Braddock Locks and Dam Hydraulic System Upgrades W911WN26BA001
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AI-generated · Oct 30, 2025Demolish the existing hydraulic system at Monongahela Locks and Dam Two in Braddock, PA, and install a new hydraulic system with supporting controls and buildings. The scope includes removing motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, piping, valves, manifolds, hydraulic fluid, and related electrical components; embedded hydraulic piping in concrete must be drained, cut flush, capped, and abandoned in place, with only the hydraulic cylinders remaining. Electrical demolition covers removal of equipment and wiring, with some concrete demolition required to place new buildings and route cables and pipes. The contractor will furnish and install four new hydraulic power units (HPUs) in three two-story HPU buildings, designed and constructed to a performance specification that matches concept drawings; HPUs will feed the existing cylinders via new stainless-steel piping and manifold assemblies, operated by new control panels and consoles installed on each HPU and in a middle-walls operations building, plus four new one-story control shelters. New buckets and supporting equipment will be installed inside existing motor control centers, with additional power and control cabling as required. Some concrete work and minimal aluminum planking over utility trenches are also part of the project.
The project will be awarded as a single firm-fixed-price contract for construction-type work, with completion required within 730 calendar days after notice to proceed. The solicitation will be issued electronically through PIEE and posted on SAM.gov; hard-copy solicitations will not be provided. Bidders must be active in SAM and must register in PIEE with the Proposal Manager role. All responsible bidders are encouraged to participate.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that involves a hydraulic system upgrade which consists of demolition and removal of the existing hydraulic system and its related components, and installation of a new hydraulic system with supporting controls and buildings at Monongahela Locks and Dam Two at Braddock, Pennsylvania. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping & pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The following paragraph outlines the new equipment that shall be furnished and installed by the contractor to support operation of the existing hydraulic cylinders. Four new hydraulic power units (HPUs) shall be furnished and installed on the lock walls inside three new 2-story HPU buildings at locations specified on the contract drawings. The HPU buildings shall be designed and constructed by the contractor in accordance with a performance specification and match the concept drawings included in the contract drawings. The HPUs shall send hydraulic power to the existing hydraulic cylinders by means of new stainless-steel piping and new manifold mounted hydraulic components. The new hydraulic equipment shall be operated by new electronic controls that will be installed inside new panels and new control consoles. The new control panels shall be installed on each HPU with an additional control panel inside of the middle wall operations building. The new control consoles shall be installed inside four new 1-story control shelters at locations specified on the contract drawings. The control shelters shall be designed and constructed by the contractor in accordance with a performance specification and the concept drawings included in the contract drawings. New buckets and supporting equipment shall be installed inside existing motor control centers (MCCs). New hardware and power and control cabling shall be installed as specified and as required for operation of the new electrical/mechanical equipment. Some concrete installation work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. Minimal new aluminum closed-type planking shall be required for placement over top new concrete utility trenches. The work is located at the Braddock Locks and Dam in Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The work shall be completed within 730 calendar days after written Notice to Proceed. Per FAR 36.204(h) the magnitude of construction is more than $10,000,000. This acquisition will be procured as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about 14 November 2025, online through Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov; therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $45.0 Million. 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From Presolicitation posted on Oct 29, 2025The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here.
From Solicitation posted on Dec 04, 2025The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here.
From Solicitation posted on Dec 18, 2025The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here. Amendment 0001 is to update Wage Determination and Extend Bid Opening Date.
From Solicitation posted on Dec 19, 2025The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here. Amendment 0001 is to update Wage Determination and Extend Bid Opening Date. Amendment 0002 extends Bid Due Date, Updates Wage Determination, and Updates Specifications.
From Solicitation posted on Jan 20, 2026The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here. Amendment 0001 is to update Wage Determination and Extend Bid Opening Date. Amendment 0002 extends Bid Due Date, Updates Wage Determination, and Updates Specifications. Amendment 0003 adds a Wage Determination, Answers Questions, and Updates Contract Drawings.
From Solicitation posted on Jan 22, 2026The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project to demolish and remove the existing Hydraulic System and its related components, and installation of a new Hydraulic System with supporting controls and buildings. Primary hydraulic system components to be demolished and removed are motors, pumps, reservoir, filters, filter housings, piping and pipe hangers, hydraulic fluid, valves, and manifolds. Any hydraulic piping that is embedded in concrete shall be drained, cut flush with the concrete surface, capped or plugged, and abandoned in place. Only the hydraulic cylinders shall remain from the existing hydraulic system. Electrical demolition work shall include but not be limited to removal of specified buckets, cabinet doors, junction boxes, levers, buttons, indicators, limit switches, wiring, and hardware. Some concrete demolition work shall be required for placement of new buildings and routing of new electrical cable and mechanical pipe. The work shall be completed within 730 Calendar Days after Written Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per DFARS 236.204(i), Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This acquisition will be procured as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The resulting award will be for one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract. All responsible Bidders are encouraged to participate. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued online through the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) which posts the opportunity to SAM.gov. Therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. The NAICS Code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard is $45,000,000.00. In order to submit a Bid for this project, your company must: 1) be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and maintain an active registration status, and 2) be registered in PIEE for the Solicitation Module with the PROPOSAL MANGER Role. Information regarding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers process for settling requests for equitable adjustments and duration goals to achieve definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts can be found by going to https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering/ then clicking on View FFP Contract Changes Playbook Here. Amendment 0001 is to update Wage Determination and Extend Bid Opening Date. Amendment 0002 extends Bid Due Date, Updates Wage Determination, and Updates Specifications. Amendment 0003 adds a Wage Determination, Answers Questions, and Updates Contract Drawings.
From Solicitation posted on Jan 29, 2026Notice history
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Solicitation Posted Dec 04, 2025View changes (4)
- Title: Braddock Hydraulic Upgrades → Braddock Locks and Dam Hydraulic System Upgrades
- Description: Description was updated
- Notice Type: Presolicitation → Solicitation
- Response Deadline: Not set → Jan 07, 2026
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Solicitation Posted Dec 18, 2025No changes from previous notice
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Solicitation Posted Dec 19, 2025View changes (2)
- Description: Description was updated
- Response Deadline: Jan 07, 2026 → Jan 22, 2026
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Solicitation Posted Jan 20, 2026View changes (2)
- Description: Description was updated
- Response Deadline: Jan 22, 2026 → Jan 29, 2026
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Solicitation LATEST Posted Jan 29, 2026No changes from previous notice
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