W912BU21-7 MX DREDGING PHILADELPHIA TO TRENTON

1. Action Code: Pre-solicitation/Synopsis 2. Class Code: Z 3. Subject: Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Sea and hristina River, Wilmington Harbor 4. Notice ID: W912BU21B0007 4. Set-Aside Code: Unrestricted 5. Response Date: 02 August 2021 Time: 1:00 P.M./EST 6. Place of Performance: Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey 7. Description of Work: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract that consists of Maintenance dredging. Contract work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between Frankford Range (Station 18+500) and Beverly Range (Station 62+000). Work includes mechanical dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Money Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, PA. Dredging will be required to a depth of 41 MLLW (Datum) plus 1 allowable overdepth. The contractor will also be required to construct various, miscellaneous dike and sluice improvements within the Disposal Area. Solicitation Number W912BU21B0007 will be issued on or about 02 August 2021 with a bid opening date occurring at least 30 days after the Solicitation. The period of performance is 120 calendar days. All dredging must be completed by 15 March 2022 due to environmental restrictions. Estimated cost range of the project is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Estimated Quantities. The total estimated quantity of material necessary to be removed under this contract, including allowable overdepth, is as follows BASE BID WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO TRENTON: STATION - STATION ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED ALLOWABLE SECTION DREDGING OVERDEPTH TO 41 41 TO 42 ______________________________________________________________________ 18+500 to 21+500 Red 1 16,300 7,100 23+500 to 25+500 Red 2 4,100 2,700 28+500 to 30+500 Green 3 9,600 3,700 30+500 to 32+500 Green 4 3,000 2,600 42+000 to 44+000 Red 5 9,800 4,900 44+000 to 46+000 Red 6 8,700 4,300 59+700 t0 61+700 Red 7 17,200 6,000 BASE SUB TOTALS 68,700 31,300 BASE TOTAL 100,000 a. The following environmental window restriction is applicable for this contract: all dredging between Allegheny Avenue and Burlington Island must be conducted between 1 June and 15 March. Coordination between the specification writer and Environmental Resources Branch in Planning Division will be required to ensure the most recent, appropriate monitoring requirements and reporting forms (as required by the latest NMFS biological opinion) are incorporated into the specifications. b. Dredging under this advertisement will be restricted to mechanical or bucket dredging due to the steep side slopes immediately outside the federal channel, the limited capacity within Palmyra Cove or Money Island, and proximity to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. 8. Liquidated Damages. The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation. 9. The period of performance will be 120 calendar days. 10. This is not a request for proposals at this time, the solicitation will be available on or about 02 August 2021. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Sam.gov website (Sam.gov) homepage located at https://www.Sam.gov. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via Sam.gov Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS-100A reports please contact VETS-100 customer support at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at VETS100- contact@example.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.