Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MT PFH 66-1(3), WEST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER ROAD

Notice Date

April 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Highway Administration, 610 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA 98661-3801

ZIP Code

98661-3801

Solicitation Number

DTFH70-01-B-00019

Response Due

July 20, 2001

Point of Contact

Contracting Office (360) 696-7520

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contracting office via e-mail (contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov)

Description

MT PFH 66-1(3), WEST FORK BITTERROOT RIVER ROAD, Bitterroot National Forest, Ravalli County, Montana. This project consists of 5.7 km of grading, base, paving, drainage, and gabion-faced retaining walls with welded wire fabric for soil reinforcing. Project includes construction survey & staking; contractor sampling & testing, construction schedules; alteration of box culvert; 7,200 m silt fence; 1,600 m earth berms; 6,500 cu m watering for dust control; 16.2 ha clearing & grubbing; 180,000 cu m excavation & embankment; 20,000 sq m geotextiles; 2,300 sq m roadway obliteration; 20,000 cu m riprap; 1,450 sq m MSE walls; 25,000 t crushed aggregate; 8,000 t hot asphalt concrete pavement; 15 t asphalt surface treatment; 700 m culverts; 800 m underdrains; 530 m horizontal drains; 4,800 m guardrail; 100,000 sq m topsoil; 14 sq m sign installation; 250 ea delineators; 22,000 m permanent pavement markings; 3,000 flagger hours; and other smaller items of work. Project is located approximately 40 km south of Darby, Montana. THIS ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR A TOTAL HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Prime Contractors who are HUBZone small businesses and who intend to submit an offer for this solicitation, MUST submit the following by e-mail to contracts@wfl.fha.dot.gov or by fax to 360.696.7932 for receipt by COB on May 3, 2001: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor; (b) date of HUBZone small business certification; (c) statement of bonding capability, to include both single and aggregate totals; and (d) listing of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contact with their phone numbers. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor being considered "not interested" in this solicitation. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone small business set-aside or on an unrestricted basis will be posted as a modification in the Commerce Business Daily including CBDNet. Work shall be completed by October 18, 2002. Estimated price range is between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000. The following applies only to Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs): The Department of Transportation (DOT), offers working capital financing and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. DOT's Bonding Assistance Program (BAP) offers bid, performance, and payment bonds on contracts up to $1,000,000. DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at prime rate. For further information call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov.*****

Record

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