Kikiaola Light Draft Harbor (KLDH) Maintenance Dredging, Kauai, Hawaii

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, issued solicitation W9128A-17-B-0004 for maintenance dredging at Kikiaola Light Draft Harbor located in Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii. This project, categorized under NAICS code 237990, requires dredging federal project areas to depths between -7 and -11 feet below Mean Lower Low Water. The contract includes a mandatory performance period of 566 calendar days and utilizes a bid schedule with specific Contract Line Item Numbers for mobilization and dredging activities. Technical requirements include the submission of a Critical Path Method schedule, cost loading for progress payments, and adherence to detailed hydrographic survey data and site plans. The procurement process involved a pre-bid site investigation on August 3, 2017, and a bid opening scheduled for August 29, 2017. Throughout the solicitation period, the government issued four amendments to modify technical sections, update wage determinations for various construction trades in Hawaii, provide responses to requests for information, and revise drawing sheets. These updates included modifications to the SF 1442 form, the addition of lease agreement provisions, and the deletion of specific general requirement sections to refine the project scope and compliance standards.