Pajaro River FRM Reaches 6

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District is seeking input from the construction marketplace on the procurement of the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) project titled: “Pajaro River FRM Reaches 6”. 

The Government anticipates advertisement of this project between March and April of 2024, with an anticipated contract award in July that year. 

The estimated construction price is between $25M - $75M.          

The estimated performance period is 18 Months.

The Government contemplates an Invitation for Bid (IFB) procurement in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations, Subpart 14.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: 

This project is for the Reach 6 levee and floodwall construction along the Corralitots Creek, a tributary of the Pajaro River Levee System in the City of Watsonville, County of Santa Cruz. The Project consisting of 2.6 miles of flood risk management levees with approximately 111,600 compacted cubic yards (cy) of fill, and 1,500 ft of floodwalls. 

The Pajaro FRM Project consists of from Reach 2 to Reach 6 of the Pajaro flood control system. This ITB is for Reach 6 of the Pajaro FRM Project. The project area is located within the lower Pajaro River watershed. It encompasses an area of approximately 10,000 acres, which includes the stream channels, active floodplains, and terraces along the Pajaro River and the Salsipuedes and Corralitos Creeks. The area is divided by the Pajaro River, which serves as a border for two counties. Santa Cruz County lies to the north of the Pajaro River, and Monterey County lies to the south. The Salsipuedes and Corralitos Creeks, which join just north of the Pajaro River in Santa Cruz County, are tributaries of the Pajaro River. The engineered levees have a crest elevation of ranging from 2 to 8 feet, a minimum crest width of 20 feet, and 3H:1V side slopes.  The access road, on top of the levee, will be surfaced with a minimum of 8 inches of CalTrans Class 2 Aggregate Base.  Structural features included in the contract include 1,500 LF of 6 ft to 9 ft high floodwall walls. The Highway 152 Bridge will be raised approximately 6 ft and it is a separate project. The first 100 ft from boarding the bridge are left for future construction with the bridge. Construction for Reach 6 is likely to be performed across the at two construction seasons.  See Attachment 1 for Site Map.

There are two side channels designed to enhance eco-system restoration in the Project. The material excavated from the channels is not suitable to be used for the engineered levee along. Suited soil will be imported offsite to blend with the excavated soil for levee fill.  

The site has limited access. Some of the ingress/egress are through unpaved dirt roads in farm fields. Attachment 2 shows permanent easements, staging area and hauling routes. Material from excavation will be stockpiled and mixed with imported soil onsite.

REQUEST INPUT: 

The Government seeks input from interested companies to better understand socio-economic capability, inform participation, and address engineering, acquisition considerations.  If your company is interested in this project, please submit a response to include the following information:

1. Company Name
2. Company Point of Contact
3. Company Size
4. Company Experience
5. Company Bonding Limit

Please submit no more than 2 projects for your experience (similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude of this project), within the last 10 years, indicating your company’s role in the execution of the work (prime or sub-contractor).  The information provided by your company will not be disclosed without your prior consent. 

Please answer the following questions in your submission:

1. What challenges (reservations) do you have about this project?
    
2. The Government contemplates utilizing a lump sum or job pricing approach for the work and does not plan to include a line item for the estimated quantity and cost per cubic yard of fill. Given this approach, what are your concerns, if any?

Please submit your responses no later than October 6, 2023 2:00 pm PST.  Limit submissions to 10 pages. All interested companies must be registered in the System for Award (SAM) to be eligible for a federal contract award.  Please email responses to logan.champlin@usace.army.mil.  Please send your responses via email, and use subject line: “Sources Sought Response to W912P7-23-S-XX14 , Pajaro FRM Project Reach 6”.