Z--Maintenance Dredging 32-Foot Main Ship Channel and 10-Foot South River Channel and 8-Foot Channel and Turning Basin, Salem, Beverly, and Marblehead, Massachusetts

- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is soliciting prospective contractors for the Maintenance Dredging of Salem Harbor, Massachusetts. The work involves dredging of approximately 175,000 cubic yards of sandy-silty material from the 32-foot deep Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) authorized main ship channel and the 10-foot and 8-foot shallow draft channels and basin at Derby Wharf and the entrance to the South River. The 3.4 mile long main ship channel is authorized for a width of 300 feet, and widens at the bends and in the inner approach to the State Turning Basin at the wharves. The 10-foot and 8-foot entrance channel to the South River would only be dredged in reaches seaward of the outer end of Derby Wharf. Sediment in channel re aches upstream of that point was found unsuitable for open-water disposal and will not be dredged at this time. The 8-foot branch channel and 8-foot by 3.2-acre anchorage basin east of Derby Wharf may also be dredged as part of this work, subject to contr act options. The material will be placed in open water at the Massachusetts Bay disposal site. Dredging would be by mechanical bucket dredge with the material transported in bottom dump scows. Dredging is restricted to the period of 1 September through 15 February. All work must be completed within one dredging season. The NAICS code for this Procurement is 237990, with a Size Standard of $18.5 million. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis. The estimated issue date for this procurement is on or about August 4, 2006. 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 a s 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 regis tering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the registration list. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by the New England District.