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Maintenance Dredging and Beach Nourishment - Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project, NY Federal Navigation Project Market Survey Background I... Maintenance Dredging and Beach Nourishment - Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project, NY 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 and beach nourishment for the Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet, NY Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project, which is located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. The proposed maintenance dredging would involve dredging of the Fire Island Inlet Channel and deposition basins with the placement of approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards (CY) of sand along the Gilgo Beach shoreline, west of the inlet, per the plans and specifications. Dredging would be required to a depth of -14 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet allowable overdepth. The dredged material is expected to consist primarily of sand (greater than 95% sand). Maintenance dredging of the channel and deposition basins at Fire Island Inlet is usually accomplished by a pipeline dredge (cutterhead). Additionally, barges, tugboats, pipeline and land-based equipment such as dozers will be needed to perform the work during the dredging and placement activities. The dredging of the inlet and placement of sand along the shoreline would be required to meet all federal, state, and local criteria required by the government agencies having jurisdiction where the dredging and placement sites are located. Once the contract is awarded, the contractor will be required to commence work within five (5) calendar days after the date of receipt of the Notice to Proceed and maintain an integrated production rate of at least 12,500 cubic yards per calendar day for the dredging and placement of the dredged material. The presence of the dredging equipment in the channel will impact ship 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 in the fall/winter of 2023/2024. The work is estimated to cost between $20,000,000 and $100,000,000. 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 in regard to the maintenance dredging, and beach replenishment for the “Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Inlet, NY Beach Erosion Control and Navigation Project.” General 1) 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, as a reference of relevant experience. 2) Have you performed dredging and beach placement along the south shore of Long Island, New York? If so, please describe the scope of work of the project and location. 3) 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? 4) Would you be willing to bid on the project previously described? If the answer is No, please explain why not. 5) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), or as a joint venture? 6) Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so, what is that limit? 7) What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor? 8) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? 9) On previous projects, do you have experience in completing environmental monitoring of endangered species? If so, was such work contracted to a company that specializes in such environmental work? 10) The use of USACE Resident Management System (RMS 3.0) will be required for this dredging contract. Do you have experience using USACE Resident Management System (RMS) 3.0 for delivering Submittals, Daily Dredging Reports and Pay Estimates? 11) Do you have experience applying 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 12) What type of dredge equipment do you own and/or operate that is suitable for the work described? Do you own a hydraulic dredge? Please list each piece of equipment you own and/or operate that is capable of performing dredging and pumping sand for beach placement and grading, i.e., dredges, discharge pipeline (specify quantity in linear feet), dozers, front end loaders, forklifts, and/or other equipment needed for beach placement and/or grading the beach as necessary. For each dredge that you list, please specify its size(s), and any other salient characteristics. 13) What length and size of discharge pipeline do you have available to use? Do you own the discharge pipeline? Identify which dredge(s), including support equipment (tug, crew boat, scows, etc.), you would employ on this project. Also, for each dredge, identify the size of the discharge pipeline and minimum and maximum dredging depth. 14) Will you be able to meet a production rate of 12,500 cubic yards per calendar day and complete all work?