Lake Ballinger Ecosystem Restoration, Mountlake Terrace, WA

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11/4:  Amendment R0002 was posted to PIEE.

11/10:  Amendment R0003 was posted to PIEE.

11/14:  Amendment R0004 was posted to PIEE.

11/16:  Amendment R0005 was posted to PIEE.

11/18:  Amendment R0006 was posted to PIEE.

11/21:  Amendment R0007 was posted to PIEE.

11/22:  Amendment R0008 was posted to PIEE.

11/30:  The Bid Abstract from the bid opening held on 29 Nov is attached.

12/1:  Bid Abstract is corrected to reflect that Tunista Construction, LLC provided the required bid bond and acknowledged all amendments.  Tunista Construction provided this information with their bid, but USACE personnel inadvertently left that information out in the original abstract.

Lake Ballinger Ecosystem Restoration Project, Mountlake Terrace, WA. OVERVIEW: The purpose of this ecosystem restoration is to address degraded floodplain connectivity and degraded wetland and channel habitat for species of concern, including fish, amphibians and migrating birds. The proposed project would restore wetland functions and riparian habitat and would improve essential fish habitat for Coho and Chinook salmon, as designated by the National Marine Fisheries Services in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.The proposed project would be consistent with the Sponsors Ballinger Park Master Plan and the Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forums strategic action plan for flood reduction, and water quality, and habitat improvement in the watershed. The Lake Ballinger/McAleer Creek Watershed Forum is comprised of Snohomish County and the cities of Mountlake Terrace, Edmonds, Lake Forest Park, Lynnwood, and Shoreline. The following are the principal items to be accomplished with this contract: Invasive Plant Removal, Removal of Impervious Surfaces, Armor and Fill Removal, Excavation, Structural Components (Vehicle Crossing/Pedestrian Boardwalk), Utilities, Construction Staging, Site Access and Haul Routes, Primary Design features (Riparian Plantings, Overstory Planting, Channel Construction, Channel Substrate Modification, Large Wood Debris, Creation of Shallow Water Fringe Habitat, Mobilization. The magnitude of construction is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The resulting contract will be Firm Fixed Price. This requirement is being advertised as an Invitation for Bids with Definitive Responsibility Criteria. See attached proposal for bid opening date and time. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, and the associated small business size standard is $39,500,000 in average annual receipts. The solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. *Visit 'https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?solNo=W912DW23B0003' to obtain more details.*