Bid Opening Summary - Mount Blue Sky Highway.pdf

This document is a Bid Opening Summary for the Mount Blue Sky Highway project (CO FLAP SH5(1)). The project entails the reconstruction of 0.7 miles of Colorado State Highway 5 in Clear Creek County, Colorado, which is located approximately 50 miles southwest of Denver in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest. The project area experiences extreme weather conditions, including heavy snowfall and a wide temperature range. The project scope includes roadway reconstruction with an air convection embankment to improve subsurface drainage, minimize permafrost degradation, and stabilize the roadway. Additional work includes removal and replacement of culverts, installation of an aquatic organism passage culvert, vegetation salvage and placement, sub excavation, aggregate subbase, and asphalt paving. The estimated cost range for the project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, and construction is anticipated to start in July 2024 and finish in October 2025. The Bid Opening Summary provides bid information for four contractors, with the lowest bid of $7,484,857.50 submitted by Siete.