Z -- BEACH EROSION CONTROL AND HURRICANE PROTECTION, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

Notice Date

February 12, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Engineer District, Norfolk, Attn: CENAO-CT, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1096

ZIP Code

23510-1096

Solicitation Number

DACW65-01-B-0008

Response Due

March 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Debbie Gray, 757-441-7551

E-Mail Address

Debbie Gray (debora.s.gray@usace.army.mil)

Description

The project Base Bid consists of placing approximately 2,000,000 cubic yards of beach fill on the oceanfront resort beach at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The contract will include an Optional Bid Item to provide up to another 1,000,000 cubic yards of beach fill. The location of the work is situated between Rudee Inlet and 89th Street at Fort Story. The beach fill quantity requirements will vary from 30 cubic yards per linear foot to 130 cubic yards per linear foot over the project length of approximately 6.2 miles. The beach fill material shall be dredged from Government furnished borrow sites located in Thimble Shoal Channel and the Atlantic Ocean Channel with a maximum allowable dredging depth of 60 feet MLLW (NOS). The beach berm shall be constructed to a finished height of 10 feet NGVD with a foreshore graded slope of 1 vertical on 20 horizontal. The grading for the finished beach shall be at a tolerance not greater than 0.5 foot above or below the specified height and grade. Marine turtles, piping plovers, least terns, and other native species that might be encountered in the scheduled work area are protected by federal law or are species of special concern for Commonwealth of Virginia agencies. All work to be performed on this contract shall be planned and accomplished in a manner to not disturb the nesting or foraging activities of these birds, marine life and wildlife in any way. The scheduled work operations will be occurring during the Virginia Beach peak tourist season that begins Memorial Day and ends Labor Day. The Contractor shall be required to maintain the beach and ocean work areas in a manner to ensure the safe access and egress of the public for the duration of the contract. Magnitude of construction is estimated to be over $10,000,000.00. Duration of the project is 180 calendar days. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT. Solicitation documents are available on/about February 28, 2001 and can be downloaded from the Norfolk District Website at: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/Ebs/Asp/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Solicitation documents are not available in hardcopy. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr200.com. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010214/ZSOL010.HTM (W-043 SN50D4I0)