Michigan City Harbor Breakwater and East Pier Repair Project

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Michigan City Harbor Breakwater and East Pier Repair." PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to perform construction services as described below. Detached breakwater work: The existing detached breakwater structure will be repaired. Along the easternmost 200' of the structure, armor stone will be added to bring the structure back to the design section elevation and side slopes, and to support the existing navigation light. Along the remaining 1000', stone will be added as necessary to fill voids in the existing structure and meet the design slopes. East pier beyond the existing lighthouse will be repaired. A new reinforced concrete slab will be poured, and new armor plates will be installed along the exterior of this portion of the pier. Along the remainder of the east pier, minor structural repairs will be performed including: removal of damaged rebar; repair of existing steel bar ladders; minor concrete spalling repair. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for HUBZone Small Businesses. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about February 11, 2019, with bids due on or about March 14, 2019. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS. IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Anita Simpkins at +1 (555) 000-0000, or via email: contact@example.gov. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0004 on all correspondence. **