US Army Engr Dist New Orleans, PO Box 60267, New Orleans La. 70160

C -- SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DRAINAGE PROJECT, ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA SOL DACW29-96-R-0041 POC Contract Specialist, Richard Verret at (504) 862-1716 Contracting Officer, Martha Sloan at (504) 862-1161 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for the preparation of Plans and Specifications for construction and for Engineering and Design (E & D) during construction of the following work: Oleander St. Drainage Pumping Station, Oleander St. Covered Canal Improvements and Dublin St. Covered Canal Improvements, New Orleans, Louisiana. Work consists of designing a drainage pumping station of approximately 250 cfs capacity, covered reinforced concrete box culverts along Oleander St., from Livingston St. to Dublin St. (approx. 4,700 feet long), covered reinforced concrete box culverts along Dublin St., from Belfast St. to the Palmetto Canal (approx. 3,800 feet long), roadway pavement, utility relocations, all other incidental work required for constructing the drainage pumping station and the covered box culverts, and E & D during construction. The Oleander St. Pumping Station and Oleander St. Covered Canal Improvements will be prepared as one construction contract. The Dublin St. Covered Canal Improvements will be prepared as a separate construction contract. This fixed-price contract is between $1 million and $2 million. The construction cost is estimated between $15 million and $25 million. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The Architect-Engineer shall furnish all services, materials, supplies, plant, labor, equipment, studies, investigations (including soil borings, geotechnical designs and surveys), supervision, and travel as required to prepare the plans and specifications (including construction cost estimates), and the E & D during construction for the work described above. The construction plans shall be prepared utilizing CADD programs fully compatible with the Intergraph/Bentley MiscroStation CADD software (version 4.0 or higher). 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in order of precedence (first by major criterion and then by sub-criterion). Criteria (a) - (e) are primary. Criteria (f) - (h) are secondary and will be used only as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. (a) Specialized work experience and technical competence of the firm and its key personnel to perform the services listed above. (b) Capacity (personnel and equipment) to submit the plans and specifications and execute the E & D during construction within the following time frames after contract award: prepare plans and specification - 15 to 18 months, provide engineering and design during construction - approximately 2 years after construction contract award. Provide the following minimum design personnel to perform work: 2 civil engineers, 1 geotechnical engineer, 3 structural engineers, 1 electrical engineering, mechnical engineering, cost engineering, surveying (one registered land surveyor and surveyors experienced in using total station data collection system), and CADD. (d) Firm's knowledge of the project area. (e) Past performance on Department of Defense (DOD), Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, and other similar contracts. (f) Location of the design firm in the general geographic area of the project. (g) Extent of participation of small business, including small disadvantaged business, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions on the proposed contract team as measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (h) Volume of DOD contract awards. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit 6 copies of SF 254 and SF 255 (11/92 edition) for the prime contractor as well as all subcontractors and consultants to the address below not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include the firm's ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503) 326-3459. Overnight or courier type mail should be sent to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, CELMN-CT-T, Attn: Richard Verret, Foot of Prytania Street, New Orleans, LA 70118-1030. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. Refer to Announcement No. DACW29-96-R-0041. (0254)

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