U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, ST. PAUL DISTRICT, 190 FIFTH STREET EAST, ST. PAUL MN 55101-1638

Y -- MODIFICATION TO EXISTING CONTRACT FOR THE DEVILS LAKE LEVEE RAISE, STAGE 1, DEVILS LAKE, ND SOL 125&&&-9708-0001 POC Contract Specialist DEBBIE PETERSON (612) 290-5408, Contracting Officer PATRICIA JOHNSON (612) 290-5414 (Site Code DACW37) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, intends to negotiate with Wanzek Construction Company, P.O. Box 2019, Fargo, North Dakota, on a sole-source basis under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) as implemented by FAR 6.302-2, Unusual and Compelling Urgency. To protect the City of Devils Lake, North Dakota, against flooding, it is necessary to raise the earthen levees and begin work on the replacement of a 24,000 gpm capacity pump station this construction season. The Government plans to accomplish this requirement as described below by supplemental agreement(s) to an existing contract for the Devils Lake Levee Raise Stage 1. The original contract consists of constructing or raising approximately 2.8 miles of levee to elevation 1450 or 1448 (providing protection to elevation 1445 plus freeboard) and modifications to the existing Creel Bay pump station and gatewell. It is now necessary to raise the earthen levees along the same alignment, from an elevation of 1448 or 1450 (depending on the area) to an elevation of 1457 including placement of riprap and the replacement of the 24,000 gpm capacity pump station. This notice of intent is for the raise to elevation 1454 and the replacement of the pump station, which is the portion most urgently needed. The remainder of work will then be competitively bid. The short construction season in this northern part of North Dakota does not allow for earthwork past early November. Therefore, it has been determined that there is not enough time for a new contract to be advertised, awarded, and a new contractor mobilized. In addition, awarding one or more prime contracts for segments of the work is impractical since the geography, topography, and available road access make it unlikely that two or more contractors could work in the project area without interfering in each others operations. The work covered under this proposed modification will include approximately 260,000 cyds of impervious fill and 60,000 cyds of riprap. The proposed modification consists ofessentially the same type of work and will require minimal modifications to the specifications. The urgent nature of this requirement necessitates designing the changes as the work progresses, therefore, no solicitation document exists. No award will be made on offers/proposals received in response to this notice. For subcontracting opportunities contact Wanzek Construction at the above address. Specifications, plans, or drawings related to the procurement described are not available at this time and cannot be furnished by the Government. (0240)

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