Description
The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting bids for a hopper dredge contract to perform dredging work in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass. The contract requires the furnishing of one fully crewed and equipped self-propelled trailing suction type hopper dredge. The work will be performed in the Mississippi River Southwest Pass and possibly in other areas of the New Orleans District, in areas of both the Galveston and Mobile Districts, and in other areas deemed necessary. The magnitude of construction for this of but said.import 2, or possibly more dredges with varying pump sizes and hopper capacities.
Key features of the contract include:
* The bidder must be capable of providing for assignment of the dredge and all attendant plant, complete and in full operating condition in all respects, and to commence dredging within 120 hours after issuance of Notice to Proceed.
* The contract duration varies depending on the bid lot, with approximate contract days ranging from 66 to 137 days.
* The bidder must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database.
* The contract requires the bidder to provide a dredge and attendant plant in full compliance with the specifications.
* The contract includes optional items for mobilization and demobilization, dredging, and sea turtle and sturgeon trawling and relocation.
* The bidder must provide a completed "Hopper Dredge and Attendant Plant Data Sheet" with their bid package.
* The bidder must also provide unit prices for all items listed on the schedule of bid items that require unit prices.
Some of the key requirements for the dredge are:
* The dredge must be capable of Hydraulic Dredging.
* The dredge must be equipped with a DQM system.
* The dredge must have an internet connection capable of transmitting real-time data to the DQM server.
* The dredge must have a data backup system.
* The dredge must have a QA equipment on the dredge.
* The dredge must be capable of performing at varying levels of production.
The contract also has requirements for data reporting, including the transmission of real-time data to the DQM server and the maintenance of an archive of all data sent to the DQM computer during the dredging contract.
Some of the key equipment required for the dredge are:
* A DQM system.
* A sensor instrumentation for DQM computer.
* A dredge data backup system.
* A QA equipment on the dredge.
* A dragarm depth chain.
* An ullage tape.
* A refractometer.
* A water sampling device.