Levee Rehab-Howard County #4, Missouri

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, plans to solicit bids for construction work to repair the Howard County #4 Levee Unit, damaged during the 2019 floods. This project entails comprehensive levee rehabilitation, including earthwork, hauling fill and borrow materials, developing haul roads, debris clearing, erosion and rut repair, levee surfacing with various stone applications, installation and rehabilitation of drainage structures, and turf establishment. The contract requires contractors to provide all necessary labor, equipment, supervision, materials, and quality control to complete these tasks. The estimated contract value ranges between $250,000 and $500,000, with a performance period of 120 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. The solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and evaluated solely on price, complying with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 14.1. Bid bonds must be 20% of the bid price or up to $3,000,000, whichever is less, and payment and performance bonds at 100% of the contract value are required prior to contract award. This procurement is a competitive small business set-aside under NAICS code 237990, with a size standard of $36.5 million. Interested bidders must register with the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible. A site visit will be organized, with details provided upon solicitation release around late November 2019. All solicitation documents, updates, and amendments will be available via Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) and ProjNet websites, and bidders are responsible for monitoring these sites for changes. Questions should be directed to the designated contract officer and technical contacts as specified.