CALUMET HARBOR BREAKWATER REPAIRS, CHICAGO, IL- USACE CHICAGO DISTRICT PROJECT

Friendly Reminder, our Virtual Bid Opening is today (2 September 2020) at 3pm CDT.  The Webex and Audio information follows below:

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 28, 2020:   THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING WEBEX AND AUDIO INFORMATION FOLLOWS:

The Virtual Bid Opening will be conducted at 3:00p.m. CDT on September 2, 2020 by use of Webex. When it is time to join the meeting on the aforementioned date and time, please use the following weblink as well as the below meeting number and meeting password:

https://usace.webex.com/usace/j.php?MTID=m768765b443b79cdccc167a83b6a37d28

Meeting number (access code): 146 253 2059

Meeting password: SJrKaZmm657

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)

AND, when prompted, enter the following:

Access Code: 268 944 3

Security Code: 268 944 3

Conference ID No.: Enter the # sign

Effective August 28, 2020, the government has issued Amendment No. 0002 against this Solicitation. Please refer to the "Attachments" Section of this Notice to obtain a copy.

Effective August 26, 2020, the government has issued Amendment No. 0001 against this Solicitation. Please refer to the "Attachments" Section of this Notice to obtain a copy.

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, "Calumet Harbor Break Water Repairs, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois (USACE Acquisition)."

                                                               
 

PROJECT INFORMATION: The proposed project consist of the placement of new armor stone and resetting existing armor stone as needed to the Calumet Harrbor attached breakwater. Repairs to the

Breakwater would likely be conducted by a barge-mounted crane, barges carrying rock,

Tugboats, and support vessels. Transport of stone would likely be via Lake Michigan.

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

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is restricted to HUBZone 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

At the date of issuance of this IFB, bids are due prior to 3:00p.m. (Central time) on

September 2, 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 W912P620B0017 on all correspondence. **