Dashields Locks and Dam Upper Guide Wall Stabilization   2

Dashields Locks and Dam Upper Guide Wall Stabilization Dashields Locks and Dam, Corapolis, PA The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that involves construction of two stone buttresses on each side of the Upper Guide Wall (UGW) along the Ohio River to provide additional passive resistance to the guide wall and adjacent sheet pile wall at Dashields Locks and Dam, Allegheny County, PA. The work is to be performed from the riverward side of the existing UGW from a floating plant. The contract generally includes performing test borings at the locations and points in time as outlined in the contract drawings and specifications, construction of two buttress comprised of riprap and derrick stone and installing instrumentation (piezometers and inclinometers) at the locations and depths as noted on the contract drawings. The major features of the requirements are identified below: The contract specifically includes: a. Erosion and sediment controls consistent with the magnitude and scope of projects involving work on a waterway. This project is expected to have limited erosion and sediment controls.b. Completion of river borings UGWS-1 and UGWS-2 with SPT sampling advanced using spun casing as well as sonic drilling methods. Soil samples collected during the investigation are to be sent out to an approved geotechnical laboratory for testing as outlined in the technical specifications. After the successful completion of the two borings, construction of the instream buttress can commence.c. After the construction of the instream buttress, the Contractor shall survey the buttress to confirm it has been constructed to the grades and limits depicted on the drawings. Once the buttress has been officially approved by the Contracting Officer or designatedrepresentative, construction of the landward buttress can commence.? During the landward buttress construction, limited demolition of existing HPiles for the old variable height mooring system and cutting of the top of select sheet piles as outlined on the contract drawings can be performed. d. After the completion of the landward buttress, nine test borings are to be completed along the hillside to the depths and at the locations depicted on the contract drawings. e. Automated instrumentation shall be installed within the sampled hillside borings. The borings will receive either a vibrating wire piezometer or in-place inclinometer and shallbe connected to an automated data acquisition system (ADAS) as outlined on the contract drawings. The Contractor shall maintain and read the instrumentation at the frequencies outlined in the technical specifications. After the completion of the Contract, USACE will retain the instrumentation and perform data collection.Construction spoils, including but not limited to stripped topsoil, cleared brush concrete rubble and other construction waste material must be disposed of at a commercially permitted facility licensed to accept the waste or recycled if applicable. The work shall be completed within 365 Calendar Days after written Notice to Proceed. Disclosure of Magnitude of Construction (FAR 36.204 and DFARS 236.204) Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000The acquisition will be procured as 100% Set-Aside for Small Business. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. 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