INDIANA HARBOR AND CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY DIKE EXPANSION, EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA

Effective 12 Sept 2020, the governement has issued Amendment No. 0006, which includes minor changes to one Spec Section and one Solicitation Section ; it also provides  an updated  general decision (wage rates) and provides clarifications via responses to a contractor's inquiries. See the "Attachments " Section of this notice to obtain a copy of the Amendment. The virtual Bid Opening remains the same at 330pm  (CDT) on 14 September 2020 - All bids are due prior to  330p.m. (CDT) on 14 September 2020 ; the WEBEX AND audio information for the virtual bid opening follows: 

VIRTUAL BID OPENING FOR INDIANA HARBOR CANAL DIKE EXPANSION, IFB #W912P620B0026

THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING WILL BEGIN AT 3:30P.M. CDT ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Interested individuals will navigate to the below WEBEX link and enter their email address and name. Please provide your full name and information. This information will be utilized to obtain the list of attendees at the virtual bid opening. The bids will be read aloud and individuals will be able to view the information on the WEBEX screen as the bids are entered into a bid tabulation sheet.  Should technological issues ensue from the visual viewing at the WEBEX, the audio access will take precedence and satisfy the conditions of bids being communicated publicly/read aloud.

When it’s time to join the meeting on the aforementioned date and time, please use the following weblink:

https://usace.webex.com/usace/j.php?MTID=m160e129afa2686129605ab7a4b2884d3

Meeting number: 146 678 1380

Password:  SbeDdcp3R25

--FOR AUDIO – JOIN BY PHONE:  

Call-in number (ATT Audio Conference): 1-816-423-4282 (US/Canada) 
Call-in toll-free number (ATT Audio Conference): 1-866-590-5055 (US/Canada) 

Access Code: 268 944 3 

Security Code: 268 944 3 

Conf ID No.:  Enter the # sign

Looking forward to your participation!! Regina G. Blair, Contracting Chief, Chicago District-USACE

September 9, 2020 (5:55 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0005 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Ericka Hillard, Contract Specialist, Chicago District-USACE

September 9, 2020:  PLEASE NOTE, the government will be EXTENDING the bid opening date for this Solicitation.  The Amendment incorporating the extension is imminent and anticipated for release  late today, 9 September 2020.  Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, USACE-Chicago District.

September 1, 2020 (5:26 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0004 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Ericka Hillard, Contract Specialist, Chicago District-USACE

August 29, 2020 (11:31 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0003 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Regina Blair, Contracting Chief-Chicago District USACE

August 19, 2020 (5:21 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0002 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Ericka Hillard, Contract Specialist, Chicago District-USACE

August 10, 2020 (7:31 p.m. CDT):  THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0001 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder.   This Amendment incorporates the correct information regarding the Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting.  -Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, Chicago District-USACE

August 10, 2020 (2:04 p.m. CDT):  THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Uploaded to the attachments section is a pdf  document, wherein providing the details for the Virtual Pre-bid Meeting.  The call in and Webex information is therein.  This information will be followed up in a formal Amendment that will be issued no later than 11 August 2020. - Regina Blair, Contracting Chief

August 10, 2020:  THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION -- Please be advised there was an error in the Solicitation regarding the Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting for this acquisition.  The Virtual Prebid Meeting is planned for August 12, 2020 at 1p.m. Central time.  An amendment will be published to provide the call in details and Webex information. 

I apologize for any inconveniences.

Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, USACE-Chicago District

Under this Solicitation Notice, the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District issues Solicitation No. W912P620B0026 for  bidding purposes.  Therefore, provided hereunder is the  relevant bid package for the construction project entitled, "Indiana Harbor and Canal Confined Disposal Facility Dike Expansion, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana (USACE Acquisition)."

PROJECT INFORMATION:   This project requires a typical 3-ft increase in crest elevation of the existing 8,833-ft long compacted clay dike (a dam) and widening a 2,000-ft long segment of the dike base by a typical amount of 40 ft. Optional work includes raising the crest an additional 8 ft in elevation and widening the base of the remaining dike segment. The project, including base and option, will place roughly 350,000 CY of compacted fill, two exterior access ramps, two interior access ramps, placement of riprap on the interior dike slope, a chimney drain and filter, a designated overtopping location, a new gravel access road, seeding the exterior of the dike, a collection trench and off-gassing vent, a weather monitoring station, modification of a pilesupported concrete decant structure, and replacement of force mains, valves, concrete vaults and manholes, lift station pumps, piezometers and air monitoring pads.

CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY to Small Business Concerns.

The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids –“IFB”) is  downloadable from this INTERNET SITE ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Responses to this Solicitation (Invitations for Bids) are due by 3:00 p.m. CDT on September 10, 2020.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0026 on all correspondence. **