Y -- HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, SOUTH LOOP ROAD, PEACEFUL VALLEY TO OLD EAST ENTRANCE

Notice Date

April 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Federal Highway Administration, Central Federal Lands Highway Division (HPA-16), 555 Zang St., Room 259, Lakewood, CO 80228

ZIP Code

80228

Solicitation Number

ND PRA-THRO 11(2)

Response Due

May 31, 2001

Point of Contact

A&D Draft Aid 303-573-5757 FAX 303-573-8714

E-Mail Address

Requests for plans and specs (office@addraftaid.com)

Description

THIS IS A MODIFICATION TO THE INITIAL NOTICE AND TWO MODIFICATIONS POSTED TO THE CBD ON APRIL 3, 2001, APRIL 5, 2001, AND APRIL 16, 2001. BY ISSUE OF THIS MODIFICATION, THIS PROCUREMENT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS (FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION). This project consists of grading, drainage, and hot asphalt concrete pavement resurfacing on 9.9 km of roadway for South Loop Road, in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Billings County, North Dakota. Estimated price range is between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000. Principal work items include: lump sum contractor testing; 3,015 m2 clearing and grubbing; lump sum removal of structures and obstructions; 2,500 m3 unclassified borrow; 50 m3 gabions, galvanized or aluminized coated; 520 metric tons aggregate-topsoil course; 430 m3 roadway aggregate method 2, recycled asphalt pavement; 835 metric tons asphalt cement grade PG 58-34; 13,300 metric tons superpave asphalt concrete pavement; 4,885 metric tons minor hot asphalt concrete; 9.90 km continuous cold recycled asphalt base course type A; 194 metric tons emulsified binder agent grade HFMS-2sp; 80 m2 Reinforced Portland cement concrete pavement, 200 mm depth; 554 m pipe culvert (various); 2,810 m asphalt concrete curb; 305 m guardrail system G4, type 1, class A (wood posts); and associated surveying, staking, fencing, seeding, mulching, signing and traffic control. No onsite work will begin until July 9, 2001. All work must be completed by October 31, 2001. PLANS AND SPECS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN BOTH CD-ROM AND PAPER VERSIONS. All bid forms, bid bonds, and other documents required for the bid submittal, shall be submitted to FHWA in paper format. Electronic format for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Amendments to this solicitation will be issued in paper format to all plan holders and will be posted on the website listed in line 18 of this submittal. FOR PRICING INFORMATION ON PLANS AND SPECS OR TO ORDER PLANS AND SPECS, PLEASE SEND E-MAIL TO A&D DRAFT-AID AT THE ADDRESS LISTED IN LINE 20 BELOW OR CALL A&D AT (303) 573-5757. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING PROJECT INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (303) 716-2015 OR (303) 716-2017. The Department of Transportation (DOT) Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has programs to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital and bonding assistance for transportation-related contracts. This is applicable to any eligible prime or subcontractor at any tier. The DOT Bonding Assistance Program enables firms to apply for bid, performance and payment bonds up to $1.0 million per contract. The DOT provides an 80% guaranty on the bond amount to a surety against losses. Loans are also available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the Bonding Assistance Program and/or the STLP, please call (800) 532-1169.

Web Link

Information regarding solicitation opportunities (http://www.cflhd.gov/edi/pna/index.htm)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010427/YSOL013.HTM (W-115 SN50K2P4)