Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: AK PFH 42-1(6) CONTROL LAKE-THORNE BAY, SANDY BEACH RD; AK PFH 42-1(5) & 43-1(6) NO. PRINCE OF WALES RD-THORNE BAY RD

Notice Date

July 18, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Highway Administration, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661-3801

ZIP Code

98661-3801

Solicitation Number

DTFH70-01-B-00024

Response Due

October 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Contracts Section 360.696.7520

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail (contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov)

Description

AK PFH 42-1(6) CONTROL LAKE-THORNE BAY, SANDY BEACH ROAD; AK PFH 42-1(5) & 43-1(6) NORTH PRINCE OF WALES ROAD-THORNE BAY ROAD; Tongass National Forest; Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. This work consists of 51.691 km of reconditioning, grading, base, and paving. The project consists of construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing; construction schedules; blasting consultant; monuments & markers; 12,000 m soil erosion control devices; 12,000 cu m watering for dust control; 4 ha clearing & grubbing; 23,000 cu m excavation & embankment; 2,400 m rock blasting, controlled blast hole; 2,600 sq m earthwork geotextiles; 500 cu m riprap; 230 sq m rockery wall; 130,000 t crushed aggregate; 50,000 sq m recycled aggregate course (in-place asphalt & cement additive); 40 km road reconditioning; 85,000 t hot asphalt concrete pavement; 450 m steel bridge railing replacement; 300 m culverts; 6 ea catch basins; 40 m underdrain; 40 m riprap drains; 1,040 m curb & gutter; 6 ea fire hydrant relocation & manhole adjustment; 920 sq m sidewalk, 500 m guardrail; 330 slurry units seeding & mulching; 80 sq m permanent traffic control devices; 220,000 m permanent pavement markings; 7,500 flagger hrs; 1,200 pilot car hrs; and other smaller items of work. The project is located approximately 25 km North of Craig, Alaska. THIS ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A TOTAL HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Prime Contractors who are HUBZone small businesses and who intend to submit an offer for this solicitation, MUST submit the following by e-mail to contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov or by fax to 360.696.7932 for receipt by COB on July 27, 2001: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (b) date of HUBZone small business certification; (c) statement of bonding capability, to include both single and aggregate totals; and (d) listing of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with their phone numbers. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered "not interested" in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be posted as a modification in the Commerce Business Daily including CBDNet. Work shall be completed by September 2003. Estimated price range is over $10,000,000. The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs): The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance, and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010720/YSOL015.HTM (W-199 SN50S2M2)