Z--KISSIMMEE RIVER FLORIDA PROJECT, RIVER ACRES FLOOD PROTECTION, OKEECHOBEE COUNTY, FL

Work includes modifying the existing canal located in the River Acres Community to move the connection from Pool D to Pool E of the Kissimmee River. This includes excavation for the widening and extension of the existing canal. The existing ditch north of the railroad will be cleared and serve as a seepage canal. A seepage levee will be constructed north of the seepage canal for flood protection. A tieback levee will be constructed near the north end of the existing canal with control structure S-65DX3. A berm will be built towards the south of the canal on the west side. An arched bridge will be constructed where the canal crosses 83rd Terrace and will have a span of 42 feet and a rise of 11 feet with 40 feet approach at the east and 60 feet approach at the west with wingwalls. The road will have two 12-foot wide lanes with 8-foot shoulders. Four culverts will be installed along the canal to drain existing low areas. In addition to the above, the following order of work shall apply: A work plan shall be submitted before starting work on any potion of this project. The first order of work is the Bridge Construction on NW 83rd Trail. The second order of work is the canal excavation from Station 2+50 to Station 24+00. Plugs shall be left at the end of the canal until the bridge is complete. The canal shall not be opened until flow is stopped at Station 106+00. No additional approval will be required to begin construction of the berm, Seepage levee, and Seepage canal during this phase. The third order of work is S-65DX3. The residence shall be notified that the canal will be out of service prior to starting construction on the dewatering plan for S-65DX3. The notification shall occur 30 days prior to commencement of work. The duration the canal shall be out of service shall appear on the notification, but at no time shall it exceed 90 days. The fourth order of work is the existing canal dredging, remaining tieback levee construction, remaining berm construction, remaining Seepage canal excavation, and remaining seepage levee construction. This work can begin once the canal is blocked at Station 106+00. Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The solicitation will be issued on or about 10 August 2009 with bids due 09 September 2009. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call +1 (555) 000-0000 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. You also must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov. NAICS Code is 237990 and the Small Business size standard $33.5 million.