Z--Construction Services for Deer Creek Flood Control Project

With this announcement, the Chicago District Corps of Engineer issues a Pre-solicitation Notice for its Flood Control Project located at Deer Creek in Ford Heights, Illinois. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all necessary facilities, plants, labor, transportation, materials, and equipment to perform channel widening and clearing along Deer Creek; excavating two shallow reservoirs complete with a concrete spillway, three 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe culverts with pre-cast flared en d sections and trash racks; three concrete headwalls with 36-inch flap gates; installation of native plants; maintenance of site cleanliness and safety; quick response to problems or issues; and protection of existing resources. The Chicago District inten ds to award a firm-fixed price construction contract. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 237990 and is unrestricted to business size. Small Business Size Standard is $28.5 Million average annual gross revenue of the concern taken for the last three fiscal years. If a large business concern is selected for award, it is required to submit a subcontracting plan in compliance with the following small business goals of the Chicago District: (1) at least 57.2% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB); (2) at least 10% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB); (3) at least 10% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with women-owned SB (WOSB); (4) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with service-disabled veteran-owned SB; and (5) at least 3% of a contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with HUBZone SB. The estimated magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The Request for Proposal 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. Minimum system requirements are a 486 base d personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater and 4 MB application RAM, 4MB hard disk space and compact disk drive. Interested Bidders can download the Request for Proposal packages from Internet Site http://ebs.lrl.usace.army.mil/ebs/AdvertisedSo licitations.asp by clicking on the appropriate solicitation number. The solicitation will be available on the Internet on or about 10 May 2004. The due date for proposals will be on or about 10 June 2004 at 4:00 p.m., local time. Requests made by teleph one, fax, or e-mail will not be honored. Award will be made to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable offeror. Source Selection Factors will be provided in the Solicitation Documents. All responsible sources may submit a proposal for consideration. The Point of Contact is David Dilks, Tel: 3 12-846-5373; Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000; and e-mail, contact@example.gov.