PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK PARKING LOT RESURFACING AND CHICAGO HARBOR LOCK BUILDING INTERIOR RENOVATION, CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Chicago Harbor Lock Parking Lot Resurfacing and Chicago Harbor Lock Building Interior Renovation, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois." PROJECT INFORMATION: The Chicago Harbor Lock Parking Lot Resurfacing project, will resurface the parking lot to reduce erosion, fill significant voids and holes in the parking lot, improve surface drainage, better facilitate efficient operations, by allowing for more efficient access to the Chicago Harbor Lock for routine maintenance and operations. The site preparation will consist of removing nonfixed objects from the parking lot, filling significant voids and holes, regrading the entire surface, placing a base layer for asphalt surface appropriate with design requirements. The Chicago Harbor Lock Building Interior Renovation project will provide an egress fire escape from the control tower at the Chicago Harbor Lock which will require an exterior railing system and an appropriate escape window . This project will additionally include minor interior renovations/additions to the first floor of the CCS to include the installation of drop ceilings in the current Lockmaster & Assistant Lockmaster offices. Options include improving roof access safety for all control stations when ground operations are required by replacing windows in local control stations. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY for Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237310, with a small business size standard in dollars of $45.0 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids ��IFB�) will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("System for Award Management"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about August 7, 2023, with bids due on or about September 6, 2023. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS. IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P623B0014 on all correspondence. **