Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION JIM CAMP WASH BRIDGE, PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK, NAVAJO COUNTY, AZ

Notice Date

August 9, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPA-16), 555 Zang St., Room 259, Lakewood, CO 80228

ZIP Code

80228

Solicitation Number

AZ PRA PEFO 10(3)

Response Due

September 25, 2001

Point of Contact

A&D Draft Aid (303) 573-5757 FAX (303) 573-8714

E-Mail Address

ALL REQUESTS FOR PLANS AND SPECS (office@addraftaid.com)

Description

This project will consist of bridge replacement and roadway obliteration on 0.320 km of roadway for Jim Camp Wash Bridge Replacement, in Petrified Forest National Park, Navajo County, State of Arizona. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. Principal work items: lumpsum contractor testing; bridge removal; 1,165 m3 roadway excavation; 75 m rail bank slope protection; 3,595 m2 aggregate-topsoil course, 150 mm depth; 1,620 metric tons minor crushed aggregate; 1,250 metric tons minor hot asphalt concrete; 435 m3 structural concrete class A; 42,340 kg epoxy coated reinforcing steel; 155 m drilled shafts, 750 mm; 24 each crosshole sonic logging; 99 m concrete guardwall; along with associated surveying, staking, seeding, heavy equipment operators and traffic control. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. Tentative advertisement date is August 23, 2001. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other documents required for the bid submittal shall be submitted to FHWA in paper format. Electronic format for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Amendments to this solicitation will be issued in paper format to all plan holders and will be posted on the website listed in line 18 of this submittal. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SPECS OR TO ORDER PLANS AND SPECS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO A&D DRAFT-AID AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN LINE 20 BELOW OR CALL A&D AT (303) 573-5757. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROJECT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (303) 716-2015 or (303) 716-2080. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.

Web Link

Information regarding upcoming solicitation opportunities (http://www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010813/YSOL001.HTM (W-221 SN50U5C5)