Shore Protection Project, Beach Renourishment 2017, Sand Key, Treasure Island, and Long Key Segments, Pinellas County, Florida

THIS NOTICE IS POSTED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY: THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTORS AWARDED A CONTRACT UNDER SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912EP-10-R-0026: Orion Marine Construction (W912EP-13-D-0003); Cavache, Inc. (W912EP-13-D-0004); Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting (W912EP-13-D-0005); Cottrell Contracting Corporation (W912EP-13-D-0006); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (W912EP-13-D-0007); Dutra Dredging Company (W912EP-13-D-0008); Marinex Construction, Inc. (W912EP-13-D-0009); Norfolk Dredging Company (W912EP-13-D-0010); Mike Hooks, Inc. (W912EP-13-D-0011); Weeks Marine, Inc. (W912EP-13-D-0012); Southern Dredging Co., Inc. (W912EP-13-D-0013); Manson Construction Company (W912EP-13-D-0014); C. F. Bean LLC (W912EP-13-D-0015) PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FROM ANY ENTITY OTHER THAN THE PREVIOUSLY LISTED FIRMS INCLUDED IN THE GROUP4 DREDGING MATOC POOL. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The contract is divided into base and optional work. Base work is the renourishment for the majority of Sand Key whereas other optional work will include the south part of Sand Key, Sunshine Beach on Treasure Island and Upham Beach on Long Key. Renourishment of Sand Key will occur between R-56 to R-66 and R- 71A to R-107 with berm crest elevation of 4.8 ft NAVD88 and foreshore slope of 1V:20H. Option A: Renourishment of Sand Key from R-107 to R-109 with all fill placed above MHWL (+0.65 ft NAVD88) by non-hydraulic placement on 1V:10H slope up to +4.8 ft NAVD88. Option B: Renourishment of Treasure Island from approximately R-126 to R128. Option C: Renourishment of Treasure Island will occur on Sunset beach between R-135 to R-143 with berm crest elevation of +4.8 ft NAVD88. Option D: Renourishment of Long Key from approximately R-144 to R-146 with berm crest elevation of +4.8 ft NAVD88. For base and option C & D, A half-a-foot fill tolerance above the required will applied and a foreshore slope of 1V:20H. Option A will have a half-a-foot fill tolerance below the required elevation. The sediment source for the Sand Key portion of the project will be Egmont East Borrow Area which is located adjacent to Tampa Harbor entrance channel and is approximately 25 miles south of Clearwater Beach renourished area. The Sediment source for the Treasure Island and Long Key segments will be Johns Pass until the channel is cleared. Once cleared, the contractor will obtain the remaining material from the Egmont East Borrow Area. Project work will also include the following: beach tilling, pipeline corridor hardbottom mapping, construction and vibration controls and turbidity monitoring, and environmental species observers and monitors for the protection of marine turtles, manatees, shorebirds, hardbottom, seagrasses and their habitats. Pinellas County is located on the southwest Gulf of Mexico Coast of Florida. Sand Key is a barrier island separated by Clearwater Pass to the north and John's pass to the south. Treasure Island is a 3.5 mile barrier island south of Johns Pass and north of Blind Pass, and Long Key is south of Blind Pass to Pass-a-grille and is approximately 4.1 miles. The entire project area with the exception of Egmont borrow is within the Pinellas County Aquatic Preserve. Magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $50,000,000.00. The request for proposal will be issued on or about 14 July 2017 and proposals will be due on or about 8 August 2017. The award of the task order will be made on the basis of Lowest Price Technical Acceptable (LPTA). The technical evaluation factors are availability of technically acceptable plant and equipment and past performance. See attached request for proposal for submission requirements. The request for proposal will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. In order to receive notification of any amendments, firms must REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. NAICS Code 237990, size standard $20 million.