Y--Special Notice to Announce an Industry Day for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - New England District, Hurricane Sandy Breakwater/Jetty Repair Projects

This is a SPECIAL NOTICE to announce a Small Business INDUSTRY DAY for HURICANE SANDY BREAKWATER/JETTY PROJECTS to be held on 13 June 2013, beginning at 10:00 AM. The purpose of this forum is to inform the small business industry of New England District's upcoming stone work projects, specification requirements and to seek information from industry that can be valuable in planning the strategy of restoring navigation protection structures within USACE, New England District's area of responsibility. The District will provide a brief overview of the projects followed by a question and answer period. OVERVIEW USACE, New England District is preparing to repair a number of stone structures that were damaged in the region due to Hurricane Sandy last fall. Proposed projects are located in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Upcoming breakwater / jetty repair work will involve transportation of replacement stone to the repair areas in the three states listed above. Access to the structures may be by land or in some cases only by water. The combined cost of all projects is anticipated to be about $60,000,000. The repair projects are located in Bridgeport Harbor and New Haven Harbor in Connecticut; Point Judith Harbor, Block Island Harbor of Refuge and Sakonnet Harbor in Rhode Island; Menemsha Harbor, Nantucket Harbor, Newburyport Harbor, Green Harbor and Rockport Harbor in Massachusetts. The contact person for this event is Mr. Ed O'Donnell at 978-318-8375 or [email protected]. Participants must register to attend the Industry Day no later than 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time on 11 June 2013. The meeting will be held at: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USACE, New England District; 696 Virginia Road - Concord, MA 01742-2751. Security measures require previous notification of attendance and an appropriate identification to enter the facility. If you plan on attending, please e-mail Mr. O'Donnell with the following information: Names, phone numbers and e-mails of attending individuals, as well as, firm name and address. THIS IS AN INDUSTRY DAY ANNOUNCEMENT for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals and there may be no contract awarded from this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.