Levee Rehab-Tri-County and Egypt, Missouri

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, plans to issue an Invitation for Bid for levee repair construction on the Tri-County Drainage and Egypt Levee Units, addressing damage from the 2019 floods. The contract requires provision of all necessary labor, equipment, materials, supervision, and quality control for various construction tasks, including earthwork, hauling fill materials, clearing debris, erosion and rut repair, surfacing with stone, installation and rehabilitation of drainage structures, and turf establishment to restore damaged levee sections. The project has an estimated value between $100,000 and $250,000 and will be awarded based on price evaluation under FAR 14.1. The anticipated construction period is 120 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed. Bid bonds will be required at 20% of the bid price or $3 million, whichever is less, with payment and performance bonds covering 100% of the contract amount prior to work commencement. This procurement will be a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237990 with a size standard of $36.5 million. A site visit will be organized, with details included in the solicitation, but no pre-solicitation conference is currently planned. Interested bidders must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) and ProjNet websites for solicitation documents and amendments. Registration as an interested vendor is recommended to receive notification of postings. All technical questions during solicitation will be handled through ProjNet, and the primary points of contact for inquiries are SSG Ines Necker and Contracting Officer Michael France. The procurement process will be competitive and conducted in accordance with federal acquisition rules.