DENA10(46)_Preliminary_Letter.pdf

Western Federal Lands Highway Division 610 E. Fifth Street

Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone 360-619-7700

Fax 360-619-7846

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDER

RE: AK NPS DENA 10(46)

West District Culvert Replacement, MP 62.7 & MP 63 Solicitation No. 69056718B000027

The attached preliminary plans are being furnished to aid prospective Bidder in identifying the location and type of work for this project. The project will be advertised during a period when viewing of the project may not be possible due to snow. Therefore, prospective Bidders are encouraged to view the project during fall as conditions permit. After September 25, access will be weather dependent; contact the Denali National Park and Preserve website for current road and weather conditions at http://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm. Contact Riley Tingue at

907.683.9682 or riley_tingue@nps.gov. Contact Ray Moore at 907.683.6407 or Raymond_moore@nps.gov after September 27 if weather permits for access. No Federal Highway Administration personnel will be available for show-me tours.

Project Location and Type of Work - All project work is located in Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Borough, Alaska. The project work is located at the existing culvert locations, milepost 62.7 and milepost 63.0 of the Denali Park Road. Approximate Global Positioning System (GPS) Coordinates for the beginning of the project are 63°27'13"N, 150°14'13"W.

• Work consists of removing existing culverts, installing AOP culverts and concrete wingwalls, grading, and aggregate surfacing

Access - Denali National Park and Preserve restricts private vehicle traffic beyond milepost 15.0 of the Park Road. In addition, a special set of "rules-of-the-road" exists on the restricted section of Park Road for visitor and wildlife safety. Contractors planning view the project site will need a road travel permit to access the project location. You will also be required view a video on the rules-of-the- road and to follow those rules during your visit

To obtain a road travel permit:

• Request permits by emailing Riley Tingue at riley_tingue@nps.gov. Request the permit at least one week prior to your intended visit.

• Permit requests not meeting this timeline may not be processed in time for your visit.

• Provide the following required information for the permit:

o Company name and address including phone number o Driver's name and address o License number of the vehicle you intend to use

August 22, 2018 http://www.nps.gov/dena/index.htm mailto:riley_tingue@nps.gov mailto:Raymond_moore@nps.gov

Preliminary Plans letter o Make, model and color of the vehicle you intend to use (Note: Vehicles over 8' wide, 22' long and 12' high are considered oversize and will be required to travel between 10PM and 6AM) o Purpose of the trip: To view the MP 62.7 and 63.0, two culvert sites and MP53.3 Toklat Compound for stockpiled material for pre-ad inspection o Destination: MP 63 o Date and day of the trip:

To view the rules-of-the-road-video:

• Contact Riley Tingue via email at riley_tingue@nps.gov, by phone at 907-683-9558 to set up a viewing between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Friday.

• Contact Raymond Moore via email at Raymond_moore@nps.gov, by phone at 917- 683-6407 to set up a viewing after September 27 if the weather still permits for access.

• The video can be viewed at the Road Crew office in the Park's Autoshop in C-Camp, Mile 3 Park Road.

• While viewing days and hours are Tuesday through Friday between 8:00AM and 4:30PM, you may schedule your trip to the project site on any day of the week.

Technical Questions – All technical questions must be submitted by email wfl.plans-spec@dot.gov or FAX 360-619-7932

General Questions - Contact our office at wfl.contracts@dot.gov or at 360-619-7520.

mailto:Raymond_moore@nps.gov mailto:wfl.contracts@dot.gov

RE: AK NPS DENA 10(46)