VILLAGE OF LEMONT WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS, USACE CHICAGO DISTRICT PROJECT

Effective September 3, 2020, the government has issued Amendment No. 0002 against this Solicitation.  Please refer to the Attachment Section of this Notice to obtain a copy. - Kyle D. Smith, Contracting Specialist, USACE Chicago District.

Webex Details follow:

THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING FOR THE SUBJECT PROJECT WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 P.M. CDT ON 4 September 2020.

Individuals interested in participating in the virtual bid opening can participate by navigating to the below WEBEX link and entering 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=m3d9da82d81d3ab0d1360cdbb9eeb3178

Meeting number (access code): 146 414 6858    

Meeting password: VExGgRkr827            

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

Effective August 23, 2020, the government has issued Amendment No. 0001 against this Solicitation.  Please refer to the Attachment Section of this Notice to obtain a copy. - Regina G. Blair, Contracting Chief, Chicago District

This Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's issuance of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Village of Lemont Water Main Improvements, Lemont, Cook County, Illinois (USACE Acquisition)."  Provided hereunder is the relevant bid package for bidding purposes.

PROJECT INFORMATION: The project proposed includes water main improvements located on Main Street, from Fourth Street to Walker Road, on Walker Road, from the Franciscan Village service driveway to approximately 500 feet north of Main Street, and also on Singer Avenue, from 250’ south of Peiffer Avenue to Norton Avenue.  The proposed improvements include the construction of approximately 4800 feet of new 12” ductile iron and PVC water main on Main Street and on Walker Road.  The construction on Singer Avenue will consist of the installation of approximately 900 feet of new 8” ductile iron water main, to replace an 80-year-old 6” water main.  The construction of fire hydrants and valves is also included in the work.

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

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is restricted to Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids –“IFB”) will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files.

At the issuance of this IFB, bids are due prior to 3:00p.m. (Central time) on September 4, 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 Mr. Kyle Smith at (312) 846-5370, or via email: kyle.d.smith@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0015 on all correspondence. **