Site work, paving and new construction of a civil project in Tulare, California. Working plans call for the construction of a water / sewer project; for site work for a water / sewer project; road / highway; and for paving for a road / highway.

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice. Region 10 - California-Great Basin of the Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue a Solicitation for a firm fixed-price construction contract for the FKC Middle Reach Capacity Correction This procurement will be advertised as Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE). Solicitation will follow LPTA source selection process and will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR Part 15, contracting by negotiation procedures. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237110 and the related small business size standard is $39.5M. This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. IAW FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects the requirement is more than $10,000,000. This procurement will require 100% performance and payment bonds. Work is located within Tulare County, California, on the Friant Kern Canal (FKC) between Avenue 128 on the north end and Road 192 on the south end. The work to be performed is described below. PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF WORK The following is a listing of the principal components of work, but does not address all work items or tasks required for completion of the project: a. Construction of an approximate 35-cubic feet-per second (cfs) pump station to serve TPDID located at Avenue 128 and the FKC. The work includes construction of reinforced concrete wetwell and flow meter structure with associated metalwork; pumping system; pump discharge header with piping, valves, and associated pipeline supports; flow meter; travelling water screen system; surge control system; and electrical, instrumentation and controls system. The pump station will be sited on the recently constructed new FKC east O&M road; and site improvements include expanding the canal embankment plan area, aggregate base site paving and access road, and fencing. Construction of buried connecting piping between new and existing facilities ranging in size from 12-inch through 36-inches. b. Construction of four (4) pump stations to serve SID, ranging in capacity from approximately 11 cfs to 25 cfs. The SID pump stations are located adjacent to the FKC at Avenue 120, Avenue 104, Avenue 88 and Road 192. The work includes construction of reinforced concrete wetwell and flow meter structure with associated metalwork; pumping system; pump discharge header with piping, valves, and associated pipeline supports; flow meter; travelling water screen system; and electrical, instrumentation and controls system. The pump stations will be sited on the recently constructed new FKC west O&M road; and site improvements include expanding the canal embankment plan area, aggregate base site paving and access road, and fencing. Construction of buried connecting piping between new and existing facilities ranging in size from 12-inch through 60-inches including removal and replacement of existing canal lining, and removal and replacement of County roadways and associated traffic control during construction. c. Construct approximately 96-feet of 36-inch steel pipe, a 48 inch valve, a 36 inch valve, and all associated pipeline appurtenances at the existing TBID DCTRA Pits turnout. Solicitation 140R2023R0015 will be posted electronically to the Government Point of Entry (GPE) via on or about March 17, 2023. The date for receipt of proposals will be on or about April 17, 2023. The solicitation must be downloaded at the above website; no paper copy of this solicitation will be distributed. Prospective contractors MUST be actively registered in the System for Award Management database at to be eligible for award. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Charlesetta Seibure at cseibure@usbr.gov. and Abelardo Carlos Lopez at aclopez@usbr.gov. The method of contractor selection has not been determined at this time.