Z -- BRUSH RUN SANITARY SEWER INTERCEPTOR, HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA

Notice Date

July 2, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

ZIP Code

21201-1715

Solicitation Number

DACW31-01-R-0036

Response Due

August 21, 2001

Point of Contact

Regina Wheeler (410) 962-3475

Description

Z Brush Run Sanitary Sewer Interceptor, Hollidaysburg, PA. This proposed procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. NAICS23499/SIC Code 1629, size standard $27,500,000.00. Estimated cost of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Completion no later than 720 calendar days. Work consists of the total replacement of the existing Brush Run Interceptor sewer owned and operated by The Borough of Hollidaysburg, PA. It serves as a combined wastewater interceptor for the borough, with additional tributary connections from Blair, Frankstown and Logan townships, which ultimately connects to the Borough of Hollidaysburg Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Frankstown Township. The contract will be structured using a base contract with two options. Alignment of the new interceptor is mostly parallel to existing piping, along roadways and through some forested areas. About 15,000 lineal feet of new 24 to 36-inch diameter interceptor, and fifty manholes are required for the new installation. Also, smaller tributary sewers will be reconnected to the new line, and the existing interceptor will be abandoned in place. Incidental work includes four stream crossings, two river crossings, two state road crossings and major paving restoration for two township roads. One of the stream crossings is across the Norfolk-Southern Railroad property between River Road and SR 22. Here, about 1,200 feet of 36-inch sewer will be installed in an existing arch culvert under the railyard; trenching of the streambed inside the culvert is required for replacement of the pipe. The culvert is considered as confined space, and appropriate safety measures are mandatory. Maintaining flow in the sewer system during this project is of high importance. During wet weather, inflows into the system can be as high as 18 mgd for a two-year storm. Seven temporary piping bypasses will be needed to sustain system flow in areas where the existing line is disturbed by new construction. Additionally, bypass pumping will be needed at the sewage treatment plant, and at numerous locations along the alignment for piping connections. The project will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration, contact (1) CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec; (2) dial up modem at (614) 692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri); (3) through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. To review the database, the web site is: http://www.fedecnavigator.disa.mil. Additionally a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. It is imperative that all small disadvantaged businesses contact their cognizant Small Business Administration Office to obtain Small Disadvantaged Business Certification. Without SBA SDB certification, a prime contractor nor a federal agency can receive SDB credit when utilizing non-certified SDB contractors/subcontractors. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. Solicitation to be issued o/a 18 July 2001. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will the web site. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. Contractor's requests for solicitations will be performed through ASFI. Contractors may register to be placed on the bidders/offerors mailing lists by going to website: http://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil. Contractors may view and/or download solicitation information from this internet site. Questions concerning this project can be e-mailed to Ms. Regina Wheeler at Regina.M.Wheeler@nab02.usace.army.mil.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010705/ZSOL006.HTM (W-183 SN50Q688)