LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN & VICINITY (LPV), FORESHORE RISK REDUCTION REPAIRS, REACH-1, 2, 3, & 4 Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (ED 24-006)

This federal construction solicitation (IFB No. W912P826BA009), issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Orleans District, seeks bids for the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) Foreshore Risk Reduction Repairs project in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The project involves repairing existing foreshore protection and embankments along the south shoreline of Lake Pontchartrain. Key Details: - Procurement Type: Unrestricted, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. - NAICS Code: 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction). - Project Magnitude: Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. - Core Scope of Work: Construction site access, demolition, clearing and grubbing, excavation, placing geotextile and stone, and establishing turf. - Important Dates: Technical inquiries via ProjNet close on October 2, 2026. Bids are due by October 19, 2026, at 10:00 A.M., with a public teleconference bid opening at 11:00 A.M. - Performance Period: 300 calendar days for the base work, with up to 70 additional days if option work is exercised. Bidders must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit a bid bond using Standard Form 24. Bids can be submitted either electronically via email or physically. Award will be made as a whole to a single responsible bidder with the lowest responsive bid. Project Labor Agreements are not required for this procurement.

This federal solicitation (No. W912P825BA015, Contract No. W912P825C) by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District, details the engineering plans for the Lake Pontchartrain & Vicinity (LPV) Foreshore Risk Reduction Repairs in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Dated February 2025, the project spans four designated geographic reaches (Reaches 1, 2, 3, and 4) to repair stone dike caps and wave berms. The document contains comprehensive civil drawings, including vicinity and location maps, benchmark tabulations, rights-of-way (ROW), construction easements, and marine access plans. Key specifications restrict construction activities strictly to the zone between the construction easement boundary and the lake-side ROW. The contractor is prohibited from working between the land-side ROW and the easement boundary. The plans permit marine access via barges through designated points on Lake Pontchartrain, allowing for a 100-foot-wide flotation channel dredged to a depth of -7.0 feet NAVD88. Any dredged material must be stockpiled at specified locations and returned to the channel upon project completion. The existing asphalt-paved Levee Trail Road is restricted to daily site access for personnel and light vehicles only; hauling heavy construction materials or parking on this road is strictly prohibited. Additionally, the contractor must install a temporary chain-link security fence with vehicle swing gates along the construction easement boundary prior to commencing construction.