The Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan (FMM) Area Flood Risk Management Project - Southern Embankment Reach 2A

The following is a pre-solicitation announcement. It is not a request for quotes, proposals, or bids. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2A. The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-2A, is located in Cass County, North Dakota, and consists of an earth dam embankment with gravel road on top, topsoiled and seeded side slopes, and ditches on both sides. Portions of the embankment slopes will have turf reinforcement mat. The dam embankment will extend north from a point approximately 1/4 mile east of the intersection of CR16 and CR17, adjacent to the existing Diversion Inlet Structure (under construction). The total length of the dam embankment is approximately 1-3/4 miles. The embankment material will come from the borrow ditch adjacent to the embankment. The project will also include removal of a portion of an existing gravel road and an existing abandoned water line, placement of riprap in ditches, and construction of new corrugated steel pipe culverts. It is estimated that this project will be solicited in mid-March 2022. The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $39.5 Million. The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract. The solicitation shall be a Total Small Business set-aside. The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB). This synopsis is not a request for quotes, proposals, or bids. This is a notice that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed price contract is intended to be issued via Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) in the near future. The specifications will be detailed in the solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the IFB. No CD's or hard copies of this notice or the solicitation will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the above listed Contract Opportunities website for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to receiving an award, have an active SAM account, and have the Representations and Certifications (FAR and DFARS) sections completed prior to award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing. 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. HAND-CARRIED BIDS: Public access to USACE St. Paul District Headquarters, 180 5th Street, Suite 700, St. Paul, MN 55101 is currently restricted to the entrance vestibule located on 5th Street in downtown St. Paul. However, hand-carried bids will still be accepted between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm on 7, 8, and 11 April 2022, and between 8:00am and 2:00pm on 12 April 2022. Once you have arrived at the entrance vestibule located on 5th Street, call 651-290-5406 or 651-290-5291, and an individual from the Contracting Division Office will then meet you to accept the bid package.

Division 03 -	Concrete, Precast Concrete.
Division 31 -	Earthwork, Erosion and Sedimentation Controls.
Division 33 -	Utilities, Instrumentation and Control for Utilities, Water Utilities, Water Utility Distribution Piping, Water Utility Distribution Equipment, Disinfecting of Water Utility Distribution, Water Utility Storage Tanks, Storm Drainage Utilities, Storm Utility Drainage Piping, Storm Utility Water Drains, Ponds and Reservoirs, Storm Drainage Structures.
Division 35 -	Waterway and Marine Construction, Shoreline Protection, Waterway Construction and Equipment.