Herring Bay and Rockhold Creek Maintenance Dredging

Due to COVID-19 health concerns, bids submitted in response to this solicitation will be submitted electronically. The bid opening will be conducted via a telephone conference call that is open to the public. Electronic Bid Submission WHAT - Bids shall be submitted electronically, as described. The bid shall not contain classified data. The use of hyperlinks in bids is prohibited. NOTE: The only authorized transmission method for bids in response to this solicitation is electronically via SAFE online submission. NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHODS (E- MAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.) WILL BE ACCEPTED. WHEN - Bids must be submitted no later than the bid submission time. Bids submitted after the bid submission time will be considered late bids. BID SUBMISSION TIME: 11:00 AM EST on 2 MARCH 2023 Bids must be received by the Government by the date/time specified in the solicitation. HOW - Bidders shall electronically send their bids using the following link: https://safe.apps.mil/ WHO - The SAFE site will require contacts for bid submission to be provided. All requests for information and the bid submission must be sent to BOTH of the below contacts to ensure timely receipt of bids. Please use the following contact information to submit bids: Contract Specialist: Sherry Rhoden sherry.s.rhoden@usace.army.mil Contracting Officer: Gary Faykes at gary.faykes@usace.army.mil BIDDERS MUST REQUEST AN UPLOAD CODE: Bidders must e-mail the Contract Specialist and Contracting Officer no later than five (5) working days prior to the bid opening date to receive a request code which will allow for file uploads via the SAFE site. Bidders that fail to request a code at least five (5) working days before bid opening date may not be able to receive a request code in time to upload their bids. SUBMISSION FORMAT: Submission shall be in Adobe PDF format. You are limited to five (5) maximum files per upload (total size cannot exceed 2GB). If you have a large number of files, recommend that you combine or ZIP your files before uploading to the SAFE site. Bidders may use compression utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission. BID GUARANTEE: This solicitation requires submission of a bid guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1. Electronic bid submissions must include a scanned copy of the original bid guarantee. Minor discrepancies in receipt of the original bid guarantee due to COVID-19 related impacts may be waived solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer. A scanned copy of the original bid guarantee must be included in the electronic bid submission for the bid to be considered responsive. BONDS AND INSURANCE: The Contractor will be required to furnish proof of insurance, including copies of the required endorsements, and performance and payment bonds within 10 calendar days following the Contractor's receipt of the contract award CONSTRUCTION DURATION The anticipated duration for this procurement is 110 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT The estimated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Technical inquiries and questions relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org) No Later Than (NLT), 11:00 AM EST 8 FEBRUARY 2023. To submit and review inquiry items, prospective vendors will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A prospective vendor who submits a comment/question will receive an acknowledgement of the comment/question via email. Another email to the same address will notify the prospective vendor once the reply is available for viewing. The Bidder Inquiring key is: 5MUMEQ-72WB5A Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 3. Key: Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 4. Email: Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 5. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 6. Enter your First name, Last name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your secret question and answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 7. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be provided any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to login. 2. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 3. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 4. Key: Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 5. Email: Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet. 6. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question. 7. Enter you Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system. *** NOTE: QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN PROJNET ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND ARE NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL AN AMENDMENT IS ISSUED *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.

Division 01 -	General Requirements, Special Procedures, Environmental Procedures.
Division 02 -	Existing Conditions, Environmental Assessment, Hazardous Material Assessment, Site Remediation, Asbestos Remediation.