Under Solicitation Notice, the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District issues Solicitation No. W912P623B0012 for bidding puposes. Therefore, provided hereunder is the relevant bid package for the construction project entitled, "Chicago Harbor Lock Parking Lot Resurfacing and Chicago Harbor Lock Building Interior Renovation, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois." PROJECT INFORMATION: The Chicago Harbor Lock Parking Lot Resurfacing project, will resurface the parking lot to reduce erosion, fill significant voids and holes in the parking lot, improve surface drainage, better facilitate efficient operations, by allowing for more efficient access to the Chicago Harbor Lock for routine maintenance and operations. The site preparation will consist of removing nonfixed objects from the parking lot, filling significant voids and holes, regrading the entire surface, placing a base layer for asphalt surface appropriate with design requirements. The Chicago Harbor Lock Building Interior Renovation project will provide an egress fire escape from the control tower at the Chicago Harbor Lock which will require an exterior railing system and an appropriate escape window . This project will additionally include minor interior renovations/additions to the first floor of the CCS to include the installation of drop ceilings in the current Lockmaster & Assistant Lockmaster offices. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY for Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237310, with a small business size standard in dollars of $45.0 Million. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") is downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Responses to this Solicitation (Invitation for Bids) are due by 2:00 p.m. (Central Time) on September 12, 2023. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS. IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P623B0014 on all correspondence. ** To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self register into system. The Solicitation Number is: W912P623B0014 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: FW8YM2-PDTA2J Specific Instructions for ProjNet Bid Inquiry Access: 1. From the ProjNet home page linked above, click on Quick Add on the upper right side of the screen. 2. Identify the Agency. This should be marked as USACE. 3. Key. Enter the Bidder Inquiry Key listed above. 4. Email. Enter the email address you would like to use for communication. 5. Select Continue. A page will then open stating a user account was not found and will ask you to create one using the provided form. 6. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Company, City, State, Phone, Email, Secret Question, Secret Answer, and Time Zone. Make sure to remember your Secret Question and Answer as they will be used from this point on to access the ProjNet system. 7. Select Add User. Once this is completed you are now registered within ProjNet and are currently logged into the system. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.