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************PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ABSTRACT*********** The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract that consists of Maintenance dredging. Contrac... ************PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF ABSTRACT*********** The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract that consists of Maintenance dredging. Contract work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 100,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between Frankford Range (Station 18+500) and Beverly Range (Station 62+000). Work includes mechanical dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Money Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, PA. Dredging will be required to a depth of 41’ MLLW (Datum) plus 1’ allowable overdepth. The contractor will also be required to construct various, miscellaneous dike and sluice improvements within the Disposal Area. Solicitation Number W912BU21B0007 will be issued on or about 02 August 2021 with a bid opening date occurring at least 30 days after the Solicitation. The period of performance is 120 calendar days. All dredging must be completed by 15 March 2022 due to environmental restrictions. Estimated cost range of the project is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000. Estimated Quantities. The total estimated quantity of material necessary to be removed under this contract, including allowable overdepth, is as follows BASE BID WORK ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER, PHILADELPHIA TO TRENTON: STATION – STATION ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED ALLOWABLE SECTION DREDGING OVERDEPTH TO 41’ 41’ TO 42’ ______________________________________________________________________ 18+500 to 21+500 Red 1 16,300 7,100 23+500 to 25+500 Red 2 4,100 2,700 28+500 to 30+500 Green 3 9,600 3,700 30+500 to 32+500 Green 4 3,000 2,600 42+000 to 44+000 Red 5 9,800 4,900 44+000 to 46+000 Red 6 8,700 4,300 59+700 t0 61+700 Red 7 17,200 6,000 BASE SUB TOTALS 68,700 31,300 BASE TOTAL 100,000 a. The following environmental window restriction is applicable for this contract: all dredging between Allegheny Avenue and Burlington Island must be conducted between 1 June and 15 March. Coordination between the specification writer and Environmental Resources Branch in Planning Division will be required to ensure the most recent, appropriate monitoring requirements and reporting forms (as required by the latest NMFS biological opinion) are incorporated into the specifications. b. Dredging under this advertisement will be restricted to mechanical or bucket dredging due to the steep side slopes immediately outside the federal channel, the limited capacity within Palmyra Cove or Money Island, and proximity to the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge.