Redwood National Park, 1111 Second Street, Crescent City, CA 95531

Y -- CONSTRUCTION OF TWO TRAIL BRIDGES SOL N8480-EO-0001 POC Ms. Tekla Vines (707) 464-6101, ext. 5040 E-MAIL: National Park Service, Redwood National Park, Tekla_Vines@nps.gov. The National Park Service, Redwood National Park is requesting proposals from qualified contractors to construct two timber bikeway/pedestrian bridges, to be located at the Davison Ranch area, Redwood National Park, Humboldt County, California. One bridge shall be a single span, approximately 60' long. The other bridge shall consist of four spans, with one span widened to serve as an observation deck. The four spans shall be approximately 40', 80', 65' (widened), and 65', for an overall length of approximately 250'. Work includes final design, construction of the supporting concrete abutments, concrete piers, driving steel piles, and other required substructure. Government will provide materials for and install the bridge decking and handrails. Excavation and soil moving operations which may affect the waters of either creek can be performed only between June 15th and October 15th. All earth moving operations must be completed by October 15, 2000. One bridge is within the boundary of noise restriction periods for listed threatened and endangered species (i.e. northern spotted owl and marbled murrelet). Between Feb. 1 and Sept. 15, no project noise levels in excess of ambient noise levels (determined to be >54db) may occur. The following criteria shall be used in the evaluation of the prospective contractors: 1.) Quality (subfactors, listed in descending order of importance: past performance, experience, and qualifications and experience of key personnel); and 2) Price; with quality equal to price. The estimated price range is between $100,000 and $250,000. Project completion time is 90 calendar days. Disadvantaged Business Participation is established at 5% for this project. A limited number of solicitation packages will become available approximately June 26th, 2000, on a first-come, first-served basis until the supply is exhausted. Contractors will have a thirty day response time for submission of offers. There is no charge for the solicitation package, however only one copy will be furnished to each requesting party. Planholders lists will not be faxxed. Interested parties should request a solicitation package in writing to the attention of the Contracting Officer at Redwood National Park or fax their request to (707) 464-1812. Telephone requests will not be honored. Posted 06/09/00 (W-SN463504). (0161)

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