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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 22, 2015 FBO #4989
SOURCES SOUGHT

Y -- Estimating and Comparing Costs for Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil – Integrated Bridge Systems

Notice Date

7/20/2015
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Central Federal Lands Highway Division, 12300 West Dakota Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado, 80228
 

ZIP Code

80228
 

Solicitation Number

DTFH6815I00005
 

Point of Contact

Jeremiah B. Rogers, Phone: 7209633717, Joe Wilson, Phone: 7209633500
 

E-Mail Address

cflcontracts@dot.gov, cflcontracts@dot.gov
(cflcontracts@dot.gov, cflcontracts@dot.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID - PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. This is not for a construction project...this market research is for the Analysis and Report of Findings concerning the GRS-IBS bridge system. Contractors will not perform "typical" construction work; instead, contractors will be asked to write a report. THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are Small Businesses, HUBZone small businesses, Woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or Service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs MUST submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov or by telefax to 720-963-3360 (Attn: Craig Holsopple) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on January 13, 2015: (1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program. In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD form 214 or a letter of adjudication from the Veterans Administration). This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility - DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR CCR PROFILE; (3) Letter from bonding agent stating your firm's capability to bond for a single project of $300,000, and your firm's aggregate bonding capacity; and (4) Provide a list of road construction projects of equal or greater value in which you performed ( as the prime contractor ) cost estimating, construction management, and bridge construction. State whether your firm was the prime contract or subcontractor on the project. DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK. The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc. Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status. All firms should be certified in the All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/ A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs. This requirement may be met by expending at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract at least 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs. A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs. PROJECT DETAILS: In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) launched their Every Day Counts (EDC) Initiative to identify and deploy innovation aimed at reducing the time it takes to deliver highway projects, reduce design and construction costs, enhance safety, and protect the environment. More details on the EDC initiatives are at the website: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/everydaycounts/. EDC provides ways of improving the work of highway planning, design, construction and operation. Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil - Integrated Bridge System (GRS-IBS) technology has been promoted through the first three rounds of EDC. Instead of conventional bridge support technology, the GRS is built with alternating layers of compacted granular fill material and geosynthetic reinforcement to support the bridge. GRS is also used to build the integrated approach for a smooth transition from the bridge onto the roadway, to alleviate the "bump at the bridge" problem caused by uneven settlement between the bridge and approaching roadway. The technology offers unique advantages in the construction of small, single span bridges, including: •· Reduced construction time and cost, with costs reduced 25 to 60 percent from conventional construction methods. •· Easy to build with common equipment and materials; easy to maintain because of fewer parts. •· Flexible design that's easily modified in the field for unforeseen site conditions, including unfavorable weather conditions. Since 2010, transportation agencies across the Nation have more than 200 GRS-IBS bridges in design, construction, or use. Despite the uniform design guidance published during the first round of Every Day Counts, the FHWA has observed unpredictability in the final costs for GRS-IBS projects. This could be that not everyone is using the design guidance or applying it uniformly. As these projects moved from design to construction, cost has been in question. Although data from some projects demonstrates the cost benefits of this technology, results from other projects have shown it to not be economical relative to its estimated true cost, or to conventional construction designs. To address this challenge for widespread successful deployment, it is necessary to understand why these projects have been so costly and to develop strategies to mitigate the potential for overbuilt designs that have performance far in excess of needs, overcomplicated designs that reduce the usability, misperceptions of risk, and overpricing that wastes precious resources. the EDC initiative, FHWA has promoted GRS-IBS as an alternative to conventional bridges that will save agencies significant time and money. While many examples exist where agencies have saved significant time and money with GRS-IBS, some GRS-IBS projects have been priced higher than anticipated based on past experience. FHWA would like to evaluate the total delivery costs of GRS-IBS structures in a comparison to conventional bridge construction program costs to determine the economic impact of the technology. The Scope of this Work includes the review of federal, state, and local agency GRS-IBS projects to evaluate construction costs at the regional and national levels and the identification of associated constructability concerns and risks specific to the project. This information will be analyzed in terms of the single span bridge construction market to provide any necessary recommendation to improve the current guidance, specifications, and standard plans to decrease cost variability.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOT/FHWA/68/DTFH6815I00005/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Denver, Denver, Colorado, 80228, United States

Zip Code: 80228
 

Record

SN03802813-W 20150722/150720234856-2624e47a1e607457fd843d89aa43bbbf (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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