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Preliminary Letter

AK DENA 10(31)

Porcupine Forest Road Repair

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

RE:

AK DENA 10(31)

Porcupine Forest Road Repair

Solicitation No. DTFH70-11-B-00012 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 may not be possible due to snow. Therefore, prospective Bidders are encouraged to view the project before September 22nd. The road will not be plowed after September 22, and it will be closed after September 30th; contact the Denali National Park and Preserve for current road condition reports. No Federal Highway Administration personnel will be available for show-me tours.

Project Location and Type of Work - All project work is located in Denali National Park and Preserve, Denali Borough, Alaska. The project work is located from milepost 50.75 to 52.44 of the Denali National Park Road in Denali Borough. Approximate Global Positioning System (GPS) Coordinates for the beginning of the project are 63°30'44"N, 149°58'03"W.

This project was designed using English measurement and references the Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects, FP-03, U.S. Customary.

Access: Denali National Park and Preserve restricts private vehicle traffic beyond mile 15 of the Park Road. In addition, a special set of "rules-of-the-road" exists on the restricted section of Park Road for visitor and wildlife safety. Contractors planning view the project site will need a road travel permit to access the project location. You will also be required view a video on the rules-of-the- road and to follow those rules during your visit.

To obtain a road travel permit:

· Request permits by emailing Brad Ebel at brad_ebel@nps.gov (brad_ebel@nps.gov)

· Request the permit at least one week prior to your intended visit.

· Permit requests not meeting this timeline may not be processed in time for your visit.

· Provide the following required information for the permit:

· Company name and address including phone number

· Driver's name and address

· License number of the vehicle you intend to use

· Make, model and color of the vehicle you intend to use (Note: Vehicles over 8' wide, 22' long and 12' high are considered oversize and will be required to travel between 10PM and 6AM)

· Purpose of the trip: Porcupine Forest Road Repair project pre-ad inspection

· Destination: Porcupine Forest road rehab project locations

· Date and day of the trip

To view the rules-of-the-road-video:

· Contact Tim Taylor via email at tim_taylor@nps.gov or by phone at 907-683-9558 to set up a viewing between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Tuesday through Friday.

· The video can be viewed at the Road Crew office in the Park's Autoshop in C-Camp, Mile 3 Park Road.

· While viewing days and hours are Tuesday through Friday between 8:00AM and 4:30PM,you may schedule your trip to the project site on any day of the week.

Technical Questions - Requests for specific technical information will only be accepted in writing. Please submit written questions by email or fax.

Email: plans_spec@dot.gov (plans_spec@dot.gov)

FAX: 360-619-7932

General Questions - Contact our office at wfl.contracts@dot.gov or at 360-619-7520.

Solicitation documents - Documents will be available during the winter of 2011/2012. Please monitor our Western Federal Lands webpage http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/contracting/construction/ or the FedBizOpps site for actual date of solicitation release. To receive automatic notification through FedBizOpps, select the “Watch this opportunity” feature and follow the steps as indicated.

Thank you for your interest in this project.

August 18, 2011

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610 E. Fifth Street

Vancouver, WA 98661

Phone 360-619-7700

Fax 360-619-7846

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