Lake Ballinger Ecosystem Restoration

Contract Award Date: Jan 10, 2023 Contract Award Number: W912DW23C0003 Task/Delivery Order Number: Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: HG17C8B1NPB3 Contractor Awarded Name: Tunista Construction, LLC Contractor Awarded Address: Federal Way, WA 98003-2603 USA Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $5498000.00 FY19 P2-442929 Lake Ballinger Ecosystem Restoration Project, Mountlake Terrace, WA. OVERVIEW: The purpose of this ecosystem restoration is to address degraded floodplain connectivity and degraded wetland and channel habitat for species of concern, including fish, amphibians and migrating birds. The proposed project would restore wetland functions and riparian habitat and would improve essential fish habitat for Coho and Chinook salmon, as designated by the National Marine Fisheries Services in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The proposed project would be consistent with the Sponsors Ballinger Park Master Plan and the Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forums strategic action plan for flood reduction, and water quality, and habitat improvement in the watershed. The Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum is comprised of Snohomish County and the cities of Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, and Shoreline. The following are the principal items to be accomplished with this contract: Invasive Plant Removal, Removal of Impervious Surfaces, Armor and Fill Removal, Excavation, Structural Components (Vehicle Crossing/Pedestrian Boardwalk), Utilities, Construction Staging, Site Access and Haul Routes, Primary Design features (Riparian Plantings, Overstory Planting, Channel Construction, Channel Substrate Modification, Large Wood Debris, Creation of Shallow Water Fringe Habitat, Mobilization. The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The resulting contract will be Firm Fixed Price. This requirement is being advertised as an Invitation for Bids with Definitive Responsibility Criteria. See attached proposal for bid opening date and time. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $39,500,000 in average annual receipts. The solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. BIDDING DOCUMENTS: Information on the IFB can be found on the following website FOR INQUIRIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: Contact the following individuals Monday through Friday between the hours of 7:00 AM and 2:30 PM Pacific Time: Monique Paano, 206-764-6084, monique.a.paano@usace.army.mil AND Sonia Frees, 206-764-3516, sonia.m.frees@usace.army.mil TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet . Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding this solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. To access the ProjNet website the first time: 1) Click the Bid tab 2) Click Bidder Inquiry. (The Agency is USACE.) Enter the following information for access: 1. The Bidder Inquiry Key: 5GA8SA-UXQAS8 2. Valid business contact information (e.g. Company name, contact person, business address, phone number and email address). (required on first project only) 3. Establish Secret Question and Answer which will be used as a password (required on first project only) For subsequent access use your email address, the Bid Inquiry Key and response to the Secret Question to access ProjNet. 3) Submit technical questions. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then BIDDERS ARE URGED and expected to inspect the site where construction is to be performed and to satisfy themselves as to all general and local conditions which may affect the cost of performance of the contract, to the extent, such information is reasonably obtainable. In no event, will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for withdrawal of a bid after opening or for a claim after award of the contract. W912DW23B0003 Page 12 of 51 available for all other bidders to review. 4) For questions about ProjNet, please contact the Call Center help desk from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central Time: ProjNet Call Center numbers: 833-389-1097 and 217-367-3273 or email: staff@projnet.info (preferred). No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third business day preceding the solicitation due date. All bidders will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to bid submission. Nothing in this solicitation is changed unless an amendment is sent out. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The work includes restoration of wetland functions and riparian habitat and would improve Essential Fish Habitat for coho and Chinook salmon, as designated by the National Marine Fisheries Services in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Vehicular Access and Parking, Traffic Control, Temporary Barriers and Enclosures.
Division 03 -	Concrete, Concrete Reinforcing, Precast Structural Concrete.
Division 05 -	Metals, Structural Steel Framing, Structural Steel for Bridges, Steel Joist Framing, Steel Joist Girder Framing.
Division 07 -	Thermal and Moisture Protection, Expansion Control.
Division 09 -	Finishes, High-Performance Coatings.
Division 10 -	Specialties, Signage, Traffic Signage.
Division 26 -	Electrical, Exterior Lighting, Lighting Poles and Standards, Roadway Lighting.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Embankments, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls, Slope Protection, Gabions, Riprap, Special Foundations and Load-Bearing Elements, Driven Piles.
Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements, Bases, Ballasts, and Paving, Flexible Paving, Rigid Paving, Fences and Gates, Retaining Walls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Storm Drainage Utilities, Ponds and Reservoirs.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation, Bridges.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.