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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 30, 2005 FBO #1342
SOLICITATION NOTICE

Y -- South Wicked Creek Public Works, Magazine Ranger District

Notice Date

7/28/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

237310 — Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R8/R9 Western Operations Center-AQM, Dr AH McCoy Federal Bldg, Ste #1141 100 W Capitol St, Jackson, MS, 39269-1602
 

ZIP Code

39269-1602
 

Solicitation Number

AG-447U-S-05-0069KR
 

Response Due

8/30/2005
 

Archive Date

9/14/2005
 

Description

This is a Public Works project, South Wicked Creek Road No. LO 729, located on the Magazine Ranger District, Logan County, Arkansas on the Ozark-St.-Francis National Forest. BORROW MATERIAL FOR THIS PROJECT IS APPRAISED FROM FOREST SERVICE BORROW SITE SOURCE, SW ?, SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 25 WEST. APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES NORTH OF STATION 11+75 OF LO 729. DISPOSAL SITE FOR THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED ON PRIVATE LAND, SW ?, SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 6 NORTH, RANGE 26 WEST. OFF OF LO 721. APPROXIMATELY 3.1 MILES NORTHWEST OF STATION 11+75 LO 729. PREFABRICATED BRIDGE SHALL MEET AASHTO STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR HIGHWAY BRIDGES FOR THE HS-20 LOADING. HIGH-STRENGTH WEATHERING GUARDRAIL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: BRYSON PRODUCTS, INC., PHONE: 1-800-482-4559. FOR HIGH-STRENGTH WEATHERING GUARDRAIL, EIGHT W6X20 STEEL POST SHALL BE 5 FEET IN LENGTH FOR ROADWAY INSTALLATION, AND TEN W6X20 STEEL POST SHALL BE 4 FEET IN LENGTH FOR BRIDGE INSTALLATION. REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE BENT OR CUT BY MANUFACTURER. FIELD CUTTING OR BENDING SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED. REINFORCEMENT SHALL BE TIED AT EACH INTERSECTION WITH WIRES TIES THAT ARE APPROVED BY THE ENGINEER. REINFORCEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM: ARKANSAS REBAR, PHONE: 1-800-899-7654. CONTRACTOR SHALL MAINTAIN THE EXISTING ROAD IN A CONDITION SUITABLE FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC WITH A MAXIMUM DELAY OF ONE HOUR. CULVERT PIPE TO BE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF SHALL BECOME PROPERTY OF THE CONTRACTOR AND BE REMOVED FROM GOVERNMENT LAND. ALL CONCRETE THAT IS REMOVED FROM THE SLAB SHALL BE COLLECTED AND REMOVED FROM THE PROJECT SITE TO THE DESIGNATED DISPOSAL SITE STATE ABOVE. SUITABLE FILL MATERIAL EXCAVATED FROM THE EXISTING SLAB SHALL BE STOCKPILED AND REUTILIZED FOR ROADWAY FILL. IF ROAD GRADE IS ESTABLISHED, OBLITERATE DETOUR AND REUTILIZE MATERIAL FOR FILL MATERIAL. UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED IN THE "BAR CHART", CONSTRUCTION FOR EMBANKMENTS AND EXCAVATION SHALL CONFORM TO CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCE CLASS C. SEE PAGE 66 OF 1985 SPECIFICATION BOOK FOR TOLERANCE CLASSES. CONTRACTOR SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING, DURING AGGREGATE HAUL, ANY FOREST SERVICE ROADS USED FOR HAULING AGGREGATE AND REPAIRING ANY DAMAGE CAUSED BY HAUL OPERATIONS. OVERSIZE ROCK REMOVED FROM THE ROADBED OR THE SURFACE COURSE SHALL BE DISPOSED OF BY PLACING ON FILL SLOPES BELOW SUBGRADE ELEVATION OR SCATTERING OUTSIDE OF ROADWAY LIMITS. BRIDGE EMBANKMENTS AND BACKFILL AND ROADWAY SUBGRADE SHALL BE COMPACTED USING COMPACTION METHOD 3 OF 203.15(B). ALL SURFACING OF ROADWAY SHALL BE COMPACTED USING COMPACTION B ACCORDING TO 203.10. DITCH LOCATIONS SHOWN IN "BAR CHART" ARE APPROXIMATE. FIELD ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO MATCH TYPICAL SECTIONS AND "AS-NEEDED" CONDITIONS. POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS SHALL BE ADDED TO THE CONCRETE MIXTURE AT THE RATE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. AT TIME OF PLACEMENT CONCRETE, TEMPERATURE SHALL NOT EXCEED 90oF. IN ADVANCE OF CURING OPERATIONS, ALL UNFORMED SURFACES SHALL HAVE A SMOOTH FINISH. FORMS SHALL NOT BE REMOVED FOR 24 HOURS. AFTER FORM REMOVAL, ALL VOIDS SHALL BE FILLED WITH AN APPROVED GROUT MIX. CONTRACTOR SHALL SUPPLY THE CONCRETE FOR CONCRETE TESTING. CURING PERIOD IS A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS OR UNTIL A FULL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF 3000 PSI HAS BEEN DEVELOPED. THE TESTING SHALL BE FIELD TESTED AND SHALL BE PREFORMED BY A DESIGNATED US FOREST SERVICE ENGINEER. This will be a Request for Proposals which will result in a firm fixed price contract. The range for this project is $100,000 to $250,000. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237310, and the small business size standard is $28.5 Million. The successful offeror will be required to furnish performance and payment bonds, each in the amount of 100% of the contract price prior to beginning construction. This project is open to both small and large businesses. There will be a site visit on this project which will be listed in Section L of the solicitation. The contract time is 135 days. The project is located in the SW ? of Section 13, Township 6 North, and Range 26 West in the Mt Magazine Ranger District in Logan County. From Paris Arkansas, take AR State Highway No. 109 South for approximately 5.5 miles to the intersection of the Reveille Valley Road, Logan County Road No. 40 and turn left. Continue east 2 ? miles to the intersection of Milkes Road, Logan County Road No. 721. Continue east for approximately 1 ? miles to the intersection of Logan County Road No. 720. Turn right and head south for approximately ? of a mile to Wicked Creek Road, Logan County Road No. 729 and continuing south approximately 3.5 miles. This project should be available for downloading from this site on or about August 3, 2005. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Magazine Ranger District, PO BOX 511, 3001 E WALNUT ST, PARIS, ARKANSAS

Zip Code: 72855

Country: US
 

Record

SN00856595-W 20050730/050728211832 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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