USACE VICKSBURG DISTRICT, 4155 CLAY STREET, VICKSBURG, MS 39180-3435

Y -- NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI, NATCHEZ BLUFF PROJECT, CLIFTON AVENUE-LEARNED MILL ROAD REACH, PROJECT AREA 3 SOL DACW38-98-R-0009 DUE 050498 POC Contract Specialist JERI H. MCGUFFIE 601/631-5357 (Site Code CW38) The work shall consist of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and constructing the Natchez Bluff Project, Clifton Avenue- Learned Mill Road Reach, Project Area 3, in Natchez, Mississippi. Principal features of the work include clearing and grubbing, excavation, fertilizing, seeding, mulching, sodding, temporary and permanent chain- link fence, concrete sidewalk, corrugated polyethylene pipe drains, construction of approximately 1,275 feet of soil nail wall and 300 feet of mechanically stabilized wall, construction of 96 feet of retaining wall with steel soldier piles and wood lagging, roadway construction, roadway repair, and environmental protection. The estimated value of the proposed work is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The price for the plans and specifications is $7.00 for Specifications and $37.10 for Plans or $44.10 for the set. Source selection for this procurement will be conducted on a best value basis, therefore, submittal of technical and price proposals is required. The Technical Criteria will require the offeror to submit a substantial amount of documentation. It is the Governments intent to make award without discussions. If award is not made on initial offers, discussions will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. Revised proposals will be evaluated based on the following evaluation criteria. EVALUATION CRITERIA 1 AND 2 ARE OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE: Criteria 1. Qualification and Experience of Key Personnel: Subcriteria -- 1.a., 1.b. and 1.c. being of equal importance: 1.a. Management Staff. The proposer shall demonstrate their ability to manage a project of similar technical scope and cost by demonstrating technical knowledge and experience in: (1) soil nailing and ground anchoring techniques, (2) mechanically stabilized walls; and, (3) aeolian loessial deposits similar to those located in Natchez, Mississippi. 1.b. The offeror shall provide a list of key personnel to work on the contract including summary resumes. The list shall include as a minimum, thefollowing key positions: (1) Project Superintendent having experience in the construction of permanent soil nail retaining walls on at least three projects over the past 5 years. (2) Onsite supervision and drilling operators having experience installing permanent soil nails on at least three projects over the past 5 years. (3) Workers for the shotcreting operation including foreman, nozzle men, finishers and delivery equipment operators. All shotcrete nozzle men and finishers on the project shall have experience on at least three projects in the last 5 years in similar permanent shotcrete application work totaling 25,000 square feet of wall face area and shall demonstrate ability to satisfactorily place and finish the shotcrete. Initial qualification of the nozzle men will be based on previous certification based on ACI 506.3R, Guide to Certification of Shotcrete Nozzle Men. Non-certified nozzle men will be required to submit documented proof that they have shot qualification test panels in accordance with ACI 505.3R as observed by a recognized shotcrete testing lab and/or recognized shotcreting consultant, and have covered the type of shotcrete to be used (plain or fiber wet-mix). To document the experience requirements identified in 1.a. and 1.b., the proposer shall submit written documentation for verifying the following requirements: (1) A comprehensive reference list (including photographs) verifying that the proposer satisfactorily completed at least three permanent soil nail retaining wall projects during the past 5 years. The projects shall total at least 25,000 square feet of wall face and at least 1000 permanent nails. (2) A completed projects reference list of soil nail and ground anchoring work items identifying the Project Superintendent, drill rig operators, and onsite supervisors assigned to the project. The personnel list shall include a summary of each individual's experience and be complete enough for the government to determine whether each individual satisfies the requirements. (3) The nozzlemen and finishers qualifications including proof of ACI certification. (4) Listing of subcontractors to be utilized for this project, if any. The documentation shall include the name, address and contact person of the company(s). All subcontractors shall satisfy all evaluation criteria for their particular discipline. 1.c. Technical Capability. The proposer shall submit a summary report and their preliminary computations for the subject project, in accordance with technical requirements. Criteria 2. Construction Past Performance: Subcriteria 2.a., 2.b., 2.c. and 2.d. in descending order of importance: 2.a. Successful construction completion of past soil nail walls including combination soil nail and ground anchor systems and mechanically stabilized walls. The proposer shall furnish documentation of satisfactory completion of at least three permanent soil nail retaining wall projects during the past 5 years. The projects shall total at least 25,000 square feet of wall face and at least 1000 permanent nails. Where Corps or other Federal or State agency examples are offered, a point of contact with that agency shall be provided including names, addresses, and telephone numbers. 2.b. The proposer shall demonstrate the percentage of construction performed with his own workforces. In evaluation the greater the percentage of construction performed with the proposers own workforce, the greater the rating. 2.c. Past performance in dealing with adverse foundation conditions and the remedial action or specification changes incorporated to rectify such conditions. 2.d. Past performance on projects indicating experience in monitoring and testing insitu tensile members and how collected information was utilized. Phase II evaluation criteria are the same as Phase I defined above. Price Proposal: Price will not be a scored factor, but will be evaluated as to reasonableness and affordability in both Phase I and Phase II. Evaluation factors other than cost or price when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. Award will be based on a combination of technical score and evaluation of cost, which has been determined reasonable. This is not a request for proposals. The issue date for the Request for Proposal is on or about 18 March 1998. Closing date on or about 4 May 1998. (0057)

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