Dashields Locks and Dam Hydraulic System Upgrade
This project involves the demolition and removal of the existing hydraulic system at Dashields Locks and Dam and installation of a new hydraulic system with supporting controls and buildings. The contractor must furnish and install three new hydraulic power units in two new 2-story buildings, with a fourth on an elevated platform, plus new piping, controls, and electrical work, and complete geotechnical analysis and testing. Performance location is Dashields Locks and Dam in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River, requiring the use of a floating work plant and work boats. The contract is a Firm-Fixed-Price, 100% Small Business Set-Aside, with work to be completed within 730 days after written Notice to Proceed. The contractor will furnish nine new hydraulic cylinders while the government provides five, and all as-built drawings must be stamped by a registered professional engineer.