Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir Foundation & Cutoff Wall Project, Palm Beach County, Florida - Industry Day

Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir Foundation & Cutoff Wall Project,

Palm Beach County, Florida

INDUSTRY DAY

DATE:             Thursday, 6 January 2022

TIME:             10:00am Local Time

LOCATION:   WebEx Presentation (A Slide show will be posted via amendment).  All interested parties must contact Mrs. Tiffany Tatham at tiffany.tatham@usace.army.mil & Mr. James Tracy at James.T.Tracy@usace.army.mil no later than the 4th of January 2022 by 2:00pm Local Time.  The link to access the industry day presentation will be posted via SAM.gov prior to 6 January 2022.  Failure to contact Mrs. Tatham & Mr. Tracy on the above dates may result in your inability to attend the Industry Day for the Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir Foundation & Cutoff Wall Project.  All interested Offerors are required to access SAM.gov for future updates.

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:  The Scope of Work for this project includes clearing, grubbing, demucking, blasting, foundation preparation, installation of a seepage cutoff wall, canal backfilling, and all incidental related work to prepare approximately 9.25 miles of foundation for a 17.3 miles-long embankment dam, to be constructed under separate contract within the (EAA).  The approximate toe to toe width of the foundation is 260 feet in the north, east, and west; and 235 feet in the south.  Dewatering will be required to control the groundwater and conduct work in the dry in accordance with contract specifications.  All lands for this project are owned by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and provided to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for construction of these project features.

Location of Project

The Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir Foundation & Cutoff Wall Project is located in Palm Beach County.

Specific Project Challenges

The work will be performed in a remote area of Palm Beach County, Florida approximately 13 miles south of South Bay and 30 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.  Government furnished access is north of the SFWMD’s A-1 FEB off U.S. Highway 27 and is shared with both SFWMD and USACE construction contractors.  The work will require significant surface and groundwater management for the duration of construction to ensure proper foundation preparation occurs per project specifications.  Farming operations and management of adjacent water control facilities will occur and have potential to impact the construction limits for the duration of construction.  USACE will obtain the appropriate Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan Regulation Act (CERPRA) permit from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), however the construction contractor will be responsible for obtaining additional permits from the FDEP and the SFWMD for water use authorization and stormwater discharge during construction.  Muck pockets across the site can be expected to vary from several inches to over five (5) feet with an average in the range of one to two (1 – 2) feet.  The work will also require construction of a cutoff wall that will vary in total length (35 – 60 ft) and tip elevation (-25 to -50 ft below ground surface).  Where necessary to generate fill material, blasting will be required to penetrate a variably thick layer of limestone that underlies the site.  Further, additional construction contracts for other components of the EAA A-2 Reservoir may be issued during the performance period of this contract that require further coordination with the USACE and their contractors.    

Environmental Conditions

Contractor is required to remain within the construction limits in order to minimize impacts to wetlands.

Plans and Specifications

Abbreviated draft plans and summary of work specification of this project for industry consumption were provided via the Sources Sought Notice posted on SAM.gov on 23 November 2021. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED:

Provide an email to Mrs. Tatham at tiffany.tatham@usace.army.mil & Mr. James Tracy at James.T.Tracy@usace.army.mil to include the information listed below:

1. Your Company Name
2. Point of Contact
3. Company Address
4. Phone Number
5. Email Address
6. Duns Number
7. Cage Code
8. Offeror shall identify their size classification and Small Business Size:

_ Large Business

_ Small Business

_Small Disadvantage Business

_ 8(a) Small Business

_ HUBZone

_ SDVOSB

_WOSB

Your email Subject line should be addressed as “Industry Day Request – (Company Name) - Central Everglades Planning Project (CEPP) Contract 11A, Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) A-2 Reservoir Foundation & Cutoff Wall Project, Palm Beach County, Florida” in order to ensure all requests are handled in a timely manner.  The required information is due to Mrs. Tatham & Mr. Tracy no later than 04 January 2022 at 2:00pm Local time.