Lake Barkley Paving at Cadiz Recreation Area and Canal Campground
PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR LAKE BARKLEY PAVING at CADIZ RECREATION AREA and CANAL CAMPGROUND PROJECT PURPOSE: The Nashville District (LRN), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract utilizing the procedures at Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. This notice is being issued for planning and information purposes only. This is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, not will the Government accpet quotes as a result of this notice. The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. DESCRIPTION (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): The Contractor will be responsible for the following activities/items under the proposed contract: This project is performed at the Cadiz Recreation Area and Canal Campgrounds at Lake Barkley located near Cadiz, KY. Cadiz Recreation Area - Cadiz Recreation Area consists of approximately 1,350 feet of roadway (3,600 sq. yards at average width of 24 feet) and five parking areas (7,300 sq. yards). Several of the roadway sections and parking areas have significant damage including: alligatoring, longitudinal and transverse (block) cracking, raveling, and shoulder damage. Replace existing CMP culverts with HDPE smooth wall pipe, resurface approximately 10,900 square yards of pavement, install base material and new pavement, and compact dense-grade aggregate (DGA) as shoulder protection along roadway and parking shoulder areas. Canal Campground - Canal Campground consists of approximately 3 miles of roadway (30,000 sq. yards at average width of 17 feet) and 9 parking areas (7,000 sq. yards). Several of the roadway sections and parking areas have significant damage including: alligatoring, longitudinal and transverse (block) cracking, raveling, and shoulder damage. The purpose of this project is to mill and replace approximately 22,000 sq. yards of roadway and 3,000 sq. yards of parking area within Canal Campground. The contractor will mill and replace the top 2 inches of pavement with a leveling course after preparing the site and applying a tack coat, following Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) standards. It is possible that small portions of the roadway and parking areas may need base course repair or leveling prior to repaving. Contractor will remove 12 corrugated metal pipes (CMP) and replace them with smooth wall HPDE corrugated pipes. Location: Cadiz Recreation Area, Lake Barkley, near Caidz, KY, and Canal Campground, Lake Barkley, near Grand Rivers, KY. Disclosure of Magnitude of the Proposed Construction Project: Between $1,000,000 and $3,500,000 NAICS CODE and SBA SIZE STANDARD: 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; Size Standard $45.0 Million SET-ASIDE TYPE: 100% Small Business DELIVERY DATE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): Approx. 210 calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP) Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: The solicitation with plans and specifications is expected to be issued on or around 10 August 2026. Pre-Bid Site Visit (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): TBD but anticipated to occur on or around 20 August 2026. The site visit request forms are attached. There will only be one site visit. Offerors should inspect the job site prior to submitting a quote. Offerors should tkae such other steps as may be reasonable necessary to ascertain the nature and location of work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offeros from the responsibility of for properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solici…