HORNER PARK, SECTION 206 ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bids to obtain construction services for its - Horner Park, Section 206 Ecosystem Restoration Project in Chicago, Illinois. PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract set, the Contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to perform regrading of 2,600 feet of riverbank; grading of vernal pools; installation of a trail along the riverbank with an observation area; and plant establishment with maintenance. The project area in Horner Park, Chicago, IL and is approximately 14 acres. ACQUISTION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESTRICTED to SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237990, which applies a small business size standard in dollars of $33.5M. The estimated price range for this construction project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with this agency, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); registration can be completed free of charge by accessing https://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price CONSTRUCTION contract from this acquisition. FAXED OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BID SET: The Invitation for Bids (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, and/or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Bidders can download the IFB Package from this Internet Site, https://www.fbo.gov. The IFB will be available at this Internet site (www.fbo.gov) on 16 August 2013. Bids will be due by 2:00pm CDT on 17 September 2013. Please be advised that in the case of a discrepancy between the dates/times published in this notice and those called out in the IFB document, the dates/times in the IFB document overrides those published hereunder this notice; this is relative to the IFB issuance date and the due date & time for Bids. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Kim Beard at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Regina G. Blair at +1 (555) 000-0000.