KNB Marine Construction and Repair

United States Army Corps of Engineers Middle East DistrictKNB Marine Construction and Repair at Kuwait Naval Base, KuwaitSolicitation Notice for W912ER20R0016Solicitation Issue Date: 2 July 2020Response Date:  August 31, 2020Set Aside: As the work will be performed outside of the continental UnitedStates, no set asides to small business or socioeconomic preference for thissolicitation.NAICS: 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionContracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers – Middle EastDistrict, P.O. Box 2250, Winchester, VA 22604-1450SYNOPSIS:  Design-Build (DB) award for the upgradesand repairs to the ship lift and rail transfer yard at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB)PROJECT SCOPE: The scope of the project includes upgrades and repairs to the ship lift and rail transfer yard at Kuwait Naval Base (KNB), Kuwait such as: (1) replacement of the wooden deck and other structural repairs associated with the ship lift deck and transfer passage to the transfer pit, (3)

replacement of the rails, rail accessories, utility infrastructure in the eastern dry dock area, (4) replacement of the rails, rail accessories, utility infrastructure, andexpansion to the western dry dock area, (5) replacement of the rails and rail accessories in the transfer pit, including minor foundation repairs, expansion of transfer pit to accommodate the western dry dock expansion and (6) third party international certification of the transfer carriages and primary rails (7) primary transfer carriage in the transfer yard (8) secondary transfer carriage in the transfer yard (9) the vessel towing vehicle (10) various boat carriages (11) capstans with ropes. The existing ship lift is a steel structure with wooden decking and a 4-rail section extending thelength of the deck. It is situated between adjacent concrete piers, where the ship lift hoists and capstans are located.  Primary elements includes: ship lift structure, ship lift piers, rail transfer yard, dry dock areas, transfer carriages, boat carriages and cradles, transportation equipment and associated utility systems.Period of Performance:  640 calendar daysMagnitude of project is between $10,000.000 and $25,000,000PROPOSAL PROCEDURES: The Request for Proposal (RFP) is  Two Phase Design Build.