MODIFICATION
Y -- The Goethals Bridge Replacement Wetland Mitigation
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2015
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, New York, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York, 10278-0090, United States
- ZIP Code
- 10278-0090
- Solicitation Number
- W912DS-16-S-0001
- Archive Date
- 11/30/2015
- Point of Contact
- Mohenda R. Surage, Phone: 9177908088, Nicholas P. Emanuel, Phone: 9177908069
- E-Mail Address
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mohenda.r.surage@usace.army.mil, Nicholas.P.Emanuel@usace.army.mil
(mohenda.r.surage@usace.army.mil, Nicholas.P.Emanuel@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR A FUTURE ACQUISITION. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is issuing this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential business sources; with specific interest in small business, certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for work on wetland restoration/creation construction contract. The NAICS Code is 237990 (size standard $36.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). No awards will be made from the responses to this synopsis. No solicitation will be available at this time. Responses will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction of Old Place Creek Wetland Site in Richmond County, Staten Island, NY. The Goethals Bridge Replacement Wetland Mitigation project involves the restoration of 15.33 acres of inter-tidal salt marsh, 6.33 acres of scrub-shrub and 4.19 acres of maritime upland. Project work generally involves installation of erosion and sediment control measures, clearing, grubbing, excavation, disposal, grading, fill placement, planting with native salt marsh vegetation and maintenance and monitoring upon completion of construction and related incidental work. Complexities include tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues. Construction cost is in the range of $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a site-specific safety and health plan to the government for approval prior to mobilization. SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. General 1) Have you ever worked on the construction of a wetlands restoration/creation project similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, of five (5) acres or greater, that include the following complexities: tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues.. Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 2) Have you ever employed a Wetlands Environment Specialist with a background in plant and soil sciences who has provided construction oversight for a minimum of three wetland restoration/creation projects that are greater than or equal to 5 acres similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 3) Would you be willing to bid on the project described above? Lease provide a brief description. If the answer is no, please explain why not. 4) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 5) Is there a dollar limit on the size contract that you would bid? 6) What are the largest wetlands restoration/creation construction contracts (in dollar amounts) on which you were the prime contractor? 7) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 8) Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as a certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? Equipment 9) What type of standard construction equipment do you own and/or operate for work on soft soils such as hydraulic excavators outfitted with long reach booms, low pressure off road hauling equipment, low ground pressure dozers, low ground pressure utility vehicles, use of timber mats to support excavators and to assist in moving across wet areas of the site that is suitable for the work described? For each item of equipment that you list, please specify its load capacity, modifications and any other relevant characteristics. 10) Contractor's Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submit three (3) Survey Questionnaires to: Attn: Mohenda Surage, CENAN CT, Rm. 1843, US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, 10278 Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the original response date shown in the advertisement in the FedBizOpps. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will moved to the next business day. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building. s to gain knowledge of potential business sources; with specific interest in small business, certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for work on wetland restoration/creation construction contract. The NAICS Code is 237990 (size standard $33.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). No awards will be made from the responses to this synopsis. No solicitation will be available at this time. Responses will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction of Old Place Creek Wetland Site in Richmond County, Staten Island, NY. The Goethals Bridge Replacement Wetland Mitigation project involves the restoration of 15.33 acres of inter-tidal salt marsh, 6.33 acres of scrub-shrub and 4.19 acres of maritime upland. Project work generally involves installation of erosion and sediment control measures, clearing, grubbing, excavation, disposal, grading, fill placement, planting with native salt marsh vegetation and maintenance and monitoring upon completion of construction and related incidental work. Complexities include tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues. Construction cost is in the range of $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a site-specific safety and health plan to the government for approval prior to mobilization. SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. General 1) Have you ever worked on the construction of a wetlands restoration/creation project similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, of five (5) acres or greater, that include the following complexities: tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues.. Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 2) Have you ever employed a Wetlands Environment Specialist with a background in plant and soil sciences who has provided construction oversight for a minimum of three wetland restoration/creation projects that are greater than or equal to 5 acres similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 3) Would you be willing to bid on the project described above? Lease provide a brief description. If the answer is no, please explain why not. 4) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 5) Is there a dollar limit on the size contract that you would bid? 6) What are the largest wetlands restoration/creation construction contracts (in dollar amounts) on which you were the prime contractor? 7) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 8) Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as a certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? Equipment 9) What type of standard construction equipment do you own and/or operate for work on soft soils such as hydraulic excavators outfitted with long reach booms, low pressure off road hauling equipment, low ground pressure dozers, low ground pressure utility vehicles, use of timber mats to support excavators and to assist in moving across wet areas of the site that is suitable for the work described? For each item of equipment that you list, please specify its load capacity, modifications and any other relevant characteristics. 10) Contractor's Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submit three (3) Survey Questionnaires to: Attn: Mohenda Surage, CENAN CT, Rm. 1843, US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, 10278 Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the original response date shown in the advertisement in the FedBizOpps. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will moved to the next business day. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building. HIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER RESPONSES WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR A FUTURE ACQUISITION. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is issuing this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of potential business sources; with specific interest in small business, certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for work on wetland restoration/creation construction contract. The NAICS Code is 813312 (size standard $33.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). No awards will be made from the responses to this synopsis. No solicitation will be available at this time. Responses will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction of Old Place Creek Wetland Site in Richmond County, Staten Island, NY. The Goethals Bridge Replacement Wetland Mitigation project involves the restoration of 15.33 acres of inter-tidal salt marsh, 6.33 acres of scrub-shrub and 4.19 acres of maritime upland. Project work generally involves installation of erosion and sediment control measures, clearing, grubbing, excavation, disposal, grading, fill placement, planting with native salt marsh vegetation and maintenance and monitoring upon completion of construction and related incidental work. Complexities include tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues. Construction cost is in the range of $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a site-specific safety and health plan to the government for approval prior to mobilization. SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. General 1) Have you ever worked on the construction of a wetlands restoration/creation project similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, of five (5) acres or greater, that include the following complexities: tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues.. Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 2) Have you ever employed a Wetlands Environment Specialist with a background in plant and soil sciences who has provided construction oversight for a minimum of three wetland restoration/creation projects that are greater than or equal to 5 acres similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 3) Would you be willing to bid on the project described above? Lease provide a brief description. If the answer is no, please explain why not. 4) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 5) Is there a dollar limit on the size contract that you would bid? 6) What are the largest wetlands restoration/creation construction contracts (in dollar amounts) on which you were the prime contractor? 7) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 8) Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as a certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? Equipment 9) What type of standard construction equipment do you own and/or operate for work on soft soils such as hydraulic excavators outfitted with long reach booms, low pressure off road hauling equipment, low ground pressure dozers, low ground pressure utility vehicles, use of timber mats to support excavators and to assist in moving across wet areas of the site that is suitable for the work described? For each item of equipment that you list, please specify its load capacity, modifications and any other relevant characteristics. 10) Contractor's Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submit three (3) Survey Questionnaires to: Attn: Mohenda Surage, CENAN CT, Rm. 1843, US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, 10278 Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the original response date shown in the advertisement in the FedBizOpps. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will moved to the next business day. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building. s to gain knowledge of potential business sources; with specific interest in small business, certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for work on wetland restoration/creation construction contract. The NAICS Code is 237990 (size standard $33.5 million average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years). No awards will be made from the responses to this synopsis. No solicitation will be available at this time. Responses will be used to determine appropriate acquisition decisions for a future procurement. BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT The New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (District) is preparing plans and specifications for construction of Old Place Creek Wetland Site in Richmond County, Staten Island, NY. The Goethals Bridge Replacement Wetland Mitigation project involves the restoration of 15.33 acres of inter-tidal salt marsh, 6.33 acres of scrub-shrub and 4.19 acres of maritime upland. Project work generally involves installation of erosion and sediment control measures, clearing, grubbing, excavation, disposal, grading, fill placement, planting with native salt marsh vegetation and maintenance and monitoring upon completion of construction and related incidental work. Complexities include tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues. Construction cost is in the range of $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS The Contractor will conform to all local, state, and federal laws while carrying out the construction process for this project. The Contractor shall prepare and submit a site-specific safety and health plan to the government for approval prior to mobilization. SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. General 1) Have you ever worked on the construction of a wetlands restoration/creation project similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, of five (5) acres or greater, that include the following complexities: tidal creek crossings, tidal marsh restoration, unconsolidated substrates, highly organic soils, invasive plants and herbivory predator issues.. Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 2) Have you ever employed a Wetlands Environment Specialist with a background in plant and soil sciences who has provided construction oversight for a minimum of three wetland restoration/creation projects that are greater than or equal to 5 acres similar in nature to this project? If so, please provide a list and description of three wetlands restoration/creation projects, Description shall include size, cost and technical qualifications of staff. Identify a point of contact and phone number. 3) Would you be willing to bid on the project described above? Lease provide a brief description. If the answer is no, please explain why not. 4) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 5) Is there a dollar limit on the size contract that you would bid? 6) What are the largest wetlands restoration/creation construction contracts (in dollar amounts) on which you were the prime contractor? 7) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 8) Is your company a small or large business as defined by the SBA? Are you classified as a certified 8(a) serviced by SBA districts, certified HUB Zone, or Service- Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)? Equipment 9) What type of standard construction equipment do you own and/or operate for work on soft soils such as hydraulic excavators outfitted with long reach booms, low pressure off road hauling equipment, low ground pressure dozers, low ground pressure utility vehicles, use of timber mats to support excavators and to assist in moving across wet areas of the site that is suitable for the work described? For each item of equipment that you list, please specify its load capacity, modifications and any other relevant characteristics. 10) Contractor's Comments or Recommendations Please provide, if any. Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submit three (3) Survey Questionnaires to: Attn: Mohenda Surage, CENAN CT, Rm. 1843, US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, 10278 Survey Questionnaires will not be accepted after 4:00 pm on the original response date shown in the advertisement in the FedBizOpps. If the original response date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal Holiday, the response date will moved to the next business day. Facsimile transmissions of the qualifications statements will not be accepted. Due to heightened security around 26 Federal Plaza, be prepared to leave ample time to gain entry into the building.
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