Construction - Dike repairs - Wetland Reserve Program Easements, Steele and Freeborn Counties, Minnesota

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation - Acquisition Division intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for Construction - Dike repairs - Four (4) WRE Easements, Steele County and One (1) WRE Easement, Freeborn County, Minnesota This project includes retrofitting 9 existing earthen dikes that are located on five (5) Wetland Reserve Easements (WRE) properties by installing steel sheet piling to act as a rodent barrier. The dikes will be reconstructed by stripping the topsoil, adding fill and reshaping the side slopes. Disturbed areas will be prepped for seeding and seeded. Three (3) sites are in Summit Township, and one (1) in Aurora Township of Steele County; and one (1) in Newry Township in Freeborn County. The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside. Interested contractors must be registered in an Active status, and have completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. The full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, bid schedule, and construction wage determination will be posted and available from this website on or about August 15, 2022. A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Sealed Bidding procedures in FAR Part 14. A bid guarantee, in the amount of 20% of the bid, is required to be submitted with each bid. Sureties should use SF-24 Bid Bond form. Performance (SF-25) and Payment (SF-25A) Bonds, in the amount of 100% will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract. The anticipated period of performance for this project is 365 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP). In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the projects is between $250,000 and $500,000. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M. A site visit is planned for August 22 at 11:00 a.m. local time. Specific information on meeting location will be provided in the solicitation package. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time. *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.