Mill Creek Return Channel Bank Armor

SYNOPSIS: Construction Project: Mill Creek Return Channel Bank Armor This will be a firm fixed-price construction contract located at Mill Creek, Walla Walla, Washington. Estimated construction magnitude is between $100,000 and $250,000. Performance and payment bonds (100%) will be required. The onsite construction work window at Mill Creek is estimated from June 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018. See up-coming solicitation for details. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Mill Creek Return Channel, from Reservoir Road to the South Levee Trail Service Road, is approximately 440 linear feet. In order to provide bank armor and maintain the design capacity (190 cfs) of the return channel, the following work is needed: Grading approximately 400 linear feet of the top of the left (western) bank and providing side slopes as designated on design drawings to provide required channel depth. Installation of 80 linear feet of high performance turf reinforcement mat (HPTRM) on the channel side slope along the bend in the return channel. Install the HPTRM in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and specifications. In addition, all disturbed ground would be seeded and irrigated to establish vegetation. All on-site work shall be performed in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1). Establish and manage 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, 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 is 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 8 hours of safety training from accredited safety training sources each year for the past 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 to the customer. Solicitation No. W912EF-18-Q-0047 will be posted to the FedBizOpps (FBO) website in approximately 2-3 weeks. Quotes will be due 3 weeks after the solicitation is issued. When issued, the solicitation documents for this project will be available at https://www.fbo.gov. The solicitation is 100% Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. The small business size standard for NAICS 237990 is no more than $36,500,000 in average annual receipts. Important Note: The FBO Response Date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for FBO archive purposes only. A site visit will be offered generally within 1 1/2 weeks after the solicitation is issued. The site-visit is HIGHLY recommended if a bid is intended. See solicitation for details about the site visit. Only ONE site visit will be offered. Access for Foreign Nationals. It takes 4-5 weeks to obtain clearance for foreign nationals to enter the project site. If your company wishes to have a foreign national participate in the site visit for this project, you are strongly encouraged to submit the required identification immediately. To request clearance for foreign nationals, submit the names of all foreign nationals proposed for site visit attendance, along with documentation to verify that he/she was legally admitted into the United States and has authority to work and/or go to school in the US. 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