The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to award a firm fixed priced construction contract that consists of a base bid to place approximately 2,000,000 cubic yards of beachfill to repair the dune and berm system along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Long Beach Island, Ocean County, New Jersey. The project area encompasses the municipalities of Long Beach Township, Borough of Harvey Cedars, Borough of Surf City, Borough of Ship Bottom, and Borough of Beach Haven. The contract work may also consist of separate options to place additional amounts of beachfill per option, if awarded, in locations within and outside of the Base bid areas. The project work for the Base Bid and Options, if awarded, also may include in addition to beachfill: the construction or repair of pedestrian, vehicle, and ADA compatible dune crossovers; planting dune grass; providing sand fencing; and the relocation or removal of various existing structures to accommodate the beachfill, dunes and other project features.
The project is located on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey. The beachfill material for this contract must come from the authorized borrow areas located approximately 2-3 miles offshore of Long Beach Island in the Atlantic Ocean, and/or the Little Egg Inlet as designated on the contract drawings. All work under the contract must be completed no later than January 15, 2025.
The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation.
Solicitation No. W912BU24B0009 is anticipated to be issued around 19 February 2024 as an Unrestricted Invitation for Bids. Bonding will be required at the time of bid opening by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance FAR Part 14 - Sealed Bidding procedures.
The contract period of performance is 270 calendar days. Magnitude of Construction is estimated between $25,000,000 and $100,000.000. The NAICS code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) - Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities Subset with a small business size standard of $37.0 million.
This requirement is anticipated to be subject to a Project Labor Agreement per FAR Subpart 22.5.
Offerors should review the entire solicitation once posted. Information within this presolicitation-synopsis posting is subject to change.
