Z--McNary Oregon Shore Fishway Lamprey Prototype Entrance Structure

Construction Project: The purpose of this work is to fabricate, deliver and install an aluminum structure in the south shore fish entrance fish ladder at McNary Dam. Work requires that welding operators, welders, and tack welders be qualified in AWS D1.2/D1.2m Structural Welding Code for Aluminum. On-site work will include the use of divers to remove an existing stoplog and concrete sill prior to installation of the structure, which is in 30 to 50 feet of water. Work will also require use of cranes and divers to install the structure. Use of barges will not be allowed. Place of performance is McNary Dam on the Oregon side of the Columbia River in Oregon State, Umatilla County. The in-water work period is February 7, 2014 through February 23, 2014. The Contractor must complete all in-water work during the specified period. Solicitation No. W912EF-13-B-0005 will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website on or about July 2, 2013. A site visit will be offered approximately 2 weeks after the solicitation is made available to bidders. Refer to the solicitation for details regarding the site visit. The bid opening date will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that may be issued. Construction magnitude is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Performance and payment bonds in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price are required. A bid bond is required in the amount of 20 percent of the total bid price. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this work is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $33,500,000 in average annual receipts. This project is set aside 100 percent for small business concerns. Important Note: The FBO response date listed elsewhere in this synopsis is for FedBizOpps archive purposes only. It may have no relationship to the actual bid opening date. The bid opening date will be contained in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments that are issued. When issued, the solicitation documents for this project will be available at FedBizOpps.gov or https://www.fbo.gov. NO CD's OR HARD COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE. Bidders are responsible for checking the referenced page for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for a bidder's inability to access the document(s) posted at the referenced website. To obtain automatic notifications of updates to this solicitation, you MUST log in to FedBizOpps.gov and add the solicitation to your Watchlist. If you would like to list your firm so others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me To Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on FedBizOpps.gov. ACCESS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS: Security clearance for foreign nationals to attend a site visit requires approximately 4 weeks; therefore, clearance should be requested immediately. To request clearance, please submit the names of all foreign nationals proposed for site visit attendance, along with documentation to verify that they were legally admitted into the United States and have authority to work and/or go to school in the US. Such documentation may include a US passport, Certificate of US citizenship (INS Form N-560 or N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), foreign passport with I-551 stamp or attached INS Form I-94 indicating employment authorization, Alien Registration Receipt Card with photograph (INS Form I-151 or I-551), Temporary Resident Card (INS Form I-688), Employment Authorization Card (INS Form I-688A), Reentry Permit (INS Form I-327), Refugee Travel Document (INS Form I-571), Employment Authorization Document issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form I-688B). Send this information by email to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov. Foreign nationals must have received clearance prior to being granted access to the project site.