Bid Opening Summary Sched and Opt 11.17.22.pdf

This document summarizes a bid opening for the Reds Meadow Road Project and provides details on the related federal contract opportunity. The bid opening was held on November 17, 2022 at 2:00pm MST and received bids from two contractors - Steve Manning Construction, INC. of Redding, CA with the lowest total bid of $34,675,540.00, and Herback General Engineering of Minden, NV with the second lowest total bid of $31,619,345.04. The engineer's estimate for the project was $25,591,455.00.

The federal contract opportunity is to reconstruct and widen the upper 2.5 miles of Reds Meadow Road to a two-lane road, and rehabilitate the lower 5.8 miles through pulverization and repaving. Major work items include roadway embankment, reinforced soil slope, soil nail retaining walls, rock excavation, asphalt paving. The project is located in Inyo National Forest between 8,000-9,000 feet elevation and construction must accommodate significant summer traffic while allowing for occasional 30 minute delays. The solicitation was advertised in October 2022, with contract award anticipated for December 2022 and construction to occur from Spring 2023 through Fall 2024 over two seasons. The estimated cost range for the project is $20-30 million. The contracting agency is the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.