Definitive Contract 6982AF26C000007

The Federal Highway Administration awarded a $2.75 million firm fixed price definitive contract to Brayco Engineering, Inc., a woman-owned small disadvantaged business based in Alpine, California, for construction work on the CA ERFO FS LSPDR 2023-1(1) Black Mountain Road project. The contract, awarded on December 29, 2025, with completion targeted for July 31, 2026, is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside. The project involves rehabilitation and reconstruction of approximately 6.9 miles of paved access road to the Paso Robles Long Range Radar site, including full depth reclamation of roadway pavement with asphalt overlay, drainage improvements, and safety enhancements. Specific work scope encompasses 4.5 miles of shoulder and ditch reconditioning, 7 miles of full depth reclamation, application of 6,000 tons of asphalt concrete pavement, and cleaning of 67 culverts in place, with traffic control measures to maintain access to radar and communication sites during construction.

Brayco Engineering is well-positioned for this work, holding two significant indefinite delivery vehicles with the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region—a $50 million Blanket Purchase Agreement and a $45 million Indefinite Delivery Contract—that provide road maintenance and construction services across California's federal forests and grasslands. The company has consistently executed complex road and infrastructure projects funded through programs including the Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO), Great American Outdoors Act, and Disaster Supplemental Funding, with prior contract values ranging from $100,000 to nearly $4 million. This award reflects the contractor's established capabilities in federal infrastructure rehabilitation and the agency's confidence in their execution of critical transportation and communications infrastructure projects.