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Maintenance Dredging of Raritan River, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project MARKET SURVEY BACKGROUND INFORMATION The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform... Maintenance Dredging of Raritan River, New Jersey, Federal Navigation Project MARKET SURVEY BACKGROUND INFORMATION The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes to perform maintenance dredging of Raritan River, New Jersey, Channels Federal Navigation Project to a depth of -25 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet of allowable over-depth. The proposed maintenance dredging would remove approximately 500,000 cubic yards (CY) of critical shoals from the Raritan River. The proposed dredging area is broken into two dredging areas. Approximately 435,000 cubic yards of dredged material would be removed from Dredging Area “A” and placed at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). Approximately 65,000 cubic yards of dredged material will be removed from Dredging Area “B” and placed upland at a contractor furnished, state permitted upland placement site(s). The dredged material from Dredging Area “A” is expected to consist of 0.0% gravel, 39.5% sand, 36.6% silt, and 24.2% clay. The dredged material from Dredging Area “B” is expected to consist of 0.0% gravel, 37.9% sand, 39.8% silt, and 22.3% clay. Due to restrictions in the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Water Quality Certificate, the proposed work can only be performed utilizing a mechanical dredge with a closed clamshell environmental bucket. Additionally, multiple scows and tugboats will be needed to perform the work during the dredging and placement operations. The dredged material would be required to meet all federal, state, and approved local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the dredging and placement sites are located. The apparent low bidder shall, within 35 calendar days from the date the apparent low bidder is notified of being such, provide copies of all required permits and approvals for transportation, transfer, dewatering, processing, and final placement of the dredged material for the upland placement portion of the project, and shall submit evidence of such permits and approvals to the government. Once the contract is awarded, the contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt by him of the notice to proceed (NTP) and maintain an integrated production rate of at least 10,000 cubic yards per calendar day for the dredging and placement of Dredging Area “A” and at least 2,000 cubic yards per calendar day for the dredging, transfer, transportation, dewatering, and/or other processing, and final placement of the material for Dredging Area “B”. The presence of dredging equipment in the channel will impact vessel traffic and it is necessary to maintain this production rate while minimizing the duration of this impact. The proposed work is anticipated to take place between September and December 2021. The work is estimated to cost greater than $10,000,000. Project location is Raritan River, Middlesex County, New Jersey. NAICS Code is 237990. SURVEY OF THE DREDGING INDUSTRY The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective dredging contractors’ project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are regarding the Raritan River, NJ maintenance dredging project. General Have you ever worked on dredging jobs similar in nature to this project? If so, please describe the project and for whom the work was performed. Identify a point of contact and phone number. Do you have experience with the placement of dredged material at the HARS? Please list your experience. Do you have experience with the placement of dredged material at contractor- furnished, state-permitted upland placement sites? Please list your experience. Have you performed dredging work within the waters of New Jersey? What percentage of work (volume of material dredged, transported, and ultimately placed) can you perform with your own equipment or equipment owned by another dredging contractor? Would you be willing to bid on the project previously described? If the answer is No, please explain why not. Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), or as a joint venture? Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so, what is that limit? What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor? What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? Do you have experience using the USACE Resident Management System (RMS) 3.0 for delivering Submittals, Daily Dredging reports, and Pay Estimates? Do you have experience applying the USACE EM 385-1-1 (Nov 2014) and all requirements? Deficiencies observed on site will require immediate attention and action to meet all applicable safety codes. Equipment 13. What type of dredge equipment do you own and/or operate that is suitable for the work described? Do you own a closed clamshell environmental bucket? Please list each piece of equipment capable of performing each type of work described, i.e. dredging, transfer, transportation, and final placement of the material. For each dredge that you list, please specify its bucket size(s), and any other salient characteristics. 14. Do you own material scows? If so, how many do you have available for use? Please list the name of the scow, its type (ocean-going, bottom dump, etc.), and the capacity. 15. Will you be able to meet a production rate of 10,000 cubic yards per calendar day for Dredging Area “A” with placement at the HARS? Will you be able to meet a production rate of 2,000 cubic yards per calendar day for Dredging Area “B” with placement at a contractor furnished, state permitted upland placement site(s)? 16. Do you have experience with the use of an automated Dredged Material Monitoring System (Black Box/Silent Inspector) or employing a Dredged Material Inspector (DMI)? SUBMISSION All interested businesses should submit their responses in writing by e-mail to the following on or before March 9, 2021 at 2:00pm Eastern Standard Time (EST): Ivan V. Damaso, Contract Specialist E-MAIL: ivan.v.damaso2@usace.army.mil and Alexander Gregory E-MAIL: alexander.f.gregory@usace.army.mil This is NOT a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This Market Survey notice neither constitutes a Request for Proposals or Invitation for Bids, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Sources Sought notice should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submittals will be used for market survey information only. Point of Contact Ivan V. Damaso, Contract Specialist CENAN-CT, Room 16-300 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY, 10278 E-MAIL: ivan.v.damaso2@usace.army.mil