BRIP FRP Pre-Proposal Meeting Slides

BRANDON ROAD INTERBASIN

PROJECT (BRIP)

FRP PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING

Presenters:
Jeff Voss, Adam Helffrich,
Eric Johnson
Date: October 29, 2026

AGENDA

• Welcome and Administrative Items
• Introductions
• Project Overview
• Project Schedule
• Contract Overview
• Source Selection Overview
• Contracting Overview
• Closing Remarks
• Adjourn

Introductions
• Attendance
• Jeff Voss, Contracting Officer for this meeting
• Adam Helffrich, PE, Structural Engineer
• Eric Johnson, PE, SE, CCT-VIP, USACE Composites Program Manager • Samantha Johanson, Contracting Specialist for project • Nick Moore, Contracting Officer for project
No official questions will be taken during the Pre-Proposal Meeting. We request all questions be submitted via ProjNet. Further information on how to submit questions will be provided at the end of the meeting.

Big Picture of FRP Utilization Strategy

in USACE

• Objective: HQ E&C and Operations leadership intent is to transition to the use of FRP for replacement, and/or new construction of hydraulic structures where
appropriate and cost effective.
• Why? FRP does not corrode, has low life cycle costs,
and increases supply chain.
• References:
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ECB 2024-08 Design of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Hydraulic Composite Structures (https://www.wbdg.org/dod/ecb/usaceecb-2024-8) USACE HQ Memorandum for Record (7/19/2024)
Flap Gate (40-ft Head) (LRN Loyall, 2022)

PROJECT OVERVIEW

This Mega Project is a complex ecosystem
protection effort designed to prevent
upstream movement of invasive carp and
other aquatic nuisance species into the Great
Lakes from the Illinois Waterway.
The project, located 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.
Public website:
https://www.mvr.usace.army.mil/brip/

SITE OVERVIEW

Dam Head Gates

General Needs of Composites

• Head Gates x2

This Supply Contract

• Filling Valve x2
• Flushing Valve x2
• Filling Bulkhead x2
• Flushing Bulkhead x2
• Electric Influence Zone
• Bulkhead Slots and Fillers
• Electric Membrane

Delivery & Project Schedule

• Filling valves and filling valve bulkheads delivery:
between 1 May and 1 July of 2028
• Remaining structures delivery: between 1 May and 1 July of 2029. • Liquidated damages: $9,700 per calendar day

Delivery
• Delivery can be by barge or by truck to Brandon Road Lock & Dam