U.S. Army Engineer District, San Francisco, COE, Attn: CESPN-CT, 333 Market Street, Room 704, San Francisco, CA 94105-2197

Y -- RICHMOND HARBOR -11.6 NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SOL DACW07-97-B-0003 DUE 031497 POC Marucs Tikotsky, Contract Specialist (415) 977-8509 WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: N/A,. This project is unrestricted and open to both small and large business participation. The BASIC SCHEDULE for Federal work consists of dredging and disposal of approximately 1,746,000 cubic meters of material to deepen the Richmond Harbor Channel to a project depth of -11.6 meters mean lower low water plus 30 centimeters of required overdepth where shown and 30 center meters allowable over depth. All dredged material under the basic schedule will be disposed of at the Government-furnished ocean and/or Upland disposal sites. The Contractor will be required to commence work within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed and have all Federal Work complete and finished within 282 calendar days thereafter. An Option Schedule for Non-Federal work is included for dredging and disposal of approximately 65,000 cubic meters of material from berths located within the Richmond Harbor. All dredged material will be disposed of at the Government-furnished ocean and/or Upland disposal sites. The Option Schedule includes a line item for Liability Insurance for the City of Richmond. The period of performance for the option schedule will be calculated at one (1) additional calendar day for every 2,294 cubic meters of material dredged from those contract line item numbers awarded under the option schedule. The option schedule will be exercised, if at all, at the time of award. Low price will be determined based on the low total for the Basic schedule plus any combination of contract line items under the Option Schedule which are exercised at the time of award. There is a possibility that the Option Schedule may not be awarded if the combination of option line items when added to the basic schedule total in not low overall. Liquidated damages will be assessed for each day the contractor fails to complete the work in the time allowed. Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds are required under this project. A site visit and pre-bid conference will be held at the Upland disposal site on February 26. 1997 at 10:30 a.m..The pre-bid conference will take place directly after the site visit, the specific location will be provided at the time of the site visit. The Pre-bid Conference will address specific clause requirements and Technical Specification issues peculiar to this project. All interested parties are urged to attend and should assemble at the guard gate at the end of Canal Blvd., Richmond, California. Transportation will not be provided. It is requested that all prospective bidders submit any questions (in writing) concerning the requirements of the solicitation to the address listed above, at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled pre-bid conference. A Project Cooperation Agreement ((PCA) and the certification that the sponsor has obtained all the necessary real estate interests and disposal areas to support the construction effort have not been approved as of the date of this notice. The tentative solicitation issue date is 02/12/97. Tentative bid opening date is 03/14/97. Bids will not be opened if the PCA andreal estate requirements have not been approved. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required under this effort. Requests for a copy of the bid package is to be made in writing not later than 14 days prior to bid opening; after such time, copies will be made available while supplies last. Cost per set is $21.00, make check payable to "F&AO, USAED, SACTO". Mail check to the address indicated above. The estimated cost range of this project is over $10,000,000.00. SIC code is 1629, the FSC is Y216. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which shall be considered by this Agency. Telephone calls concerning the content of the drawings and specifications are to be made to the Specification and Estimates Section, attention Chris Shields at (415) 977-8570. (0027)

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