SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- dredging – Arthur Kill Reach of the NY & NJ Channels and Raritan River Federal Navigation Projects
- Notice Date
- 4/21/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, New York, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York, 10278-0090
- ZIP Code
- 10278-0090
- Solicitation Number
- W912DS-08-B-0006
- Response Due
- 6/20/2008
- Point of Contact
- Wei Lugin,, , Albert C Rumph, Phone: 9177908078
- E-Mail Address
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wei.lugin@usace.army.mil, albert.c.rumph@usace.army.mil
- Description
- Synopsis of the proposed dredging - Arthur Kill Reach of the NY & NJ Channels and Raritan River Federal Navigation Projects The New York District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes to perform maintenance dredging in Arthur Kill Reach of the NY & NJ Channels and Raritan River Federal Navigation Projects, 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 112,000 cubic yards of sediment (approx. 27,000 cubic yards as basic work and the remaining 85,000 cubic yards as options) to a depth of 35 ft. below Mean Low Water (MLW) with 2 ft allowable over-depth in the Arthur Kill Reach of the NY & NJ Channels and 24 ft below MLW with 1 ft allowable over-depth at Raritan River. Due to restrictions found in the water quality certificate, the proposed work must/can only be performed by a large mechanical dredge with a closed environmental clamshell bucket. Additional multiple barges and tug boats are needed to perform the work during dredging, dewatering and unloading of the dredged material. 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 bidders' identified site(s) for offloading, processing and disposal, b) detailed list of all permits and approvals are 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 of the site(s) at the time of submission, d) evidence of the daily production capability and the output rates of at least 3,000 cubic yards 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 synopsis (narrative detailing the operation to move the dredged material from the dredging site to its final resting place that the bidder has identified) of the proposed operation is also to be submitted by the apparent low bidder. Bidders should consult with Section 00800 paragraphs 1A.1 of the Specifications for detail submittal requirement. The Apparent Low Bidder shall, within 35 calendar days from the date the Apparent low bidder is notified of being the apparent 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. Bidders should consult with Section 00800 paragraph 1A.2 of the Specifications for submittal requirement The Contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt by him the notice to proceed, to prosecute said work diligently and to complete the basic work ready for use not later than twenty (20) calendar days after the receipt by him of the notice to proceed. There are several options to the contract. The options, if they are exercised, may not be exercised in numerical order. If the options are exercised, their performance periods will be consecutive. The time for contract completion of each option will be determined by allowing a rate of one calendar day for each 3,000 cubic yards removed. The contractor is required to maintain an integrated production of at least 3,000 cubic yards per calendar day. The work is estimated to cost over $5,000,000 (basic and options). Plans/Specs for the subject project would be available on/about May 20, 2008 with bid opening on/about June 20, 2008. It is the intention of the Government to award and issue NTP by the end of August 2008 with dredging to follow immediately. Funds are not presently available, in accordance with FAR PART 52.232-18 "Availability of Funds" The government obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. Liquidated Damages - $1,438 per calendar day of delay until all work under the contract are accepted. This is an unrestricted Procurement. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Dredging. The business size standard is $18,500,000. The SIC CODE is 1629, which is Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Large business concerns must submit as part of their bid a subcontracting plan for this project in accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-8 and FAR Clause 52-219-9. Failure to submit an acceptable subcontracting plan may make the Offeror ineligible for award of the contract. HUBzone Price Evaluation Preference will be applied IAW 52.219.4 entitled "Notice of Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns". The media selected for issuance of the synopsis/solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the Internet and CD-ROM. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments if any will not be available or issued. All vendors who want to access solicitations will be required to register with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov). Business opportunities can be located on Federal Business Opportunities ( https://www.fbo.gov ). Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible to download the solicitation and for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. NOTICE! The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that Past Performance Information (PPI) be collected on DoD contracts. The Government has now implemented a web-enabled application that collects and manages contractor past performance data. Effective 1 Apr 2007, the system, CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (CPARS) requires both the contractor and government to submit their portion of the CPARS report via the internet for service contracts in excess of $1,000,000. More definitive guidance and instructions will be incorporated in the solicitation and resultant contract. In the meantime, to become familiar with the system, the CPARS website has a computer based training module and a practice session for your use at http://cpars.navy.mil by following the links to Training. The Point of Contact is Wei Lugin, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843 New York, New York 10278-0090 Phone: 917-790-8073; Fax: 212-264-3013.
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