Sources Sought for Construction Services for New Vortex Grit Tank in the City Of Linden, Genesee County, MI.

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is seeking potential firms that have the capability to provide construction services for New Vortex Grit Tank at the Genesee Waterwater Treatment Plant, Linden, MI. The work includes excavation, relocation of adjacent yard piping, new preliminary treatment building extension, new interior vortex concrete tank, rotating vortex mixer, new channels and tie-ins to existing structure, new grit pump, new piping and valves, electrical and instrumentation work. The contract will have an estimated 11 month completion requirement. The estimated award date for the project is September 2012. The estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is #237110 which has a small business size standard of $33.5 million in average annual receipts. The project requires knowledge of Wastewater Treatment Facility Operation & Construction. This is NOT a request for proposal. This announcement is for planning purposes only. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed four (4) pages, including the attached response form. Please do NOT send an SF 330. In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the project, interested contractors shall present the following information: 1) A completed "Sources Sought Fillable Form" (located in this Sources Sought notice on www.FBO.gov). 2) If applicable, identification and verification of the company as a Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and/or Woman Owned Small Business, subject to verification by the Small Business Administration. 3) A letter from the firm's bonding company verifying that the firm can be bonded up to the amount of this project (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). 4) Past Experience - provide descriptions of three projects substantially complete or completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. With each project experience provided, include the date when the project was completed or will be complete, location of the project, contract amount and size of the project, the portion and percentage of work that was self performed, and a description of how the experience relates to the proposed project. 5) A statement identifying what portion of the work would be self performed, and how it would be accomplished. Qualified companies, regardless of their size or socio-economic status, are encouraged to respond. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. All firms that are interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email only to the Contracting Division at LRE-Quotes@usace.army.mil and Sandra.M.Kenzie@usace.army.mil. Responses must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please submit responses no later than 2:00 pm eastern standard time on 16 July. Please reference "SOURCES SOUGHT: FY12 Vortex Grit Tank No. 2" in the subject line. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. The formal solicitation will be issued at a later date by a separate announcement.