Z--Walker Street Culvert Outlet Structure Renovations, Helena, Arkansas

This is a Notice of Intent of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District to negotiate a sole source award with A&H Contractors, Inc., 5118 Park Ave Ste 315., Memphis TN 38117-5711, (901) 684-0160. The NAICS code 237990. The estimated value of the work is between $500,000 -and $1,000,000. This contract action is being accomplished using other than competitive procedures due to statue that exists that expressly authorizes or requires that this acquisition be made from a specific source or through another agency; specifically FAR 6.302-5(b)(4) for sole source awards under the 8(a) program (15 U.S.C. 637(a)) and in accordance with 13 CFR 124.1-1(c) and FAR 19.8. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor and materials for the construction of a structural steel walkway bridge form the levee to the outlet structure operating platform, supplying electrical service to the site, installation of an electric gate hoist and stainless steel gate stem, the installation of new hand railing which meets current safety codes after removing existing hand railing, repairing concrete surfaces within the culvert and concrete chute as indicated, applying cementitious and non-vapor barrier coatings to the entire exposed outlet structure, including culvert platform, and uncovered concrete chute, painting gate, gate frame and thimble, excavation of existing channel, including removal of all concrete debris, riprap and other debris, installing geo-textile separation fabric, filter material, and riprap downstream of the outlet structure.