Industry Day for the Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project at Virginia Beach, Virginia

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District, in conjunction with North Atlantic Division and Headquarters, would like to invite dredging industry contractors to participate in an Industry Day for the Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project at Virginia Beach, Virginia, a large scale beach placement dredging contract to provide for the first periodic re-nourishment of the beach. The event will be conducted by Webinar and Teleconference on May 03, 2012 from 1:30pm to 4:00pm Eastern Standard Time. This event is not a marketing opportunity. The purpose and focus of the event will be to seek dredging industry input and their comments regarding best practices for the technical execution of the Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project at Virginia Beach, Virginia, a large scale beach placement dredging contract to provide for the first periodic re-nourishment of the beach. This will include a presentation by the Norfolk District Projects Branch giving current information regarding environmental permit requirements, safety, dredging, beach placement, borrow area concerns, and security and work zone restriction related concerns near the Ocean Front. Synopsis of Work: Re-nourishment of the beach berm along the Virginia Beach oceanfront from 15th to 70th Street to provide for a berm with a minimum elevation of 8.5 feet, NAVD, and a minimum crest width of 100 feet. Re-nourishment material is readily available in the offshore areas adjacent to the project area. These areas include the Thimble Shoal Channel and the Atlantic Ocean Channel. The contract base volume will be 850,000 CY with three (3) additives totaling 400,000 CY. The period of performance for this contract will be 120 days with dredging activities to start on 01 December 2012. This announcement will fall under NAICS code 237990. All interested attendees must pre-register by e-mail to contract specialist Ashley Reynolds at contact@example.gov or Tracey Hughes at contact@example.gov using the attached registration form or referencing the "Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project at Virginia Beach, Virginia, a large scale beach placement dredging contract to provide for the first periodic re-nourishment of the beach" no later than 12 April 2012. E-mail requests beyond the due date will not be accepted. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Registration must include name, company, day-time telephone number, e-mail address and your relation to the dredging industry as reason for attendance. Registrants are encouraged to include suggested topics for discussion when registering. Once pre-registration is completed, the following documents will be posted electronically by amendment to this special announcement no later than 19 April 2012. - 1. Webinar and Teleconference login and protocol directions - 2. Industry Day Agenda - 3. PP presentation - 4. Draft Plans and Specifications to include Agency Permits - 5. Special Requirements Once the documents listed above are posted electronically by amendment to this special announcement, registered participants are encouraged to provide comments in addition to any suggestions provided during the registration process. The source of comments will remain anonymous, and will be addressed during the comment-discussion portion of the Industry Day event. Please send all comments by e-mail to contract specialist Ashley Reynolds at contact@example.gov or Tracey Hughes at contact@example.gov using the attached comment form or referencing the "Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection Project at Virginia Beach, Virginia, a large scale beach placement dredging contract to provide for the first periodic re-nourishment of the beach" no later than 25 April 2012. Although additional comments will be welcomed during the event, e-mail requests beyond the due date will not be accepted. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Government will not be conducting one-on-one discussions related to any potential contract or on-going work under contract during this event. This announcement is not a contract solicitation, request for proposal of any sort, a promise to issue any future contract, a forum to discuss upcoming work, or a commitment to offer work of any kind on the part of the Government. The Army will not assume liability for costs incurred by an attendee or for marketing efforts. Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CECT-NAO, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, VA 23510-1096 Point of Contact: Ashley R. Reynolds, +1 (555) 000-0000 or Tracey J. Hughes, +1 (555) 000-0000 [+1 (555) 000-0000 - fax]