EWP - EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION - STREAMBANK STABILIZATION - DUNHAM HOLLOW ROAD SITE, TOWN OF NASSAU, RENSSELAER COUNTY, NY
The USDA NRCS in New York is preparing to issue a solicitation for work authorized under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program due to heavy rain and flooding conditions as a result of Hurricane Irene and Lee, to relieve imminent hazards to life and property.
The project shall protect the shoulder of Dunham Hollow Road that suffered significant erosion in the late summer of 2011 due to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. This repair shall also reduce the sediment load into Tackawasick Creek.
The project includes installation of a 2 stream barbs and approximately 165' of heavy riprap lining to stabilize the channel of Tackawasick Creek adjacent to Dunham Hollow Road. Eroded areas, which were initially filled with gravel and stone as an emergency stop-gap repair, will be excavated, re-graded, and permanently protected with toe rock and sloped riprap sized and installed to withstand this rainfall event. Stream barbs will also be installed to protect the right bank and redirect the water toward the center of the channel.
The project is located along Dunham Hollow Road in the Town of Nassau, Rensselaer County, New York. The site is located at 42.5597° N latitude and 73.5017° W longitude, approximately 700 feet east of the intersection of Dunham Hollow Road and Gardner Hill Road.
A Payment Bond in the amount of 100% will be required within 5 calendar days of award of contract. The location of the work sites will be within the flooded areas and as described in the solicitations. All necessary permits and land rights have been acquired.
A firm-fixed price award is anticipated under simplified acquisition procedures, and is being set aside for Small Business residing or primarily doing business in the New York State counties of Albany, Broome, Bronx, Chenango, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester. The local area set aside is defined in accordance with the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
The solicitation package, construction drawings and specifications will be posted and available from this site on or about July 28, 2014. Requests for Quotes, under Simplified Acquisition procedures will be due on or about August 18, 2014. A pre-bid site showing is being planned for Tuesday, August 5, 2014, the details of which will be specified in the solicitation package.
Price Range is between $25,000 - $100,000
Laureen M Eipp, Contracting Officer, Phone 315-477-6522, Fax 315-477-6560, Email [email protected]
