INDIANA HARBOR AND CANAL CONFINED DISPOSAL FACILITY DIKE EXPANSION, EAST CHICAGO, INDIANA

September 9, 2020: PLEASE NOTE, the government will be EXTENDING the bid opening date for this Solicitation. The Amendment incorporating the extension is imminent and anticipated for release late today, 9 September 2020. Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, USACE-Chicago District. September 1, 2020 (5:26 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0004 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Ericka Hillard, Contract Specialist, Chicago District-USACE August 29, 2020 (11:31 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0003 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Regina Blair, Contracting Chief-Chicago District USACE August 19, 2020 (5:21 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0002 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. -Ericka Hillard, Contract Specialist, Chicago District-USACE August 10, 2020 (7:31 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Amendment No. 0001 has been added to the "Attachments" Section hereunder. This Amendment incorporates the correct information regarding the Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting. -Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, Chicago District-USACE August 10, 2020 (2:04 p.m. CDT): THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION - Uploaded to the attachments section is a pdf document, wherein providing the details for the Virtual Pre-bid Meeting. The call in and Webex information is therein. This information will be followed up in a formal Amendment that will be issued no later than 11 August 2020. - Regina Blair, Contracting Chief August 10, 2020: THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS SOLICITATION -- Please be advised there was an error in the Solicitation regarding the Virtual Pre-Bid Meeting for this acquisition. The Virtual Prebid Meeting is planned for August 12, 2020 at 1p.m. Central time. An amendment will be published to provide the call in details and Webex information. I apologize for any inconveniences. Regina Blair, Contracting Chief, USACE-Chicago District Under this Solicitation Notice, the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District issues Solicitation No. W912P620B0026 for bidding purposes. Therefore, provided hereunder is the relevant bid package for the construction project entitled, "Indiana Harbor and Canal Confined Disposal Facility Dike Expansion, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana (USACE Acquisition)." PROJECT INFORMATION: This project requires a typical 3-ft increase in crest elevation of the existing 8,833-ft long compacted clay dike (a dam) and widening a 2,000-ft long segment of the dike base by a typical amount of 40 ft. Optional work includes raising the crest an additional 8 ft in elevation and widening the base of the remaining dike segment. The project, including base and option, will place roughly 350,000 CY of compacted fill, two exterior access ramps, two interior access ramps, placement of riprap on the interior dike slope, a chimney drain and filter, a designated overtopping location, a new gravel access road, seeding the exterior of the dike, a collection trench and off-gassing vent, a weather monitoring station, modification of a pilesupported concrete decant structure, and replacement of force mains, valves, concrete vaults and manholes, lift station pumps, piezometers and air monitoring pads. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY to Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $39.5 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids ��IFB�) is downloadable from this INTERNET SITE ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Responses to this Solicitation (Invitations for Bids) are due by 3:00 p.m. CDT on September 10, 2020. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS. IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P620B0026 on all correspondence. **