PrelimTransmittalLtr Toklat.pdf

610 East Fifth Street Vancouver, WA 98661-3801

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Western Federal Lands Highway Division

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

AK PRA DENA 10(32)

Rip Rap Replacement at Toklat Rest Stop Solicitation No. DTFH70-08-B-00009

The attached preliminary plans are being furnished to aid prospective bidders in identifying the location and type of work for this project. The project will be advertised during a period when viewing of the project is not possible due to snow. Therefore, prospective bidders are encouraged to view the project during the fall as conditions permit. No Federal Highway Administration personnel will be available for show-me tours.

Location: This project is located at the Toklat Maintenance Camp at milepost 53.476 along the Denali Park Road within the Denali National Park, Denali Borough, Alaska. Signs have not been erected to identify the project limits.

Type of work: The project consists of the placement of riprap for revetment and barbs along the Toklat River. It was designed using English measurement and references the Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-03, US Customary Units.

Site Visits: The Denali Park Road in Denali National Park is open to prospective bidders for a site visit until September 19, 2008. Site visits are by appointment only. In order to schedule a site visit, prospective bidders must submit a site visit road travel request.

Denali National Park & Preserve controls access to the site via a monitored gate at milepost 15.

A road travel permit is required for travel beyond milepost 15. Prospective bidders requesting a site visit prior to September 11th, the last day of the park buses, will additionally be required to view a “Rules of the Road” video and abide by special driving rules while park buses are on the road.

Site visit road travel requests must be submitted at least 7 days in advance and contain the following information:

1. Purpose and date of requested visit

2. Company name, address and phone number

3. Name of vehicle driver

4. Vehicle make, model, color and license number (vehicles must be under 22' in length and 8' in width to travel the restricted portion of the park road)

Submit the request via email to: brad_ebel@nps.gov

August 25, 2008

Notice to Prospective Bidders AK PRA DENA 10(32) Rip Rap Replacement at Toklat Rest Stop

For more information contact West District Roads Supervisor Brad Ebel at (907) 683-9556 or Park Facility Manager, Dutch Scholten at (907)683-9561

Videotape: While it is not required, we highly recommend that you videotape the entire project for your use during the estimating phase.

Technical Questions: Requests for technical information about this project will only be accepted in writing. Send written questions to:

Fax: 360.619.7932; OR Email: plans_spec@fhwa.dot.gov ; OR Mail to: FHWA-Western Federal Lands Highway Division

Contracts Section 610 East Fifth Street Vancouver, WA 98661-3801

General Questions: Should you have general questions, please contact our office at

360.619.7520 or contracts@mail.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov.

Viewing Questions/Answers: Questions/answers are viewable from our Western Federal Lands Webpage at: http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/edi/construction.htm. Find this project under “Upcoming & Preliminary Plans” and later at “Advertised Projects”.

Solicitation documents – Solicitation documents will be available on FedBizOpps after March 2009. Please monitor FedBizOpps.Gov (www.fbo.gov) or our Western Federal Lands Webpage for actual date of solicitation release. To receive automatic notification through FedBizOpps, select the “Add to Watchlist” box.

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