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C -- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES POC Mary Jane Jerrett, (215) 656-6607 A. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Philadelphia District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, intends to award a fixed-price contract to for the following: (1) a Study, (2) Detailed Construction Plans, Specifications and Estimate, and (3) Construction Management Services for work on the Bridge Street Bridge across the Reserve Basin in the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, Philadelphia, PA. This announcement is open to all business regardless of size. A firm-fixed-price contract will be negotiated. The contract is anticipated for award in April 1999. This project is fully funded by the Government. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for the work that it intends to subcontract. Groups with prime-sub relationships or joint ventures will be considered as well as firms having all disciplines in-house. Responding firms also must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to be eligible for award (reference: DFARS 204.7300). Responding firms or groups must have demonstrated competence and experience in the following primary disciplines: Highway and Railroad, Heavy Movable Bridges, both repair and new construction, Fatigue Analysis, Hydraulic Bridge Systems, Construction Management and Cost Estimating. Other related disciplines include Environmental, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, and Waterway work. B: PROJECT INFORMATION: This project involves the study of an existing bridge located on a combined highway-railroad bridge across the reserve basin in the former Philadelphia, Naval Base. The study will determine the detailed design solution to be constructed. The reserve basin that provides berthing facility for the inactive Navy fleet vessels is located approximately 0.3 miles upstream from the Schuylkill River confluence with the Delaware River. The existing bridge has one steel truss lift span and two tower spans with a total length of approximately 400 feet. Distance between centerlines of truss is approximately 41 feet. The bridge has approximately 36 feet curb to curb roadway and 58 feet in to in of railings. The bridge was constructed in 1943 with Cooper E-60 design load. The existing bridge has 200 feet horizontal clearance and 135 feet vertical clearance above mean high water at the open position. Currently, the existing bridge is decertified for rail traffic. By a separate contract, the preliminary tasks consisting of field surveying, underwater inspection of the substructure elements, in-depth structural inspection and rating, and geotechnical exploration are expected to be completed by April 1999. These will be used in the study portion of this contract to determine at least three (3) approaches to completing an operational span with the least disruption of both water and land traffic. The Coast Guard is studying the Base Closure EIS for possible adoption. Design must meet the requirements, of AASHTO and AREA Specifications and needs of navigation, U.S. Navy, Naval Business Center, and the City of Philadelphia. Responding firms should have approximately 10 years experience in Heavy Movable Bridges, especially Vertical Lift Bridges, in-house related electrical, mechanical and hydraulic system capacity, recent experience (past 10 years) in the rehabilitation and construction of large lift bridges, experience with both railroad and highway bridges; experience with environmental review and NEPA documentation including HAER documentations, must have construction management experience for major bridge projects, and, must have ship collision and fendering design experience. C. SELECTION CRITERIA. Significant selection evaluation criteria in relative descending order of importance will include: (1) Specialized experience of the firm in the primary areas, and including where appropriate, experience in energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction and the use of recovered materials, (2) Professional qualifications of the available staff necessary for performance of the services, (3) Experience in other related types of work required, (4) Capacity of the firm to accomplish the work in the time required and must be able to start work immediately and complete the design in 18 months, (5) Past performance on relevant contracts, (6) Location of the firm with respect to work sites will be a secondary consideration provided that a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement, proximity to project site and Washington, DC will be and additional consideration provided that a sufficient number of qualified firms respond to this announcement, and, (7) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. D. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: As a part of this submittal, it is required that all responding firms clearly present billing amounts for Department of Defense and Department of Transportation work for the 12 months prior to this announcement. As a requirement for negotiations, the selected contractor will submit for government approval a quality control plan which will be enforced through the life of the contract. Firms desiring consideration, and meeting the requirements described in the announcement, are invited to submit a completed SF 254 and SF 255 (revised 11/92) for the prime firm and a SF 254 for each consultant, to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Include an ACASS number in Block 3b of the SF 255. Call the ACASS Center at (503) 808-4591 for information on obtaining an ACASS number. This is not a request for proposals. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. Posted 02/11/99 (W-SN297372). (0042)

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