Rockaway Beach Erosion Control Features, Atlantic Coast of New York City, Contract 1, Groin, East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, New York   2

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District hereby issues an invitation for Bid for the construction of the East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay, New York Hurricane Sandy Coastal Storm Risk Reduction Project. The subject procurement is the first of many elements of the overall project, and consists of fourteen (14) new stone groin structures and five (5) groin rehabilitations constructed for the purpose of coastal storm risk reduction and erosion control. The Western groin field consists of twelve (12) new groins from B. 145th Street to B. 92nd Street and one (1) groin rehabilitations at B. 149th Street. The Eastern groin field consists of two (2) new groins, one at B. 52nd Street and the other at B. 32nd Street. It will also consists of four (4) groin rehabilitations between B. 45th Street and B. 36th Street. The typical groin section includes a seaward head section, a landward trunk section, and a 50 foot transition section between the head and truck sections. All sections are composed of three layers of stone: armor, core, and bedding. The armor layer is comprised of minimum two layers of ten (10) ton rock at the head sections and five (5) ton rock at the trunk section with structure side slopes varying from one (1) vertical on three (3) horizontal at the head section to one (1) vertical on two (2) horizontal at the trunk section. A 200 pound median size rock is used for both the core and bedding layers. The structures' crest (top) elevations and widths range from +8.0 feet North American Vertical Datum (NAVD), 15 feet wide at the trunk sections to +5.0 feet NAVD, 20 feet wide at the head sections. Excavation and reuse of existing stone will be accomplished for the groin rehabilitations, and new stone will be needed for both the new stone groins and the groin rehabilitations. This contract includes placement of approximately 265,000 tons of 10-ton rock armor, 75,000 tons of 5-ton armor, and 22,000 tons of core and bedding stone. It also includes approximately 30,000 cubic yards of rock excavation, 350,000 cubic yards of sand excavation, and two timber groin removal, approximately 300 ft in length each.

The Contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt by him of the Notice To Proceed, and to prosecute said work diligently and to complete the basic work ready for use not later than 1460 calendar days after the receipt by him of the Notice To Proceed (NTP).

The work is estimated to cost between $100,000,000.00 and $250,000,000.00.

This is an unrestricted Procurement.

Plans and Specs are available

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For further information, contact: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Floor Area 16-300, New York, NY 10278-0090. E-mail: Nicole.C.Fauntleroy@usace.army.mil