USACE, GIWW, Texas, Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Beneficial Use Site B, Breakwater Extension, Aransas County, Texas, Construction

Solicitation W9126G-17-B-0012 is an Invitation for Bid issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, for the construction of a stone breakwater extension at Beneficial Use Site B within the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Aransas County, Texas. This project, managed by the Department of Defense through the Fort Worth District, is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS code 237990. The scope of work involves the installation of riprap, blanket stone, and geotextile materials, with an estimated construction value ranging between 1 million and 5 million dollars. The procurement process began with a solicitation issued on April 14, 2017, and included technical plans dated April 2017 and a subsequent amendment on April 26, 2017, to update project drawings. Bids were opened on May 15, 2017, with four companies submitting offers: Midwest Construction Co., Trade West Construction, Inc., RBM Contracting Services, LLC, and BIS Services, LLC. Based on the abstract of offers, BIS Services, LLC was identified as the apparent low bidder, submitting a proposal approximately 24.53 percent below the government estimate.