North Hartland Lake, Electrical Upgrades to Recreation Area, Hartland VT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing a set aside for certified small business contractors for the North Hartland Lake, Electrical Upgrades to Recreation Area located in Hartland, Vermont. The NAICS code for the work described below is 238210. The project is planned to be issued in March 2024 and will be set aside for Small Businesses. The period of performance will be approximately 210 days. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $250,000-$500,000.The dam at North Hartland Lake in Hartland is located on the Ottauquechee River, 1.5 miles above the confluence of the Ottauquechee and Connecticut Rivers. The project provides flood protection to downstream communities on the Connecticut River. Construction began in June 1958 and was completed in June 1961.The intent of this project is to upgrade the existing 70A, 480V-1?, direct buried cable feeder to the recreation area and upgrade the electrical utilities at the two existing RV sites, along with their distribution. This will include a new direct buried duct bank, containing the feeders for the recreation area (70A-3P circuit breaker) and for the RV sites (100A-3P circuit breaker). Two new feeders will need to be provided within an existing direct buried conduit. New feeders within existing conduit shall be routed from new distribution to new RV pedestals provided under this project. The existing primary circuit breaker, transformer, panelboard, and feeders between equipment within the tool shed shall be removed and replaced with new in their existing location.The existing utility transformer, secondary metering, service disconnect, diesel generator, ATS, and main distribution panel are intended to remain in their entirety.The Contractor shall note that because of recreational activities at the campground, on-site work will likely not be permitted from the third Friday in May through Columbus Day weekend, inclusive, of any year.Please note that this solicitation is set aside for certified small businesses. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to view the solicitation offerors must access the System for Award Management website (www.sam.gov). In order to download the solicitation, offerors must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/). All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the USACE New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at heather.skorik@usace.army.mil.