Flood Control, Amite River Tributaries, Louisiana, Comite River Basin, Comite River Diversion Project, Bayou Baton Rouge Rock Chute, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

NOTE: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION. SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

This solicitation will be issued as UNRESTRICTED. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

DESCRIPTION AND MAGNITUDE OF WORK: The work consists of clearing and grubbing; construction of new diversion channel; construction of temporary channel; construction of new pump station; demolition and installation of new roadway; removal of existing bridge; construction of highway bridge; pile installation; construction of access roads and culverts; preload installation and removal; removal and disposal of residential structures; maintaining storm water management during construction; traffic control and coordination; asphalt paving, placing high performance turf reinforcement mats; surfacing, riprap and scour protection; stone bedding, turf establishment; hydroseeding, geotextile placement, road relocation, installation of precast, prestressed concrete pile, pile load testing, fencing and gates, dewatering, and other related incidental work.

This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). The solicitation will post on or about 3 March 2025.

When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above­referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.