33_Fen_Mitigation_Analysis_Memo.pdf

This federal contract opportunity solicitation is for roadway realignment and reconstruction work on 2.61 km of US Route 212, known as the Beartooth Highway, in Wyoming. The project includes realigning and rebuilding the roadway, constructing a new 600 foot steel bridge, installing mechanically stabilized earth walls, pulverizing 10,000 square meters of existing road surface, and performing drainage, grading, paving, and other construction activities. The project is located at an elevation of 10,950 feet within the Shoshone National Forest. The estimated total cost of the project is between $14-17 million. The solicitation is anticipated to be advertised on March 28, 2019 with construction beginning in June 2019 and extending through October 2020. The primary work items involve roadway excavation, structural backfill, mechanically stabilized earth walls, aggregate base, asphalt paving, structural concrete, structural steel, pipe culvert placement, hydraulic seeding, pavement markings, and flagging. The solicitation includes four optional items pertaining to additional road improvements, landscaping, stone masonry work on the bridge, and construction of masonry guide signs.