The Onvia Guide – Disaster Contracting Center Edition

June 20, 2008

© 2008 Onvia, Inc.

Vol. 14 No. 122

This edition of the Onvia Guide contains current disaster-related government contracting opportunities including, government bids, government RFPs, advanced notices on government contracts, and government award information issued by federal, state, and local government agencies. Your Onvia Guide notices are currently sorted by Category, then Location, then Information Type. Click on the desired hyperlink below to view that section of your Onvia Guide. Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs 1 Louisiana Construction - Water Supply, Sewer, Well Drilling, Treatment, Distribution and Disposal 2 Louisiana, Mississippi Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel 1 Louisiana Demolition, Salvage and Excavation 1 Texas

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Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs

Louisiana

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Bid

Project Name	Repairs to Hurricane Damage at Buras Auditorium
Owner	Plaquemines Parish
Location	BURAS, LA
Zip Code	70041
County	PLAQUEMINES, LA
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	Engineering and Public Works	Business Builder
Submittal Date	06/24/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	05/28/2008
Guide Ref Num	8047064 - 06/19/2008

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT

By virtue of and in conformity with the provisions of Act 70 of the 1946 Regular Session of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other applicable laws, sealed bids will be received by the Plaquemines Parish Government at the Plaquemines Parish Engineering and Public Works Department, 102 Avenue "G", Belle Chasse, Louisiana, before 10:00 a.m., CDT, Tuesday, the 24th day of June, 2008, at which time and date such bids will be publicly opened and read for the REPAIRS TO HURRICANE DAMAGE AT BURAS AUDITORIUM, 35619 Highway 11, Buras, Louisiana, 70041. Plaquemines Parish Project No. 06-08-03. All in accordance with specifications on file at the Plaquemines Parish Engineering and Public Works Department, 102 Avenue "G", Belle Chasse, Louisiana, which my be obtained by any bonafide Louisiana Licensed Contractor at the office of Yeates and Yeates Architects, L.L.C., 929 South Peters Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 at a cost of One Hundred Seventy-Five and no cents ($175) Dollars for each set of documents. Deposit on the first two sets are fully refundable to all bonafide prime Bidders upon return of the documents, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Fifty percent (50%) of the deposit of all other sets of documents will be refunded upon return of documents as stated above. Pre-Bid Conference shall take place out at the job site on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 11 :30 AM. All interested parties are encouraged to attend. Bidders shall be licensed pursuant to appropriate laws, rules and regulations of the State of Louisiana and the Parish of Plaquemines, and shall submit evidence that they hold license of proper classifications in full force and effect at the time the plans are obtained. License number shall be shown on the outside of the sealed bid. Each bidder must deposit with his bid security in the form of cash, certified check of the bidder or a Bid bond in the amount of five (5%) percent of the bid. The Plaquemines Parish Government reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any and all bids. If any further information is required, please call the Parish Engineer.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Construction - Convention and Exhibit Center, Auditoriums, Libraries, Museums and Municipal Bldgs, Construction - Recreation / Religious Facilities
Locations:	Louisiana

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Construction - Water Supply, Sewer, Well Drilling, Treatment, Distribution and Disposal

Louisiana

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Amendment

Project Name	Hurricane Protection Project Hero
Owner	USACE, New Orleans District
Location	NEW ORLEANS, LA
Zip Code	60267, 70160
County	ORLEANS, LA
Sector	Federal
Buyer	Carolyn Quinn
Buyer Email	carolyn.r.quinn@mvn02.usace.army.mil
Buyer Phone	(504) 862-2688	ONVIA
Submittal Date	06/19/2008	Business Builder
Value	$25,000,000.00 to $100,000,000.00	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Guide Ref Num	8022806 - 06/16/2008
Project Num	W912P8-08-R-0040
Additional Documents	Amendment

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORT

Y--WBV-3A; Westbank and Vicinity, New Orleans, La., Hurricane Protection Project (West of Algiers Canal) East of Harvey Canal Floodwall, Contract 3A: Hero Pump Station Fronting Protection, Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana Solicitation Number: W912P8-08-R-0040 Agency: Department of the Army Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Location: U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans General Information Original Posted Date: April 9, 2008 Posted Date: Jun 16, 2008 Response Date: June 20, 2008 Original Response Date: June 3, 2008 Original Set Aside: N/A Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: Y -- Construction of structures and facilities NAICS Code: 237 -- Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction/237990 -- Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 Place of Performance: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans LA 70160-0267 US Solicitation Number: W912P8-08-R-0040 Notice Type: Modification/Amendment Point of Contact(s): carolyn.quinn, 504-862-2688 US Army Engineer District, New Orleans ***Original Synopsis*** Synopsis: Added: April 9, 2008 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is soliciting proposals for Westbank and Vicinity, New Orleans, La., Hurricane Protection Project (West of Algiers Canal) East of Harvey Canal Floodwall, Contract 3A: Hero Pump Station Fronting Protection, Jefferson and Plaquemines Parishes, Louisiana. Work consists of providing all labor, materials, incidentals, etc., to construct a fronting wall across the Hero Pumping Station and a floodwall along Concord Road, inclusive of two (2) steel roller gates, installation of subsurface drainage systems. Extensions of existing pump discharge pipes and related mechanical and electrical modifications at the Hero Pumping Station, dewatering and temporary retaining structures, excavation and embankment, site drainage, traffic control, minor road work, riprap, etc., all as shown on the Project Plans and Specifications. This is an Unrestricted procurement. NAICS: 237990, FSC: Y299. Solicitation will be issued on or about 28 April 2008 and Bid Opening Date will be issued 30 days from date of solicitation. The magnitude for this solicitation is estimated to be between $25,000,000.00 - $100,000,000.00. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Contractors registered with the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P8-08-R-0040 You can also find the link to FedTeDS forthis solicitation on the New Orleans District web site at www.mvn.usace.army.mil. Click on Contracts and then Procurement Opportunities. Click on the solicitation number and it will send you to FedTeDS. Type in your username and password. A page will come up and you Accept. The next page will say Solicitation Information, click on file name and begin downloading. Do not click on the paperclip, click on the blue informational line. It may take some time to download the files. Zip files containing .caldrawing files should be downloaded and extracted together in a single directory. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) and the maxview reader (www.maxview.com) for .cal files in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are advised that FedTeDS currently does not have a Plan Holders List capability. However, you are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 Place of Performance: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans LA 70160-0267 US Point of Contact(s): carolyn.quinn, 504-862-2688 US Army Engineer District, New Orleans

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Construction - Water Supply, Sewer, Well Drilling, Treatment, Distribution and Disposal, Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel, Contractor - Electrical, Contractor - Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Demolition, Salvage and Excavation, FSC Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Locations:	Louisiana

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Mississippi

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Bid

Project Name	Restoration & Mitigation of Grinder Systems
Owner	City of D'Iberville
Location	DIBERVILLE, MS
Zip Code	39540
County	HARRISON, MS
Sector	State/Municipal	ONVIA
Buyer	City Manager, City Hall	Business Builder
Submittal Date	07/18/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Pre Bid	07/01/2008
Guide Ref Num	8038102 - 06/18/2008

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Harrison County, Mississippi The City of D'Iberville, D'Iberville, Mississippi, will receive bids for: HURRICANE KATRINA RESTORATION & MITIGATION OF GRINDER SYSTEMS at D'Iberville City Hall Council Room, D'Iberville, Mississippi, until 2:00 p.m., July 18, 2008 and then at said office bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Envelopes containing the Bids must be sealed, addressed to the City Manager, 10383 Automall Parkway, D'Iberville, Mississippi 39540 and designated as Bid for the following described, to wit: HURRICANE KATRINA RESTORATION & MITIGATION OF GRINDER SYSTEMS Bids are invited for the restoration & mitigation of the Grinder Systems and associated appurtenances. The project is located in the CITY OF D'IBERVILLE, HARRISON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI. Plans and Specifications may be obtained at the offices of Seymour Engineering, 925 Tommy Munro Drive, Suite G, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532, upon payment of $150.00 non-refundable fee. A strongly recommended PreBid meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m., July 1, 2008 at offices of Seymour Engineering, 925 Tommy Munro Drive, Suite G, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532. A certified check or bank draft payable to the order of City of D'Iberville, D'Iberville, Mississippi, negotiable U.S. Government bonds (at per value), or a satisfactory Bid bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid for: HURRICANE KATRINA RESTORATION & MITIGATION OF GRINDER SYSTEMS All bids submitted in excess of $50,000.00 by a prime or subcontractor to do any erection, building, construction, repair, maintenance or related work, must comply with Section 31-3-21, Mississippi Code of 1972, by having a current Certificate of Responsibility from the State Board of Public Contractors. The current Certificate of Responsibility Number SHALL be indicated on the exterior of the sealed bid envelope before it can be opened. ALL BIDS SUBMITTED FOR $50,000.00 OR LESS SHALL BE SO MARKED ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE SEALED BID ENVELOPE. The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to award said bid in the best interest of the City. Bids may be held by the City for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days from the date of the opening of bids for the purpose of reviewing the bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract.

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Construction - Water Supply, Sewer, Well Drilling, Treatment, Distribution and Disposal
Locations:	Mississippi

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Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel

Colorado

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Presolicitation

Project Name	Repair Historic Chalmette Naitonal Cemetery
Owner	National Park Service, Denver Service Center
Location	DENVER, CO; NEW ORLEANS, LA
Zip Code	70130, 80228
County	JEFFERSON, CO; ORLEANS, LA
Sector	Federal
Buyer	Thomas Locke, Contract Specialist
Buyer Email	tom_locke@nps.gov
Buyer Phone	(303) 969-2059	ONVIA
Submittal Date	07/30/2008	Business Builder
Value	$3,000,000.00 to $4,500,000.00	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Guide Ref Num	8037218 - 06/18/2008
Project Num	N2011080371

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF EFFORT

Y--Repair Historic Chalmette Naitonal Cemetery Solicitation Number: N2011080371 Agency: Department of the Interior Office: National Park Service Location: NPS - All Offices General Information Posted Date: Jun 18, 2008 Response Date: July 30, 2008 Original Set Aside: N/A Set Aside: N/A Classification Code: Y -- Construction of structures and facilities NAICS Code: 236220, Size Standard $31.0 Million Contracting Office Address: DSC-CS Contracting Services Division OTHER THAN US POSTAL SERVICENational Park Service, Denver Service Center12795 W. Alameda Parkway LAKEWOOD CO 80228 Place of Performance: The Chalmette Naitonal Cemetery located in St Bernard Parish, New Orleans, LA 70130 USA Solicitation Number: N2011080371 Notice Type: Presolicitation Synopsis: Added: Jun 18, 2008 1:17 pm General: The National Park Service, Department of Interior, is soliciting proposals for construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Department of Interior's National Business Center (NBC) web site, http://ideassec.nbc.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register at the NBC web site. Proposal documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML, and Adobe PDF. Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; drawings will be available in TIFF format. Offerors wishing to receive electronic notification of changes will need to register to receive notification of this specific solicitation at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the http://ideas.nbc.gov site for all information relevant to this solicitation. Plan holders will be required to visit this website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. No other notifications will be sent. Proposed issue date is on/or about July 30, 2008. NAICS Code: 236220, Size Standard $31.0 Million Title of Project: Repair Historic Chalmette National Cemetery Masonry, Border Walls and Curbs. This project will be to repair the extensive damage sustained as a result of Katrina and the associated flooding that followed. The Chalmette National Cemetery is located in St. Bernard Parish in the New Orleans metropolitan area. The base price is divided into three categories of work/Contract Line Items Numbers: 0001 Repair collapsed Walls, 0002 Repair of Standing Walls and 0003 Miscellaneous Masonry Repairs. In addition to the base price there is one Option Item/Option A: Masonry Repointing of the existing cemetery wall. Category 1 will replace 27%, or approximately 1,683 linear feet of masonry perimeter wall that has collapsed. Category 2 will repair/reconstruct 438 linear feet of sections of wall where the tilt or lean of the wall has increased resulting in an unstable condition. Treatment will consist of salvaging and cleaning fallen brick for reuse, reconstructing the fallen sections of wall, in-kind, using salvaged brick and high lime mortar, reproducing the form dimensions, layout, coursing, and joint treatment of the existing wall. Included is the removal of the existing foundation wall which will be replaced with new concrete footings on compact structural fill. Category 3 includes approximately 175 linear feet of masonry curb, culvert headwall and incidental repair as well as selective re-pointing of deteriorated mortar damage, missing coping bricks and damaged piers. All work will be performed under a single contract. Type of Procurement: A negotiated firm-fixed-price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability and will then select the contractor whose proposal represents the best value to the government. Construction cost for this project is estimated to be in the range of $3,000,000 to $4,500,000. Time for completion will be approximately 365 calendar days. Proposal receipt date is approximate; the actual date will be established at the time proposal documents are available. Offers will be considered from all responsible and responsive offerors. Point of Contact(s): Thomas E. Locke Contract Specialist 3039692059 tom_locke@nps.gov; Tom Locke Contract Specialist 3039692059 tom_locke@nps.gov; Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance

This item applies to the following Categories and/or Locations.

Categories:	Contractor - Concrete, Masonry and Steel, Contractor - Landscaping / Fencing, FSC Y - Construction of Structures and Facilities
Locations:	Colorado, Louisiana

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Demolition, Salvage and Excavation

Texas

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Bid

Project Name	Demolition
Owner	Orange County
County	ORANGE, TX
Sector	State/Municipal
Buyer	Janell Duchamp, Purchasing Agent
Buyer Email	jduchamp@co.orange.tx.us	ONVIA
Submittal Date	06/24/2008	Business Builder
Pre Bid	06/17/2008	CLICK HERE To Research This Opportunity
Guide Ref Num	8021169 - 06/16/2008
Project Num	DRS 06 0065

SPECIAL ALERT: HURRICANE RITA RELIEF EFFORT

The County of Orange will receive bids for the DEMOLITION / CLEARANCE /DISPOSAL OF STRUCTURES for the County=s Disaster Recovery Project DRS 06 0065 until 2:00 p.m.. on June 24, 2008, at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, Orange County Administration Building, 123 South 6th Street, Orange, Texas 77630 at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids submitted in advance of the bid opening time shall be sent to Ms. Janell Duchamp, Purchasing Agent, at the above address (phone 409-882-7904). Each bid shall be labeled as follows: Bid Proposal for COUNTY OF ORANGE DEMOLITION / CLEARANCE / DISPOSAL PROJECT FOR THE DISASTER RECOVERY PROJECT 06 0065 Bid Date: June 24, 2008 2:00 P.M. Bids received after 2:00 P.M. on June 24, 2008, shall be returned unopened. Bids are invited for items and quantities of work as follows: The demolition, clearance, disposal of debris of a minimum of 20 residential properties in the unincorporated areas of Orange County that were damaged beyond repair by Hurricane Rita. Debris from demolished structures or remains from cleared structures shall be disposal of in accordance with local, state and federal statutes. The Contractor should visit each site and acquaint himself with existing conditions. Bid / Contract / Documents, including site locations and Technical Specifications are on file at the Office of the Purchasing Agent, 123 South 6th Street, Orange, Texas 77630, phone (409) 882-7904. A Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the bid issued by an acceptable surety shall be submitted with each bid. A certified check or bank draft payable to the County of