US Army Corps of Engineers, Dist New Orleans, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

C -- SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA DRAINAGE PROJECT, ORLEANS PARISH LOUISIANA SOL DACW29-99-R-0008 POC Contract Specialist, Glenda Perez, 504-862-1665 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 a covered box culvert along Dwyer Road between the Dwyer Road Pumping station and the St. Charles Canal. The work consist of designing a reinforced concrete box culvert (approximately 6300 feet long), roadway pavement, utility relocations, right of way requirements and investigations, and all other incidental work required for constructing the box culverts and E&D during construction. The culvert alignment will traverse a major road intersection an will parallel a major electric distribution corridor. The culvert will be constructed as one contract. This fixed-price contract is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The construction cost is estimated between $8 million and $12 million. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The A-E shall furnish all services, materials, supplies, plant, labor, equipment, studies, investigations including 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. All geotechnical information will be furnished and coordinated by the Government. The construction plans shall be prepared utilizing CADD programs fully compatible with the Intergraph/Bently MicroStation CADD software (version 4.0 or higher). Plotted electronic files shall be required in CALS format. The construction specifications shall be in Microsoft Word 98. 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 each 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 (personneland 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 specifications-10 to 12 months, provide engineering and design during construction-approximately 1 1/2 years after construction contract award. Provide the following minimum design personnel to perform work: 2 civil engineers, 2 structural engineers, 1 cost engineer, 2 CADD technicians, 1 registered land surveyor, 1-three person topographic survey crew. (c) Professional qualifications of the key design personnel available to work on this contract are required for the following disciplines: civil engineering, structural 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 businesses, including small disadvantaged businesses, 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 the SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call (503)326-3459. Overnight or courier type mail should besent to the following address: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, Contracting Division, Attn: Glenda Perez, 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. DACW29-99-R-0008. Posted 01/15/99 (W-SN288429). (0015)

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