OLD HICKORY - SEWER SYSTEM REPLACEMENT AND BACKFLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT

The USACE, Nashville District (LRN) is acquiring a Design Bid Build (DBB) Construction Contract for the removal of an existing sewer treatment system and construction of a new sewer treatment system on the Lock side and the existing powerhouse side of Old Hickory Project Site. The work includes replacement of existing sanitary sewer lines, construction of new Polyethylene force main, construction of one (1) lift station in the left bank area of Old Hickory, construction of one (1) new lift station in the Old Hickory Powerhouse, construction of one (1) new jib crane in the power house for pump removal, and construction of one (1) flow meter in the new discharge line of the new lift station in the powerhouse. Please review the technical plans and specifications that will be provided upon request due to security categorization.

**For access to the Plans and Specifications, please request access and complete the attached security form (either U.S. Citizen or Foreign National) and submit to both Kenyanna Jennings at kenyanna.l.jennings@usace.army.mil & Samantha Bautch at samantha.d.bautch@usace.army.mil. Once security form has been approved by the Security Officer, access will be granted.

Pre-Bid Site Visit: The pre-bid site visit has been scheduled for Thursday, 6 February 2025 at 10:00 AM Central Standard Time (CST), at Old Hickory Lock and Dam. The site visit request forms are attached. There will only be one site visit.

Offerors should inspect the job site prior to submitting an offer. Offerors should take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of the work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications or related documents.

REGISTRATION: Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the pre-bid site visit. In addition to the information below, please also provide your firm's name, firm's CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and name and position title of primary point-of-contact and their telephone number and email address. Please provide this information via email to Kenyanna Jennings at Kenyanna.L.Jennings@usace.army.mil and Samantha (Dani) Bautch at Samantha.D.Bautch@usace.army.mil.

Contractors and/or potential contractors wishing to attend a pre-bid meeting held at or in LRN restricted/controlled areas (such as a Power Plant or Navigation Lock) shall submit a Nashville District (LRN) Security Access Form to the Contract Specialist five (5) days prior to the site visit. If submitting the document in less than five days, the Offeror may not receive approval for participation.

The Contract Specialist will notify the Contractor if the request is approval or denied. Any prebid meeting which will cover anything other than public domain information shall be limited to US Citizens, except under unique circumstances. The Security Access Form and guidance is available at https://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Contracting.

U.S. CITIZENS: The Offeror shall submit a Nashville District Corps of Engineers U.S. Citizen Security Request Form to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Kenyanna Jennings via email (Kenyanna.L.Jennings@usace.army.mil) no later than five calendar days prior to the site visit. If submitting the document in less than five days, the Offeror may not receive approval for participation. The LRN POC will notify the individual(s) if the request is approved or denied. The Security Access Form and guidance is available as a pdf attachment on sam.gov with this pre-solicitation and is titled U.S. Citizen Security Request Form.

FOREIGN NATIONALS (FNs): All non-U.S. Citizens, including permanent residents wishing to attend the site visit must be approved in advance. FNs wishing to attend a site visit shall submit a completed Nashville District Corps of Engineers Foreign National Security Request Form and legible color copies of two of the following documents: Passport (unexpired or expired), Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (INS Form N-560 04 N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), unexpired foreign Passport with 1-551 stamp or attached INS Form 1-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization, an Alien Registration Receipt Card with photo (INS Form 1-151 or 1-551), unexpired Temporary Resident Card (INS Form 1-688), unexpired Employment Authorization Card (INS Form 1-688A), unexpired Reentry Permit (INS Form 1-327), unexpired Refugee Travel Document (INS Form 1-571), or unexpired Employment Authorization Documentation issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form I-688B) to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Kenyanna Jennings, who will forward the documents to the LRN-SM mailbox (dll-celmsm@usace.army.mil) for approval. These documents must be submitted no less than five (5) days prior to the site visit. FN requests require approval at the Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) level. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis but will be limited. The form is available as a pdf attachment on sam.gov with this presolicitation and is titled Foreign National Security Request Form.