USDA Forest Service, Contracting, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, AK 99802- 1628

Y -- QUARTZ CREEK CAMPGROUND RECONSTRUCTION AND EXPANSION PROJECT, CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST SOL RFP R10-97-02 DUE 071897 POC Eric Meyer, (907) 586-8880 Lisa Peterson, (907) 586-8880. This project was originally advertised as an Invitation For Bids (IFB) and was published in the Commerce Business Daily 10/29/96. The solicitation wasn't issued. The project has been modified, and it is now being advertised as a Request for Proposals (RFP). If you previously requested the solicitation you will receive a copy of the RFP. Anticipated issue date of RFP is 6/18/97. The solicitation is to cover all construction activities for reconstruction and expansion of the Quartz Creek Campground on the Seward Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest. The project is located at approximately Mile 0.4 of the Quartz Creek Road, at approximately mile 44.9 of the Sterling Highway, approximately 95 miles from Anchorage, Alaska, and approximately 50 miles from Soldotna, Alaska. The major components of the base construction item include 1600 feet of new 12-foot wide paved road; reconstruction of 550 feet of existing 20-foot wide exit or entrance roads; paved parking areas and pull-off areas; reconstrction of approx. 0.9 miles of existing single lane road, parking areas, and camping spurs; construction of 26 new paved camping spurs with use areas; realignment, reconstruction and construction of camping spurs and use areas to approx. 20 existing camping spurs; obliteration of approx. 18 existing camping spurs; pulverizing of approx. 7,500 sq. yards of existing asphalt for reuse as an aggregate base course material for pavement; the obliteration of approx. 1000 feet of existing paved road and other areas; furnishing and placing a tack coat on reground asphalt, and a seal coat on approx. 0.9 miles of existing paved roads, parking areas, camping spurs and other paved surfaces that are not reground; furnishing, spreading and compacting a 1-1/2-inch and a 3-inch lift of hot bituminous pavement; furnishing, spreading and compacting of 3/4-inch & 3/8-inch crushed aggregate material; furnishing and painting of lane and parking strips & symbols; furnishing and placing of 6 by 6 timbers, culverts, wheel stops, bollards, geotextile material, signs, and gates; removal of the existing signs, fee stations, wood barriers, dumpster screens, and flush and vault toilets; furnishing and construction of a bulletin board with fee stand, new flush and vault toilets; removal, cleaning, modification and reinstallation of fire grates; furnishing and installing water lines; electrical lines, meter base and breaker panels. The solicitation includes seven option items: Pavilion-construction of a 30' by 30' pavilion shelter and a 3-foot diameter fire pit ring, and the furnishing and installing of electricity to the pavilion shelter; Picnic Tables-removal and stockpiling of existing picnic tables and furnishing and installing new picnic tables; Playground Area-construction of a playground area and furnishing and installing play equipment; Vault Toilet-furnishing and installing a vault toilet in the west campground loop; Bulletin Board-removal and stockpiling of the existing bulleting board in the west loop, and the furnishing and construction of a kiosk bulletin board; Water Well-drilling of a new water well, and furnishing and installing a hand pump; Trails-construction of gravel trails to the pavilion shelter, fire pit ring and playground area, with 4 by 4 treated timber edging timbers. A pre-proposal conference/site visit is tentatively planned for June 24, 1997, details to be announced in the RFP. The contract performance period will be 350 calendar days with an estimated start work date of mid to late August 1997. The Government will make a best value award determination based on offeror capability (experience, past performance, capacity) and price, with price and technical being approximately equal in value. Estimated price range is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. If you wish to receive a solicitation, you may fax your request to (907) 586-7090; or you may send your request by mail or telephone. (0146)

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