Z--Maintenance Dredging 6 and 8 Foot Channels, Green Harbor Entrance, Marshfield, MA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is soliciting prospective contractors for Maintenance Dredging of Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA. The proposed work involves maintenance dredging to remove about 20,000 cubic yards of material fr om the authorized 6 feet and 8 feet deep, 100 feet wide, entrance channel portion of the Federal navigation project. The work will be performed by a mechanical dredge. It is likely that a backhoe, or heavy duty digging bucket will be necessary, as the ma terial to be dredged consists of densely-packed cobbles and sand. Disposal of the dredged material will be in about 12 feet of water at the designated near-shore disposal site located approximately 1 mile south of the entrance channel and off of Green Har bor Beach. Due to environmental restrictions dredging operations at the project site will only be permitted from April 16th through May 31st 2007. All dredging work must be completed within one dredging season. The NAICS code for this Procurement is 23799 0, with a Size Standard of $17.02 million. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis. The estimated issue date for this procurement is on or about February 6, 2007. Prospective contractors and subcontractors are required to self-register their firm or office on the Internet to receive the solicitation. Registration instructions are available on the Internet at https://www.fedteds.gov as well as the media by which the solicitation will be made available. Amendments, if any, to this solicitation will be made available at the https://www.fedteds.gov Internet site. Neither telephonic, mailed nor fax requests will be accepted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the registration list. All responsible sources m ay submit a bid, which will be considered by the New England District.