Z--Full Seepage Blanket Extension, Bolivar Dam, Ohio

Work consists of placing fill material on the downstream side of the Bolivar Dam in Bolivar, Ohio. The work includes a base contract plus two (2) options. The Base Contract consists of the construction of a portion of a downstream seepage blanket, a terrace filter blanket extension, 450' of storm sewer, and tree and brush clearing around the left abutment of the dam. Option 1 consists of the construction of the remainder of the downstream seepage blanket and 530' of storm sewer. Option 2 consists of the construction of the right abutment seepage blanket. The seepage blankets will be constructed mostly of borrow material from an on-site borrow area. A portion of the material will be purchased by the contractor from a commercial source. All construction will be on government owned land as will the borrow and spoil areas. Adequate areas exist within the CWL for contractor lay down and operation areas. Haul roads will be required from the borrow and spoil areas to the seepage blankets. The cost range of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Delivery shall be completed within 635 calendar days after date of receipt of notice to proceed. The date for a site-visit and pre-bid conference will be provided in the solicitation. This procurement is 100% set-aside for HUBZone small businesses. The NAICS code for this procurement is 238910, which has a size standard of $14.0 million in average annual receipts. This contract will include FAR Clause 52.219-14 "Limitations on Subcontracting", which requires at least 25% of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel to be expended for employees of the prime contractor. Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. It is anticipated that funding will be available before bid opening. Bids cannot be accepted until funding is available. For this reason, date for receipt of bids MAY be extended by amendment to the solicitation. Solicitation documents will be available July 29, 2011 and can be downloaded from a secure ftp site. Information on how to access the website can be obtained by contacting Ginny Morgan via e-mail at contact@example.gov to request a password. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at +1 (555) 000-0000.