Construction_Contract_Administration.docx

This document provides details of a federal construction contract solicitation for rehabilitation of the Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service seeks proposals to demolish and remove the existing trail surface, rehabilitate the trail foundation and parking areas, replace retaining walls and culverts, and install new signage and visitor areas. Work includes widening sections of the approximately five-foot-wide asphalt trail and transporting equipment and materials along the one-mile access road. The estimated contract value is between $5-10 million to be awarded as a fixed-price contract. The performance period is 540 days from notice to proceed. Interested vendors should monitor the System for Award Management website for solicitation documents expected to issue in November 2023 concerning solicitation number 140P2024R0016.