Description
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting bids for a cutterhead dredge to perform maintenance dredging in the Mississippi River, New Orleans Harbor, and various bar channels. The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge. The dredge and attendant plant must be able to operate in river stages above 12 feet at the New Orleans (Carrollton) gage, if necessary. The project requires the dredge to remove shoal material from the designated areas. The contractor will be required to provide unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items, including mobilization and demobilization, dredging, and option dredging. The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder presenting the lowest priced responsive bid.
Some key points to note are:
* The project has a magnitude of construction range between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.
* The contractor must provide a fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge.
* The dredge must be able to operate in river stages above 12 feet at the New Orleans (Carrollton) gage, if necessary.
* The contractor must provide unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items.
* The contract will be awarded to the responsible bidder presenting the lowest priced responsive bid.
* The project requires the contractor to comply with the provisions of EM 385-1-1 "Safety and Occupational Health Requirements".