Contract · Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Crooked Creek Jib Crane Work Platform and Safety Updates

Agency: DEPT OF DEFENSE / DEPT OF THE ARMY
Location: Ford City, PA
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 4 days (Jul 22, 2026)
Posted: Jul 7, 2026
Set-aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
NAICS code: 237990

What this contract is for

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. This notice does not provide documentation, site visits, Request for Quote, or other pertinent information. The Solicitation, Request for Quote (RFQ), will be posted later with all project details, including, but not limited to drawings and site visit – please see below for more information about this upcoming project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, has a project that involves erecting a platform on the exterior of the Control Tower at Crooked Creek Lake located in Armstrong County, PA. The purpose of the platform is to facilitate maintenance on the previously installed jib crane which is otherwise inaccessible to workers. The timing of this contract coincides with new OSHA requirements involving ladders and fall protection. Therefore, while not necessarily part of erecting a platform, updates to the exterior ladder in the vicinity of the platform are made as well while the Contractor is mobilized. The jib crane on the exterior of the Control Tower is the only means of raising and lowering the stoplogs in the raking platform of the tower. This crane has not been regularly maintained since the 1990’s when it was installed. Currently, the only way to reach the crane is to lean off from a permanent ladder on the exterior of the tower, or rappel from above. Neither of these options is feasible, and the crane has started to fall into disrepair. To install the work platform, the existing ladder cage needs to be demolished on the exterior of the tower. The existing fall protection system is retained. This is also consistent with new regulations that disallow ladder cages. The platform itself is made of structural steel framing, aluminum bar grating and aluminum hand railing. It is installed at an elevation such th...

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