Brandon Road Interbasin Project

The Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has a requirement for construction project for Brandon Road Interbasin Project – Right Descending Bank Wall in Joliet, IL.

Solicitation Summary

The Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District has a requirement for construction project for Brandon Road Interbasin Project – Right Descending Bank Wall in Joliet, IL.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Agency Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District
Solicitation Number W912EK25RRDBW
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 03/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 08/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $100,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement  Other Construction Services
Duration N/A
Contract Type  Firm Fixed Price
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
237990

Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
Size Standard: $45.0 million annual receipts except $37.0 million annual receipts for Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities
Place of Performance:
  • Joliet, Illinois, United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/faa10aef965f421a98563c2769a34ebc/view

Background

The Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP) is located at and immediately downstream of the Brandon Road Lock and Dam as shown in Figure 1. The navigation lock is located near Illinois Waterway River Mile No. 286 on the Des Plaines River in the City of Joliet, Illinois in Will County. The BRIP was developed to control the upstream transfer of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River. The overall project has several components including an Engineered Channel (EC) in the area immediately downstream of the Brandon Road Lock and a flushing lock feature added to the lock itself as shown in Figure 2. Within the EC, several deterrents are proposed to be further modeled, developed, and designed and include: (1) electric deterrent; (2) acoustic fish deterrents; and (3) air bubble deterrents, with additional EC area for future deterrent technologies. Other features of the overall project include upstream and downstream boat ramps to provide access to the waterway for monitoring, utility installations to support the project, and support facilities. The entirety of the project has been divided into three (3) separate design and construction increments, specifically Risk Reduction Increments 1, 2 and 3. The focus of this sources sought is Increment II – Right Descending Bank Wall.

Requirements

  • Increment II- RDB of the project Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois, has been identified as the critical pinch point where layered technologies could be used to prevent movement of invasive carp populations into the Great Lakes. The Right Descending Bank (RDB) Wall is intended to serve as a guide wall for navigation traffic. The length of the wall is approximate 1,600 ft. Approximate 700 ft are within the Engineered Channel. The RDB Wall will be cast-in-place concrete wall constructed in the wet.

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