Update: This update posts answers to questions received at the onsite Industry Day, adds the attendance list of the on-site Industry Day, and revises slide 6 of the virtual day presentation. The tentative schedule on slide 6 is revised.
Three documents are uploaded related to this posting:
- Onsite Duckabush Industry Day Summary Q&As
- Onsite Duckabush Industry Day Attendee List.
- Revised Virtual Duckabush Industry Day Presentation
Update: The virtual Industry Day took place as scheduled on 9 October 2024. A recording of the event may be viewed at this link:
https://youtu.be/ckl80dPNimg
Three documents are uploaded related to the Virtual Industry Day:
- Virtual Duckabush Industry Day Presentation
- Virtual Duckabush Industry Day Summary Q&As
- Virtual Duckabush Industry Day Attendee List.
Agency/Office:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location:
USACE Northwestern Division – Seattle (NWS) District
Title:
INDUSTRY DAYS - DUCKABUSH ESTUARY RESTORATION
LOCATION: Virtual. Zoom information provided below.
DATE: 9 October 2024
TIME: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PDT
LOCATION: Onsite. Location information provided in Attachment 1. The onsite visit is restricted to two personnel per company. Follow pre-registration steps provided below.
DATE: 10 October 2024
TIME: 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM PDT
DESCRIPTION:
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division - Seattle District (NWS) is hosting a Virtual Industry Day on 9 October 2024 and an Onsite Industry Day on 10 October 2024 to provide additional information and gain feedback from industry on an upcoming requirement for the Duckabush Estuary Restoration civil works project in Jefferson County, Washington. The Government is seeking qualified, experienced sources capable of performing this type of project.
The agency has been tasked to solicit for and award a construction contract to restore the Duckabush Estuary Ecosystem. The project is a unique integration of design by the USACE for the ecosystem restoration components and the Washington State Department of Transportation for the transportation components. Key restoration elements are intended to restore natural tidal and riverine processes, promote salmon spawning in the Duckabush River, and support other native plant and wildlife populations. Transportation elements include construction of an elevated roadway on a 1,613-foot long 34-foot-wide bridge upstream from the existing U.S. Highway 101 (US 101). The bridge will be an 8-span precast post-tensioned splice girder design structure with drilled pier/shaft (6-10 feet diameter up to 170 feet deep) foundations installed in tidally inundated waters. The new bridge will accommodate a new intersection at Duckabush Road with a left turn pocket from northbound US 101 onto Duckabush Road. Two culverts will be replaced with fish-passable structures: the US 101 crossing at Petitjean Creek (north of the new widespan bridge) with a new 81-feet long 42-foot 10-inch wide bridge and the US 101 unnamed tributary crossing (south of the new widespan bridge) with a buried structure. The project also includes removal of 1,700 feet of the US 101 causeway and two bridges across the estuary, the removal of training berms along the river, and the excavation of channels at or near their historical configurations. Other project elements include the placement of project-generated woody material (engineered logjams and anchored large wood structures), the removal of the pre-1930s remnant roadbed and piles, inclusion of parking lots for public access to the estuary and tidelands on each end of the new bridge, and estuarine wetland and upland plantings.
Attached is a preliminary layout of the major features of work.
This performance window is constrained by restrictions to work that occurs in saltwater and freshwater areas, and environmental and cultural resource restrictions. Most of the site is affected by the tides and river flows, so work must be planned around these additional constraints. The Duckabush estuary is near Brinnon, Washington, a rural area on the western shore of Hood Canal. For the Duckabush River estuary, the authorized work time in saltwater areas begins 15 July and ends 15 January in any year. For the smaller stream crossings, the authorized work time in freshwater areas begins 15 July and ends 31 August in any year. Work is anticipated to begin in 2026.
The proposed project is anticipated to be a competitive, firm-fixed-price type contract to be procured in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36 (Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts) and FAR Part 15 (Contracting by Negotiation), using the Tradeoff process.
In accordance with Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is: Between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000. Estimated duration of the project is 1050 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is, 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, which has a small business size standard of $45 million.
The VIRTUAL Industry Day Event will take place on 9 October 2024 at 10:00 AM PDT via Zoom. Below is the link to register in advance for this webinar.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_62Ikmke1T6iuu3hFK22mLg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Please pre-register for the ONSITE Industry Day by providing the following information in an email to Londres Medranda, Contract Specialist, at londres.medranda@usace.army.mil AND Juliana Houghton, Project Manager, at Juliana.houghton@usace.army.mil, and reference the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project Onsite Industry Day in the subject line. RSVP by 8 October 2024 at 12:00 PM PDT. Required personal protective equipment for the onsite visit includes safety vest and boots/safety shoes.
The following documents are attached in support of this Special Notice.
If you would like to provide feedback for consideration on the documents, please provide them by email to: Londres Medranda, Contract Specialist, at londres.medranda@usace.army.mil by 8 October 2024, 12:00 PM PDT.
Small Business Program Inquiries:
Enshane Hill-Nomoto: Enshane.Nomoto@usace.army.mil
https://www.nws.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Small-Business/
Thank you for your interest in this USACE project.
