0007 Catawba Falls Trail - Calculations.pdf

This document outlines a federal contract opportunity with the USDA Forest Service for the Catawba Falls Trail Visitor Safety Improvements project. The project involves construction work along the Catawba Falls Trail in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina to improve user safety and reduce impacts to the Catawba River. Specifically, the project includes slide repair with a retaining wall, native surface trail construction, boardwalk construction, staircase construction, and an elevated viewing platform, as well as other features constructed from materials like cast in place concrete, gabion, wood, and steel. The solicitation will result in a firm-fixed price contract awarded under the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable selection process. The period of performance is anticipated to run from March 14, 2022 to March 13, 2023. Key dates include a mandatory site visit on January 11, 2022, last day for questions on February 4, 2022, and proposals due by February 18, 2022 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time. The magnitude of the project is estimated between $500,000 to $1,000,000.