Y--WAUKEGAN HARBOR DREDGING 2008

With this announcement, the Chicago District Corps of Engineers issues a Pre-solicitation Notice for its Waukegan Harbor Dredging 2008 Project. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to perform Mechanical Dredging of 50,000 cubic yards (cu. Yd.) of sand in the Approach Channel of Waukegan Harbor. This maintenance dredging will remove littoral drift sand from the federal channel to a depth of -22' Low Water Datum (LWD) with allowable dredging ext ending down to -24' LWD. An option for an extra 10,000 cubic yards may be awarded. Disposal will be 1 mile South of the Harbor in the near shore disposal area that has been used for the past 2 dredging events. There will also be an option to take the sa nd 8 miles North to Illinois Beach State Park for near shore placement. Exact location of material will be determined during pre-dredge soundings. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System (NAICS) 237990  Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. COMPETITION IS RESTRICTED TO HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS. The Small Business Size Standard is $18.5 Million (Note: To be considered small for purposes of Government Dredging procurement, a firm must perform at le ast 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern). The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The Invitation For Bid (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Bidders can download the IFB Package from the Internet Site https ://www.fedteds.gov/. The solicitation will be available at the above mentioned Internet site on or about 25 February 2008. The due date for bids will be on or about 28 March 2008 at 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time (CST). In order for contractors to be a warded a contract with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System. Contractors can access the CCR for free at http://www.ccr.gov. The Government intends to award a FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONSTRU CTION CONTRACT. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or email will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this project is Erin Agobert at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov.