Conneautville Dam Rehabilitation Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. - 5326339

Site work for a water / sewer project in Conneautville, Pennsylvania. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation - Acquisition and Procurement Division intends to issue and Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Construction of Thatcher Run PA-112 Conneautville Dam Rehabilitation, Crawford County, PA. The Conneautville Dam is in the Borough of Conneautville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Conneautville Dam is owned and operated by the Borough of Conneautville. The objectives of this project are to rehabilitate the dam to meet or exceed state and federal dam safety criteria, to maintain the current level of flood protection provided by Conneautville Dam by implementing the established design for rehabilitation. The rehabilitation design requires realignment of auxiliary spillway channel and expansion of the training dike; installation of a sheetpile wall along the left side of the auxiliary spillway; lime treatment of surficial dispersive soils on the embankment, auxiliary spillway, and training dike; reconfiguration of the 8-inch diameter embankment drain pipes in the vicinity of the principal spillway impact basin; construction of a filter diaphragm below the existing principal spillway outlet conduit; and replacement of the existing trash rack installed on the inlet structure. Due to anticipated subsurface water and presence of soft silty soils at the outlet of the principal spillway pipe, contractor is advised to closely review Construction Specification 11, Removal of Water. Evidence of the soft and wet soils has resulted in settlement and pipe joint movement of the principal spillway conduit over the years since original dam construction. It is expected that use of an onsite pugmill or batch mixing plant will be needed to do the soil mixing. The solicitation will be a 100 percent Small Business set-aside. To be eligible for award, interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov The full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, bid schedule, construction wage determination and information on a site visit will be posted and available from this website on or about April 12, 2024. A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Sealed Bidding procedures in FAR Part 14. A bid guarantee, in the amount of 20% of the bid, is required to be submitted with each bid. Sureties should use SF-24 Bid Bond form. Performance (SF-25) and Payment (SF-25A) Bonds, in the amount of 100% will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract. The anticipated period of performance for this project is 217 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP). In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the projects is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $45M. A site showing is planned and details will be included in the solicitation package. For further information, contact Stephen Case, Contract Specialist, via email at stephen.case@usda.go The Method of Contractor Selection has not been determined at this Time *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. Construction of Thatcher Run PA-112 Conneautville Dam Rehabilitation, Crawford County, PA. The objectives of this project are to rehabilitate Conneautville Dam to meet or exceed state and federal dam safety criteria, to maintain the current level of flood protection provided by Conneautville Dam by implementing the established design for rehabilitation.