Thieme Drive Section 14 Bank Protection

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is seeking contractors for an emergency bank protection project along the St. Mary's river bank near Thieme Drive in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The work involves installing approximately 400 linear feet of gabion baskets measuring 6 feet by 3 feet by 3 feet, which will be filled with 4 to 8-inch stone and placed over geo-textile fabric and six inches of filter material to provide erosion protection. Suitable fill material will also be placed behind the baskets to ensure stability. The estimated construction cost is between $250,000 and $500,000, and the project is designated as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237990, which applies to construction of other heavy and civil engineering projects. Solicitations are expected to be available around December 7, 2009, and must be downloaded directly from the federal government's online procurement site, www.fbo.gov, as requests through phone, fax, or email will not be accepted. Interested contractors must be registered with the Central Contract Registration (CCR) system to conduct business with the government. The contracting office handling this solicitation is based in Detroit, Michigan, with Darryl K. Williams serving as the point of contact. This procurement aims to support small businesses meeting the size standard of $33.5 million in average annual receipts over the past three years.