Cottonwood TOPR Amend0001.pdf

TASK ORDER PROPOSAL REQUEST (TOPR)

Project Name:

PSICC Cottonwood Bridge Replacement

Contracting Officer/Email:

Paul Larsen / Paul.Larsen@usda.gov Technical Contact/Email:

Aaron Lamp/ Aaron.M.Lamp@usda.gov

Project Location (include directions):

See attached map.

Reply Due (Date/Time): same as 1240LU25R0008

This is a competitive request under the USFS, Region 2 Road and Bridge Construction Services MATOC.

Responses shall be emailed to Contracting Officer Paul Larsen. All questions regarding this request shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at the email listed. MATOC contract holders not submitting a response shall notify the Contracting Officer of the business reason for not responding.

Scope of Work:

• Coordinate with the Upper Arkansas Water Conservancy District and the Cottonwood

Lake Summer Group Homes to temporarily relocate their utilities.

• Install traffic control signing as required and move traffic to bypass.

• Remove the existing bridge.

• Remove trees and clear and grub as required.

• Excavate for footings.

• Construct the footings.

• Construct the abutments and wingwalls.

• Backfill the abutments to just below the beam seat elevation.

• Grade portions of the channel banks under the new bridge.

• Install riprap adjacent to the new structure.

• Erect the steel girders.

• Construct the concrete deck and end diaphragms.

• Construct the utility conduits and relocate utilities from their temporary locations.

• Construct the remaining backfill and approach embankments.

• Install the bridge rails.

• Install the approach rails.

• Open the road new road and bridge to traffic.

Project Location: Pike-San Isabel National Forest & Cimmaron and Comanche National Grasslands, San Isabel National Forest, Salida Ranger District.

The bridge carries NFSR 344 over South Cottonwood Creek adjacent to the outlet from Cottonwood Lake.

The bridge is located approximately 9.5 miles southwest of Buena Vista, Colorado in the San Isabel National Forest.

Price range per FAR 36.204(d): Between $1,000,000 and $3,000,000.

Bid Bond/Offer Guarantee (FAR 52.228-1): 20% required.

Performance and Payment Bonds: Both required at 100% of original contract price if value in excess of $150,000, due 10 days after award. Only payment protections required for contracts exceeding $35,000 but not exceeding $150,000, irrevocable letter or credit or payment bond allowed per FAR 52.228-13, due within 10 days of contract award.

Period of Performance (52.211-10): Commence work within 14 days following NTP and complete the entire work ready for use not later than November 30, 2025 mailto:Aaron.M.Lamp@usda.gov

Liquidated Damages (52.211-12): NA

Special conditions: (State if blasting is allowed, seasonal work restrictions, instream work restrictions, etc.)

Notice To Proceed Strategy – The Cottonwood Bridge Project will have two Notice to Proceeds (NTPs) issued.

The first will be a partial NTP to allow for planning, submittals, and material procurement, especially the structural beams. No work on site will be allowed at this time. We plan to issue NTP#1 on or before 05/12/2025.

The second NTP will be a full NTP for the project. We plan to issue NTP #2 on or before 06/15/2025.

Work shall commence within 14 days of NTP#2.

High Early Strength Concrete mix designs are allowable.

Cottonwood Lake Picnic Area – The picnic area adjacent to the site can be closed from 08/01/2025 and must be reopened by 05/20/2026. The staging areas in the picnic area shown on the Cottonwood Bridge Map may be used at any time during the period of performance and do not require picnic area closures to use. Toilet facilities in the day use site may be allowed, but an agreement must be reached with the concessionaire to share the burden of toilet pumping and maintenance during shared use. All toilet pumping and maintenance after closure of the Picnic Area to public will be contractor’s responsibility. There are no other toilet facilities available for contractor use. Contractor is ultimately responsible for employee health and sanitation.

Picnic area closure will accommodate storage of larger materials and equipment which are not required for initial demo and construction activities.

Sanitation - Toilet facilities in the Cottonwood Picnic Area day use site may be allowed, but an agreement must be reached with the concessionaire to share the burden of toilet pumping and maintenance during shared use. All toilet pumping and maintenance after closure of the Picnic Area to public will be contractor’s responsibility. There are no other toilet facilities available for contractor use. Contractor is ultimately responsible for employee health and sanitation.

Bypass Road – The Forest Service will construct a temporary bypass road after contract award and prior to NTP#2 to accommodate public and construction traffic during project implementation. The temporary bypass will consist of a single lane aggregate road with sight-distance pullouts to allow self-regulated bidirectional traffic as with the existing single lane bridge. Water crossing will be 18” culverts in parallel capped with aggregate and will support full legal load capacity and shall be removed by the contractor once traffic can be shifted to the new bridge and alignment. Culverts shall be set aside and remain property of the Government.

Aggregate may be reused within the project area or spread on the adjacent road surface. All temporary traffic control associated with the bypass road and the project overall is the responsibility of the contractor.

Gauging Station – There is a gauging stream immediately downstream of the project area. Do not disturb this gauging station.

Utilities: The Contractor is required to call Digger’s Hotline to obtain a utility line locate where applicable.

The Forest Service will try to provide as much information about any utilities known but it is the Contractor’s responsibility to locate all utility lines which may be impacted by the contract work.

Camping:

Dispersed camping is allowed in accordance with Pike-San Isabel National Forest & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands (PSICC) standard dispersed guidelines and regulations (https://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/psicc/recreation/camping-cabins/?recid=12403&actid=34).

Durations longer than 14 days will be allowed during period of performance of this contract.

Wage Determination, General Decision Number: CO20250012

FAR 52.222-23 Goals: Minority 19%, Female 6.9%, Covered Area CO/Chaffee County