11-R-0022. With this announcement, the Chicago District Corps of Engineers issues a Pre-solicitation Notice for its Hofmann Dam Phase II -- Section 206, Project in Riverside and Lyons, Cook County, Illinois. The Contractor will perform work including removing the dam, staging and storage of equipment and materials, development of temporary haul roads to access the Des Plaines River, placement of temporary bench and filling scour hole downstream of Hofmann Dam, notching of Hofmann Dam, debris removal from the river bed, vibration monitoring on historic structures, stabilization of the Des Plaines River banks, and potentially cofferdam installation and removal. Rip rap will be placed in the river to fill the scour trench downstream of the dam. Similarly, as the dam is removed, it is likely that the Contractor will place the dam debris into the river bed and subsequently remove it. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System (NAICS) 237990 - "Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction", this acquisition is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Small Business Size Standard is $33.5 Million. The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Contractors will be able to download the IFB Package from the Internet Site -- Federal Business Opportunities. The Chicago District anticipates issuing this solicitation 22 August 2011 with bids due on 22 September 2011. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Contractors can access the CCR for free at http://www.ccr.gov. The Point of Contact for this project is Ryan E. Cox at +1 (555) 000-0000. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.