Y -- PILOT GROVE CREEK WATERSHED, SITE 62 AND CHOCTAW CREEK WATERSHED, SITE 32

Notice Date

October 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Texas State Office, 101 South Main Street, Temple, TX, 76501-7602

ZIP Code

76501-7602

Solicitation Number

NRCS-1-TX-02

Response Due

December 17, 2001

Point of Contact

John Eberhart, Contracting Officer, Phone 254-742-9921, Fax 254-742-9929, Email john.eberhart@tx.usda.gov

Description

This project consists of two sites, Pilot Grove Creek Watershed, Site 62, and Choctaw Creek Watershed, Site 32. =20 Work on Pilot Grove Creek Watershed, Site 62, will consist of repairing a back slope failure of 120 feet. The proposed work will include 2,077 cubic yards of common excavation and 1,805 cubic yards of embankment earthfill. The sponsor will do the clearing of the site and fence work. Project site is located in Hunt County, 4.5 miles South of Leonard, Fannin County, Texas. Work on Choctaw Creek Watershed, Site 32, will consist of repairing a floodwater detention dam built in 1978 with a floodwater detention storage of 429 acre-feet and 92 acre-feet of sediment storage. The designed volume of earthfill was 99,250 cubic yards and volume of concrete was estimated at 12.4 cubic yards of non-reinforced concrete and 36.1 cubic yards of reinforced concrete. The dam is approximately 900 feet long and 34 feet high. The dam controls the runoff from approximately 0.86 square miles of drainage area. The repair work will require 13,666 cubic yards of common excavation, 9,949 cubic yards of lime-treated earthfill, and 21,096 square yards of topsoil. Soil disturbing activities will include: clearing and grubbing; developing lime treatment area; maintenance of access road; embankment removal; lime treatment of removed embankment soils and embankment reconstruction; and placement of waste materials and grading, shaping, and replacement of topsoil on lime treatment area. Project site is located approximately 3.6 miles Northwest of Bells, Grayson County, Texas.=20 Performance period will be 141 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed date, approximately December 21, 2001. A 20% bid bond will be required. Performance and payment bonds of 100% each will be required of the contractor awarded this contract. This project is unrestricted and is not set-aside for small business concerns. Price range is from $250,000 to $500,000. Solicitation packages will be available and issued only at the site showing. Please e-mail Vicki.LeMieux@tx.usda.gov or John.Eberhart@tx.usda.gov, prior to November 13, 2001, if you plan to attend the site showing to ensure sufficient solicitation packages are available. Site showing will be conducted at 10:00 A.M., November 15, 2001, at the Grayson County Courthouse, 100 West Houston, 2nd floor Assembly Room, Sherman, Texas. All responsible offers will be considered by the Agency.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011029/YSOL006.HTM (D-298 SN5115A3)