Y--West Bank & Vicinity, Hurricane Protection Project, Lake Cataouatche, St. Charles Parish, LA., WBV-75 Western Tie-In , BNSF Railroad

This solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting in the award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract. The Request for Proposal will be issued on or about February 9, 2011 and the Proposal Due Date will be on or about March 11, 2011. The estimated value of this work is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15 for Best Value. NAICS Code: 237990. This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. The site is located at the BNSF Railroad crossing, immediately east of the Davis Pond Diversion Canal near Ama, La, and north of the two tracks, the existing levee alignment would transition to a floodwall section consisting of sheet pile I-wall, reinforced concrete T-wall, and steel floodgate built to El.+13.5, 13.0, and 15.0 NAVD88, respectively. The total length of floodwall is approximately 150 feet and requires an approximate 60-foot easement for the construction of the railroad floodgate structure. Work included within this project consists of the following: Steel Swing Gate at BNSF Railroad Crossing, Government-designed temporary falsework, Government-designed temporary retaining structures/temporary flood protection, construction dewatering, concrete reinforced T-Walls, clearing and grubbing, structural excavation and backfill, turf establishment and maintenance, painting, driving steel sheet piling, driving steel h-piles, driving steel pipe piles, and other incidental work. The railroad gate will require contractors to drive steel H-piling and steel sheet piling, pour base slabs, install false work (temporary bridging consisting of steel pipe piling and structural steel superstructure) for the rail road tracks, construct reinforced concrete floodwall stems, and install steel flood gates in very limited windows of time to facilitate keeping both tracks in service during construction, since this railroad line is reported to be the busiest in the state of Louisiana. The Contractor will be required to provide means to clear railroad ROW quickly should any breakdowns or equipment failures occur (this could mean providing redundant cranes, etc.). Any delays will incur a substantial fine by the railroad company on the construction contractor. As such, a certain level of insurance and bonding capacity will be required as follows: Contractor, Public and Railroad's Protective Public Liability and Property Damage Liability Combined Single Limit for Bodily Injury Liability, Property Damage Liability and Physical Damage to Property - $2,000,000 per occurrence. Aggregate Limit - $6,000,000 for the term of the policy. For AMTRAK - Aggregate Limit - $12,000,000 for the term of the policy. Selection will be based on the following criteria, with non-cost factors being more important than price. Factors 1, 2, and 3 are comparatively equal. Factor 4 is less significant than factor 1, 2, and 3. Factor 5 is less significant than factors 1, 2, 3, and 4. (1) Past Performance Risk which includes Safety (2) Technical Approach and Key Personnel (3) Proposed Construction Duration (4) Small Business Participation Plan (5) Price. Factor 5 will not be scored, but will be subjectively evaluated for reasonableness by the board. 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