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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 24, 2005 FBO #1214
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Y -- Maintenance Dredging of the Arthur Kill Reach of the New York and New Jersey Channels, Federal Navigation Project

Notice Date

3/22/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

237990 — Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New York, CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090
 

ZIP Code

10278-0090
 

Solicitation Number

W912DS-05-B-0010
 

Response Due

5/5/2005
 

Archive Date

7/4/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The New York District-U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to perform maintenance dredging in the Arthur Kill Reach of the New York and New Jersey Channels, Federal Navigation Project, with subsequent placement of the dredged material at a permitted, suitable upland site(s) furnished by the contractor and approved by the Government. The proposed maintenance dredging would remove up to a maximum of 300,000 cubic yards of sediment (approximately 100,000 cubic yard s as the base work with approximately 200,000 cubic yards as option work) to a depth of 35 ft. below Mean Low Water (MLW) with 2 ft. allowable over-depth. The site of work (dredging) is the Arthur Kill Reach of the New York and New Jersey Channels from Ou terbridge Crossing, Channel Mile 14 to Gulfport Reach, Channel Mile 23. The apparent low bidder shall, within seventy (70) calendar days from the date the apparent low bidder is notified of being the low bidder, provide copies of all required permits and approvals for transfer, transportation, dewatering and/or other processing (if any), and final disposal of dredged material, and shall submit evidence of such permits and approvals to the Government. The apparent low bidder shall be officially notified by the Contracting Officer to submit the following information for the site(s) identified by the apparent low bidder: a) name, location, point of contact, total available capacity of the bidder-identified site(s) for offloading, processing and disposal, b) d etailed list of all permits and approvals required for the selected site(s) to demonstrate that the site(s) is legal to receive, operate, process, and /or dispose of dredged material and their status, c) copies of permits currently issued/approved for the site(s) at the time of submission, d) evidence of the daily production capability and the output rates per day for their proposed integrated system of dredging, offloading, transportation, processing and placement for each bidder identified site(s) and e) state the total capacity and uncommitted capacity of the offloading, processing and disposal site elements. In addition, a narrative detailing the operation to move the dredged material from dredging site to its final resting place that the bidder has ide ntified of the proposed operation is also to be submitted by the apparent low bidder. Section 800 of the solicitation will detail the 70-day submittal requirements. The Contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the da te of receipt by him of the notice to proceed, to prosecute said work diligently and to complete the basic work ready for use not later than forty-five (45) calendar days after the receipt by him of the notice to proceed. It is anticipated that dredging/d isposal would take place within the approximate time period of September 2005 to January 2006. The work is estimated to cost more than $10,000,000.00. Plans/Specs for the subject project would be available on/about 5 April 2005 with bid opening on/about 5 May 2005. Liquidated Damages - $1,450 per calendar day of delay until all work under the contract is accepted. This is an unrestricted competitive procurement. The applicable NAICS Code is 237990 with a small business size standard of $28.5 million. The media selected for the issuance of solicitations and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project are the Internet and CD-ROM. Paper copies of this solicitation, and amendments, if any , will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation, at no charge at http://www.nan.usace.army.mil. Click on the Red Box labeled Contract & Bid, go to Advertised Solicitations, click on solicitation #W912DS-05-B -0010, then click on plans.pdf and specs.pdf to view the plans and specifications, respectively. Project specification files and drawings are portable docum ent files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Abode Acrobat Reader. Minimum system requirements are Pentium-based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 95 or greater, and 32 MB application RAM. A registration page is attached to the web sit e, and prospective bidders are required to register to receive notice of any amendments and or addenda that may be issued to the solicitation. Utilization of the internet is the preferred method, however, CDs will be available upon written request stating the solicitation number, or project name, complete company name and street address (we will NOT deliver to P.O. boxes), telephone and facsimile number (including area codes). Make check or money order payable in the amount of $10.00 to USAED, NY. Solicita tion documents for this construction effort will be available on or about 5 April 2005. Registration Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense CCR database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or vi a the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. The contractual point of contact is Mr. Alan P. Link at (917) 790-8176. The technical point of contact is Mr. Soon B. Lew at (917) 790-8531.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, New York CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York NY

Zip Code: 10278-0090

Country: US
 

Record

SN00773430-W 20050324/050322212356 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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