Y--Charleroi Locks, Contract One, Charleroi Locks and Dam, Monongahela River, Pennsylvania

The Corps of Engineers has a need for a construction contract at Charleroi Locks and Dam, Monongahela River, Charleroi, Pennsylvania, referred to as Charleroi Locks, Contract One. The work primarily involves the construction of portions of the new r iver wall for a new 84 ft x 720 ft lock river chamber. Additional work includes, but is not limited to, construction of Government field offices; fabrication and installation of emptying valves and bulkheads; and constructing various miscellaneous lock wa ll features. Concrete batching shall be conducted at a Government furnished site on the left bank (descending) of the river just downstream of the Charleroi Dam abutment and includes the construction of a concrete testing lab. The batch plant, ancillary equipment, offices and other structures and features constructed at the batch plant area shall be furnished and constructed by the Contractor and the Government will take possession of these items at the end of the contract. Dredging and underwater excava tion activities shall be performed for the construction of the new river wall. Dredged and excavated materials shall be used to construct the off-loading site for a future disposal site (Victory Hollow Disposal Site) located in the Victory Hills area of Washington County, 34.5 river miles upstream of the Point in Pittsburgh, or approximately 7 miles downstream of Charleroi Locks and Dam. The period of performance will be approximately 4.5 years after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Magnitude of the project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. In accordance with FAR 15.101-1, the source selection method for this procurement will be by the Best Value Tradeoff Process, wherein Contractors will submit both technical and price proposals. Award may be made to other than the lowest priced offer based on an evaluation of the proposals against the evaluation criteria outlined in the Request for Proposal. The plans and specifications will be placed on Compact Disk (CD-ROM) and will be provided free of c harge. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed hard copy format. The CD's will be available approximately 26 April 2004. Pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program established by Public Law 100-656, Business Opportunity Development Reform Act of 1988, this procurement will be unrestricted and any resulting award will be made pursuant to the above program. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor's Registration (CCR) Database before receiving a contract award. For registration information, contact the CCR center at +1 (555) 000-0000. Requests for the CD will not be honored by telephone; Requests must be made by registering on the following website: http://ebs-lrp.wes.army.mil. Those bidders p reviously registered for W911WN-04-R-0001 MUST re-register for this procurement. For other areas, go to the Army Single Face to Industry website at http://acquisition.army.mil/ and click on Contracting Opportunities and follow the directions.