Village of Flossmoor's Crawford Avenue, North Water Main Extension Project, Flossmoor, IL

By way of this notice, and in accordance with FAR Sub-Part 19.8 "Contracting with the Small Business Administration (the 8(a) program)," the Chicago District - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces its intention to award a sole source 8(a) contract to VISTAS Construction of Illinois, to provide all the necessary labor, transportation, materials and equipment to extend the existing water main along Crawford Avenue in the Village of Flossmoor, Illinois. The extent of water main will include approximately 1,205 lineal feet of 12-inch water main and 40 lineal feet of 8-inch water main with required fire hydrants and valve vaults. The contractor will have a mandatory performance period of seven (7) months to complete the entire work. The performance period is to begin in October 2009 and commence in May 2010. It is anticipated that the resultant contract will be firm-fixed-price construction contract. The construction costs are estimated between $100K and $250K. The applicable NAICS code is 237990 with a size standard is $33.5M This is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Project. This notice is NOT a Request for Proposals; therefore, NO solicitation documents will be issued. Award is anticipated on or about 25 August 2009. Any response to this notice must demonstrate that competition would be advantageous to the government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, pricing, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Village's needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to Kim M. Beard prior to 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on July 30, 2009, via fax to: +1 (555) 000-0000 (ensure that the Solicitation Number of "W912P6-09-R-0018" is included on the fax transmittal sheet). No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the government. If no affirmative written response is received by 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on July 30, 2009, a contract may be issued to VISTAS Construction of Illinois without further notice.