RIO DE LA PLATA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT 1 PROJECT LOCATION: DORADO AND TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO

Solicitation W51DQV26RA002 is a full and open competition for a firm-fixed-price design-bid-build construction contract for the Rio de la Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, located in Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. Managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under NAICS code 237990, the project has an estimated magnitude between 250 million and 350 million dollars. The scope of work involves extensive river channel widening and modifications across approximately 1.6 miles, the construction of 3.1 miles of earthen levees, and the installation of four concrete culverts with pre-cast pipes and composite flap gates. Additional requirements include the relocation of water, sewer, and electrical utilities, scour protection, demolition of abandoned structures, and wetland mitigation. The estimated period of performance is 1619 calendar days following the receipt of the Notice to Proceed, though offerors are cautioned that all real estate rights for site access have not yet been obtained and will be secured prior to the full notice. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment portal. Awardees are required to provide payment and performance bonds equal to the total bid price within 10 days of award, and firms other than small businesses must submit a subcontracting plan per FAR Part 19. The project also requires the delivery of an operations and maintenance manual detailing procedures for restoring levee geometry after seismic events.