McNary Dam NavLock Upstream Unwater Sump System Upgrade

9/8/2020: Bid Opening Results attached ______________________________________________________________________________________ 9/2/2020: Solicitation amendment 20B0017-0003 added with updated technical specifications and plans. See attached amendment to this opportunity. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 8/28/2020: Solicitation Amendment 20B0017-00002 added to extend bid submission from 8/31/2020 to 9/8/2020. See attached amendment to this opportunity. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 8/17/2020: Site visit Attendee list from 8/12/2020 added as an attachement. ___________________________________________________________________________ 8/7/2020: Solcitation Amendment W912EF20B0017-0001 which provides additional site visit instruction/information. See attached W912EF20B0017-0001 for details. ___________________________________________________________________________ Construction project entitled: McNary Dam NavLock Upstream Unwater Sump System Upgrade The work is located at the McNary Dam, Umatilla, Oregon. This will be a firm fixed-price construction contract. Construction magnitude is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 100% performance and payment bonds will be required. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237990 and the associated small business size standard is $39.5 M. Competition for this solicitation is set-aside for small business concerns. Solicitation number W912EF20B0017 is attached to this post with technical specifications and associated plans. The proposal due date is contained in the solicitation. Scope of Work McNary Lock and Dam (McNary) is located on the Columbia River, near the town of Umatilla, Oregon. The navigation lock is a critical piece of the infrastructure for river travel on the upper Columbia River and the Snake River. The McNary navigation lock allows for passage of over 5 million tons of commodities on a yearly basis, raising transiting river traffic an average of 75 feet to Lake Wallula. The navigation lock has been in service since 1954. McNary has two pump rooms in the navigation lock (navlock), one at the downstream and one at the upstream ends of the navlock. Each pump room is designed to handle both unwatering of the lock fill/empty culverts, and drainage from gallery leakage. The proposed project will replace one unwatering pump (approx. 50 HP, 1200 GPM) pump and three drainage pumps (approx. 7.5 HP, 250 GPM), along with re-routing inlet piping and outlet pumping (outlet pipe approx. 300 feet of 10-inch dia steel pipe). Temporary Power and/or motor control centers maybe required for commissioning the new pumps. The project will also include an elevated structural floor (approx. 2 feet above existing concrete floor, and 250 square feet). The pump room is located in the lower gallery of the NavLock , elev 241 (the top deck is at elev 361). Access to the pump room is limited to a stairwell and vertical elevator shaft. The freight elevator is not functional but the shaft can be used to lower supplies and materials. Electrical controls and power to the pumps will be done by others and is not part of this contract All on-site work shall be performed in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1). The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and managing an effective on-site Safety and Health program in accordance with EM 385-1-1 that will require the development and submission of a comprehensive project specific Accident Prevention Plan for Government acceptance. In addition, the Contractor will be required to develop and submit for Government acceptance Activity Hazard Analyses for each phase of work and a project specific Fall Protection Plan that comply with EM 385-1-1. A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) employed by the prime contractor shall be required for each shift of the contractor's on-site operations. The SSHO shall possess a minimum of 5-years experience in construction safety on similar projects, shall have completed the 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety training within the last 5-years, and shall have completed at least 24-hours of formal safety training each year for the past 5-years. The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and managing an effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System that will require the development and submission of a comprehensive project specific CQC Plan for Government acceptance. A CQC System Manager employed by the prime contractor shall be required to be on-site for each shift of the Contractor's operations. The CQC System Manager must possess a minimum of 5-years relevant experience in a supervisory or management position such as Quality Control Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, or Construction Manager directly involved in the management of construction quality at the project site. In addition, the CQC System Manager shall have completed the course entitled - Construction Quality Management for Contractors within the last 5-years. The Contractor will be required to use the Government-furnished Construction Contractor Module (referred to as QCS) of the Resident Management System (RMS) to record, maintain, and submit various information throughout the contract period. QCS is a Windows-based program that can be run on a stand-alone personal computer or on a network. The Government will make the QCS software available to the Contractor after contract award. The project will involve the development and management of Contractor furnished submittals for items such as pre-construction plans, product data, test reports, and contract close-out documentation as required by the technical specifications of the contract. Miscellaneous work within the project includes the delivery of As-Built Drawings. Solicitation Number W912EF20B0017 will be posted to the beta.sam.gov in approximately on or around early July 2020. The solicitation is an Invitation for bid (IFB). Important Note: The beta.sam.gov Contract Opportunities Response Date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for beta.sam.gov archive purposes only. It does not necessarily reflect the actual bid opening date. There is no response date included in this notice. The bid due date and time will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued. A site visit details are included in the solicitation and other instructions for attendee sign up to attend. 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