SAVE THE DATE: INDUSTRY DAY FOR RIO DE LA PLATA, SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT 1; RIO PUERTO NUEVO, SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT 5A; AND CAÑO MARTIN PEÑA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT, CONTRACT 2

SAVE THE DATE FOR INDUSTRY DAY FOR:

• RIO DE LA PLATA FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT 1, DORADO AND TOA BAJA, PUERTO RICO 

• RIO PUERTO NUEVO FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT, SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT 5A, NOTRE DAME BRIDGE 

• CAÑO MARTIN PEÑA ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION PROJECT, CONTRACT 2 WESTERN BRIDGES SCOUR PROTECTION 

NOTICE ID:  W51DQV24Z0001 

CONTRACT SPECIALIST NAME & PHONE NUMBER:  Adeline Fuata, (904)232-1692 and Elton Thompson (Secondary Contract Specialist). 

DESCRIPTION: The Federal Government is hosting an Industry Day to provide an update for the upcoming solicitation for the following projects: (1) Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; (2) Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge; and (3) Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2, Western Bridges Scour Protection. A programmatic update for the Supplemental Puerto Rico civil works construction projects and Caño Martin Peña ecosystem restoration project will also be provided. The projects are located throughout Puerto Rico. This is not a solicitation for proposals and no contract shall be awarded from this notice.  

LOGISTICS 

The event will take place during a two-day period. 

Day 1 

FOCUS: (1) Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; and (2) Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge;  

DATE: 15 November 2023 

MORNING SESSION: Educational Presentation 

TIME:

• Registration on-site: 8:30 am, AST
• Seminar: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, AST 

LOCATION: 

Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico 

Urb. Roosevelt 

500 Calle Ing. Antolin Nín Martínez 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

AFTERNOON SESSION: Individual Capability Briefings from Potential Solicitors (30-minute time slots)  

TIME: 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm, AST 

LOCATION: 

Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico 

Urb. Roosevelt 

500 Calle Ing. Antolin Nín Martínez 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

Day 2 

FOCUS: Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2, Western Bridges Scour Protection 

DATE: 16 November 2023 

MORNING SESSION: Site Visit to Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection and Contract 3, Channel Excavation and stabilization  

TIME:

• Registration on-site: 8:30 am, AST
• Site Visit: 9:00 am – 11:00 am, AST 

Limited capacity: Maximum of 20 companies can participate. Maximum 1 Vehicle per company with no more than two participants. Participation will be on a first come first serve basis. 

LOCATION: 

Area Recreativa Jose Pepe Diaz 

5 Calle Gardel 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917 

Coordinates: (18.4334062, -66.0576009) 

AFTERNOON SESSION: Educational Presentation and Individual Capability Briefings from Potential Solicitors (30-minute time slots)  

TIME:

• Registration on-site: 12:30 pm, AST
• Seminar: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, AST
• Individual Capability Briefings from Potential Solicitors: 3:30 pm – 6:00 pm, AST 

LOCATION: 

Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico 

Urb. Roosevelt 

500 Calle Ing. Antolin Nín Martínez 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918 

EVENT DETAILS 

DAY 1: (15 November 2023) 

Educational Presentation 

An informative presentation will be provided from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, AST. The presentation will provide detailed information for the upcoming solicitation for the following projects: (1) Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; (2) Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge. The focus will be on scope of work, design information, construction considerations, acquisition timeline, and contracting requirements. The presentation will also provide a general program update for the Puerto Rico Big 3 - Rio Puerto Nuevo, Rio De La Plata, and Rio Grande de Arecibo Flood Control Projects. The program update will include general requirements, inspection/validation of construction materials laboratories with contractors and sub-contractors, how to work with the Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Contracting Office, and specific requirements to be considered by material suppliers/vendors, and heavy equipment dealers. 

Capability Briefings 

During the afternoon, potential solicitors for (1) Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico; and (2) Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge; will have an opportunity to provide Capability Briefings to representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico. Capability Briefings will be limited to 30-minute slots available between 1:30 pm and 5:00 pm, AST; reservations are required, and slots will be available on First Come, First Served basis. All time slots are only available for Prime Contractors. Capability Briefings will be provided in-person only. 

Agenda: to be posted. 

Presentation: to be posted. 

DAY 2: (16 November 2023) 

Site Visit 

A site visit will be conducted for the Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, including Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection and Contract 3 Channel Excavation and Stabilization from 9:00 am – 11:00 am, AST. Potential solicitors will meet representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico, and non-Federal sponsor (ENLACE) at the Area Recreativa Jose Pepe Diaz Location. Potential solicitors will have the opportunity to view the area planned for construction and be provided general information on planned design and construction. 

Informative Presentation 

An Informative presentation will be provided from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm, AST. The presentation will provide detailed information for the upcoming solicitation of the Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection. The focus will be on scope of work, design information, construction considerations, acquisition timeline, and contracting requirements. The presentation will also provide a general program update of the Caño Martin Peña Ecosystems Restoration Project. The program update will include general requirements, inspection/validation of construction materials laboratories with contractors and sub-contractors, how to work with the Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico Contracting Office, and specific requirements to be considered by material suppliers/vendors, and heavy equipment dealers. 

Capability Briefings 

Potential solicitors for Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection will have an opportunity to provide Capability Briefings to representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Task Force Virgin Islands Puerto Rico. Capability Briefings will be limited to 30-minute slots available between 3:30 pm and 6:00 pm, AST; reservations are required, and slots will be available on First Come, First Served basis. All time slots are only available for Prime Contractors. Capability Briefings will be provided in-person only. 

Agenda: to be posted. 

Presentation: to be posted. 

INSTRUCTIONS TO PARTICIPANTS 

In order to prepare a list of attendees of individuals participating in this Industry Day, it is requested that an e-mail be sent to Adeline Fuata and Elton Thompson at Adeline.F.Fuata@usace.army.mil; Elton.D.Thompson@usace.army.mil no later than (NLT) November 8, 2023 at 5:00 pm, AST.

In your email, please include the following information:

• firm’s name 

• name and title of those individuals participating 

• contact number and e-mail address 

• Specify the dates your company would like to attend Industry Day. Companies are welcome to attend both days.  

• Specify type of business, Small Business Category (if any), UEI Information and if you would like to participate as a Prime or Sub Contractor. 

• Specify if your company would like to participate in the Site Visit for Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection and Contract 3 Channel Excavation and Stabilization 

• Specify if your company would like to provide Capability Briefings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico (Note: a response will be provided to you with the reserved time slot and room number) 

• Specify if your company would like to provide Capability Briefings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge; (Note: a response will be provided to you with the reserved time slot and room number) 

• Specify if your company would like to provide Capability Briefings to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for Caño Martin Peña Ecosystem Restoration Project, Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection (Note: a response will be provided to you with the reserved time slot and room number) 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 

Questions: The Government will address questions the day of and after the event.  Attendees will be given the opportunity to submit written questions during the presentation; index cards will be provided. After the Industry Day, all questions must be submitted through ProjNet (See instructions below). 

All questions and official/approved answers will be posted on the Sam.gov website. 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING QUESTIONS 

Questions relating to this webinar and future projects are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at (https://www.projnet.org). To submit and review inquiry items, participants will need to use the Bidder Inquiry Key presented below and follow the instructions listed below the key for access. A participant who submits a comment /question will receive an acknowledgement of their comment/question via email, followed by an answer to the comment/question after it has been processed by our technical team. 

All timely questions and official/approved answers will be made available through ProjNet. Official/approved answers to all timely questions will also be posted on the Sam.gov website in the form of a report generated from ProjNet when all answers are finalized. We appreciate your questions and feedback by 5:00 pm, AST on December 6, 2023.  

Note: Please indicate the name of the project when submitting your questions. 

The Solicitation Number is: W51DQV-24-Z-0001

The Bidder Inquiry Key is: EGHXFQ-3E5DRK

Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access from ProjNet home page: 

1. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 

2. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 

3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 

4. Click Continue. A page will then open saying that a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 

5. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 

6. Click Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. 

Specific Instructions for Future ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access from ProjNet home page: 

1. For future access to ProjNet, you will not be emailed any type of password. You will utilize your Secret Question and Secret Answer to log in. 

2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 

3. Email. Enter the email address you used to register previously in ProjNet. 

4. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 

5. Click Continue. A page will then open asking you to enter the answer to your Secret Question. 

6. Enter your Secret Answer and click Login. Once this is completed you are now logged into the system. 

PROJECTS TO BE DISCUSSED 

Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 1, Dorado and Toa Baja, Puerto Rico 

The scope of work for the Rio de La Plata Flood Control Project Supplemental Contract 1 includes construction of several major features: East Levee, West Levee, Channel widening with slope and scour protection, and four culvert structures (3A, 6A, 7 and 11), and wetland mitigation areas; and several minor features to manage interior and exterior drainage, such as drainage swales. This work also includes but is not limited to, clearing and grubbing, temporary construction crossings material disposal areas, temporary traffic controls, demolition of abandoned structures, protection of cultural resource areas, surface and ground water control, utility relocations, and all incidental related work. All work impacting public roads, restricting public traffic, and related to utility relocations shall comply with PRHTA Standard Specifications.  

Rio Puerto Nuevo Flood Control Project, Supplemental Contract 5A, Notre Dame Bridge 

The scope of work for the Rio Puerto Nuevo Supplemental Contract 5A includes the replacement of the Notre Dame Bridge and the construction of a one-lane pedestrian bridge. This Contract also includes the construction of 300-ft of concrete walled channel improvements. 

Caño Martin Peña Contract 2 Western Bridges Scour Protection 

The scope of work for Contract 2 includes construction of 800-foot-long paved channel in order to protect the foundations of the western bridges from scour associated with reestablishing flow through the CMP (to be completed as part of contract 3). The channel bottom and the side slopes would be constructed of riprap. Steel sheet pile channel walls will be installed at the east end of Contract 2. This channel wall will be connected with the channel walls to the east (to be constructed under contract 3). The excavated material would be disposed in a regulated land fill. For this contract, Las Piedritas area is suggested as temporary staging area. 

Rio Grande de Arecibo 

The scope of work for the Rio Grande de Arecibo Flood Risk Management Project includes engineering features such as floodwalls, drainage ditches and a floodplain levee along the Arecibo River; approximately 1.5 miles of channel improvements along the Rio Santiago Channel, three bridge replacements, and a wetland mitigation area for the creation of mangrove habitat.  

NAICS CODE:  237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a small business size standard of $45mil. 

POINT OF CONTACT (POC):  Questions regarding this event can be directed to Adeline Fuata (adeline.f.fuata@usace.army.mil) and Elton Thompson (elton.d.thompson@usace.army.mil). 

ATTACHMENTS: 

Industry Day Presentation - to be posted