Y--Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, West Bank Mississippi River Levees, Willow Point  Youngs Point, LA, Levee Enlargement, Item 457-R

The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and constructing Item 457-R, levee enlargement and berms, in Madison Parish, Louisiana. Principal features of the work include mobilization and demobilization, clearing and g rubbing, semicompacted levee embankment (including a levee cap), uncompacted berm embankment, compacted berm embankment, borrow area dike construction and road rehabilitation, raising and resurfacing existing gravel road, landside ditch embankment, sand-cl ay-gravel or crushed stone surfacing, establishment of turf, erosion control, ditch excavation and cleanout, corrugated metal pipes, water control gates and riser pipes, concrete riser foundation, stone ditch protection, concrete cattle guard headers, salv aging and reinstalling existing cattle guards, storm water pollution prevention and environmental protection. The borrow areas excavated under this contract are required to be excavated considerably deeper than other recent projects of this type. See spe cifications, Section 02222 EXCAVATION, paragraph BORROW AREAS for complete excavation requirements. The estimated value of the proposed work is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Plans and specifications will be available on the Federal Business O pportunities (FBO) Web Page at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Bidders may register on the Interested Vendors List (IVL) at http://www.2fbo.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hardcopies will not be available. Bidders are enc ouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations. Issue date on or about 10 May 2007. Bid opening date on or about 12 Jun 2007, 1400 Hours. THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED AND ISSUED UNDER NAICS CODE 237990, FSC CODE Y299, FOR A F IRM FIXED PRICE CONTRACT.