Multiple Repairs of Baldhill Dam - Valley City, ND   2

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District seeks a Contractor to make multiple repairs to Baldhill Dam, located west of Valley City, North Dakota in Barnes County. The purpose of this construction contract is to repair multiple problems shortening the life of the dam, which include stopping water infiltration through internal cracks in the dam, repairing of concrete damage caused by the freeze-thaw cycle, and replacing corroded tainter gate skin plate splice fasteners.

Contractor will supply Performance and Payment Bonds. Contractor will make critical repairs to ogee concrete by drilling down from the top of the dam in order to inject grout into internal cracks. Contractor will remove and replace deteriorated concrete on ogee spillway surface and vertical pier surfaces. Contractor will replace corroded tainter gate skin plate splice fasteners with mechanically galvanized fasteners and apply spot painting. Work will occur during periods when water flow is lowest but temperatures are above freezing (e.g. summer and fall).

This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses under NAICS code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The SBA Size Standard for this NAICS is $45,000,000. The PSC for this procurement is Z2KA, Repair or Alteration of Dams.

The location for this project is: Baldhead Dam / Lake Ashtabula Project Office - 2630 114th Avenue SE, Valley City, ND 58072-9795

The anticipated magnitude of construction for this procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

This project is solicited in accordance with FAR part 14 - Sealed Bidding Procedures, with the intention of awarding a single firm-fixed price construction contract.

Bidder Inquiries shall be submitted in writing using ProjNet - See "Notes to Offerors" section for access key.

A site was held February 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM. The attendance sheet for the site visit has been added to the attachments.

3/4/2025 - Amendment 0001 has been posted. This amendment makes minor changes to three drawings.

3/5/2025 - Amendment 0002 has been posted. This amendment posts "As Built" Drawings of the three bays (R23-LBH-40-6.pdf and R23-LBH-40-12.pdf) and a photo of the vertical repair area show n on detail H1 on draw ing sheet SD101, per submissions on ProjNet Bidder Inquiries.

3/7/2025 - Amendment 0003 issued to extend offeror due date.

3/11/2025 - Amendment 0004 updated Specification Section 01 45 04.00 13 Paragraph 1.2 SUBMITTALS and added Pier and Abutment Reinforcing drawings (CEMVP-000000009495.PDF, CEMVP-000000009498.PDF, CEMVP-000000009494.PDF, CEMVP-000000009493.PDF, CEMVP-000000009492.PDF, CEMVP-000000009497.PDF)

3/14/2025 - Amendment 0005 added to update Davis-Bacon Wage Determination, change the Notice to Proceed date in clause 52.211-10 Alt 1, change the bid opening date, and remove clauses 52.222-21, 52.222-23, 52.222-26, and 52.222-27 in accordance with Class Deviation 2025-O0003, Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts.

Due to the late issuance of this amendment, Bidders who have already submitted their bids and do not wish to alter their pricing may acknowledge the receipt of this amendment by completing blocks 15A, 15B and 15C and submitting the signed SF30 as a PDF email attachment sent to John.P.Riederer@usace.army.mil so that it is received no later than the revised time and date of the bid opening.

Offerors may withdraw their bids by written notice emailed to John.P.Riederer@usace.army.mil OR by mailed or couriered letter, so it is received prior to the revised bid opening time and date. Amended pricing must be mailed or couriered with amended bid bonds (if price increases).

3/31/2025 - Bid Opening was held on 3/19/2025. Eight bids were received. None of the bids were within the awardable range (125% of the IGE). Amendment 0006 has been posted. The Government will reconsider its requirements and may resolicit for some or all of this work with altered requirements in the future. All bidders are thanked for the time and effort they expended in preparing their offers. The Government appreciates their interest in doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - St. Paul District.

3/19/2025 - Bid opening was held at 1:30 PM (CDT). Eight bids and the Independent Government Estimate (IGE) were read aloud. The Bid Opening Attendance List, Bid Opening Log, and Bid Abstract have been posted.