Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MOONEY ROAD, LASSEN NATIONAL FOREST, LASSEN COUNTY, CA

Notice Date

September 17, 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

CA PFH 117-1(4)

Response Due

October 31, 2001

Point of Contact

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

E-Mail Address

Questions, comments, concerns regarding project information (contracts@road.cflhd.gov)

Description

THIS ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A COMPETITIVE 8(a) SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Offers are solicited only from 8(a) Small Business Concerns. Offers received from concerns other than 8(a) Small Business will be rejected. This project will consist of pavement rehabilitation on 16.776 kilometers of roadway for CA PFH 117-1(4), Mooney Road, in Lassen National Forest, Lassen County, State of California. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Principal work items consist of: 16.776 km centerline verification and staking; lump sum contractor testing; 1,800 m3 subexcavation; 4,000 metric tons roadway aggregate; 20,000 metric tons hot asphalt concrete pavement, Class A, grading C or E; 1,300 metric tons asphalt cement grade PBA-6a; 200 metric tons antistrip additive type 3; 16.776 km continuous cold recycled asphalt base course, type A; 660 metric tons emulsified binder agent grade HFMS-2p; 240 hours heavy equipment operators, various; traffic control; sign installation; and pavement markings. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. Tentative advertisement date is October 1, 2001 (date documents are available). 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. 20010919/YSOL001.HTM (W-260 SN50X8M4)