Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, LASSEN PARK ROADS, TEHAMA & SHASTA COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA

Notice Date

September 27, 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 PRP LAVO 10(1)

Response Due

November 26, 2001

Point of Contact

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

E-Mail Address

Requests for plans and specs (office@addraftaid.com)

Description

This project will consist of pulverizing existing pavement, asphalt pavement overlay, subexcavation, embankment reconstruction, retaining walls, and other minor items of work on 14.069 kilometers (largest schedule) of roadway for Lassen Volcanic National Park in Tehama and Shasta Counties, State of California. Estimated price range is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Principal work items (largest schedule): 14.000 kilometers centerline verification and staking, lump sum contractor testing, 2,100 m silt fence, 5,000 m3 watering for dust control, 2.0 ha clearing and grubbing, 2,300 m removal of portland cement concrete curb, lump sum removal of gabion wall, 33,000 m3 roadway excavation, 6,000 m3 waste, 6,600 m2 uniaxial geogrid, 1,700 m2 biaxial geogrid, 12,000 m2 mechanically placed special rock embankment, 170 m2 various sloping face rockery wall, 105 m3 gabions, 300 m2 mechanically stabilized earth wall, 130,000 m2 road reconditioning, 22,300 t hot asphalt concrete pavement, 1,450 t asphalt cement, 100 t tack coat, 300 m2 reinforced architectural shotcrete facing, 320 m various size HDPE double walled pipe culvert, 270 m underdrain system, 350 m paved waterway, 2,550 m various size Portland cement concrete curb and gutter, 353 m2 Portland cement concrete drive pad, 106 m precast concrete guardwall, 20 m stone masonry guardwall, 1,000 m3 placing conserved topsoil, 2,300 L pavement markings, 10,000 hr traffic control, along with associated surveying and heavy equipment. NOTE: No formal site review will be scheduled. Please be advised of possible early snow fall at the project location. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. Tentative advertisement date is October 12, 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 Solicitation Opportunities (www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011001/YSOL006.HTM (W-270 SN50Z0A3)