Z -- CONSTRUCTION DREDGING AND MAINTENANCE DREDGING, 33-FOOT PROJECT, PALM BEACH HARBOR, FLORIDA

Notice Date

September 7, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, P.O. Box 4970, Jacksonville, Florida 32232-0019

ZIP Code

32232-0019

Solicitation Number

DACW17-01-B-0019

Response Due

October 25, 2001

Point of Contact

Claurice M. Dingle, 904 232-3736

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the Contract Specialist (Claurice.M.Dingle@usace.army.mil)

Description

Project work consists of the following: The Palm Beach Harbor construction dredging will consist of dredging approximately 48,000 cubic yards of material from the extended settling basin. The Palm Beach Harbor maintenance dredging will consist of dredging approximately 55,000 cubic yards of material from the Entrance Channel, Settling Basin, Cut-1 and Cut-2. An optional bid item A for rental of a dredge and labor for dredging scattered shoals which may exist in the North Turning Basin and South Turning Basin is also included in this contract. All dredged material will be placed in the Palm Beach Disposal Area, which is located adjacent to the south jetty and extends southerly approximately 3,130 feet. An optional bid item B to dredge an additional 45,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the entrance channel is also included in this contract. Option B is included in the event of unanticipated excessive shoaling beyond the quantities of the base bid. All material from optional bid item B shall be deposited in the Midtown Beach Disposal Area. Method of dredging is restricted to hopper or cutter suction dredges. Base bid and option bid work will also include turbidity monitoring and endangered species observer/monitoring. The Contractor is advised that work under this contract will be conducted during the winter season (December through March) and wave conditions of three feet or higher may be expected. The contractor shall furnish plant and equipment that can accomplish work within the time specified under the expected wave conditions. Project Depth Allowable Overdepth A. Extended Settling Basin 35 ft. 2 ft. B. Entrance Channel 35 ft. 1 ft. Sta. 25+00 to 30+00 C. Entrance Channel 37 ft. 1 ft. Sta. 30+00 to 56+00 D. Entrance Channel 35 ft. 1 ft. Settling Basin E. Cuts 1 and 2 33 ft. 2 ft. F. Optional Bid Item North Turning Basin 24 ft. 2 ft. South Turning Basin 33 ft. 2 ft. All dredged material is anticipated to be beach quality. Material placed in the Palm Beach Disposal area should begin approximately 250 feet south of the existing sand transfer plant outfall location and proceed south. Material placed in the Midtown Beach Disposal area shall use the ship to shore pipeline corridor required to protect hard bottom habitat. Performance period is 67 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Invitation will be issued on or about 25 September 2001 and open on or about 25 October 2001. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only. Bidders will be provided a CD-ROM at no cost. Interested offerors must register electronically. Registration form is located at http://ebs1/ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information. NAICS Code 234990, size standard $17 million.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010911/ZSOL005.HTM (W-250 SN50X0Q2)