Prelim_Letter_Tevyraq.pdf

Western Federal Lands Highway Division 610 E. Fifth Street

Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone 360-619-7700

Fax 360-619-7846

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

RE: AK DEN 2009(13)

Tevyraq Railway Tram Solicitation No. DTFH70-13-B-00001

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 may not be possible due to snow, cold or low visibility. Prospective Bidders are encouraged to view the project during fall as conditions permit. No Federal Highway Administration personnel will be available for show-me tours.

Type of Work - Work includes removal and reuse of existing rails, disassembly of and replacement of the rail support structure and end ramps. The structure is approximately 400 feet in length.

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

Project Location - All project work is located on a narrow section of land between two lakes approximately 13 miles northwest of the Village of Nunapitchuk and approximately 37 miles northwest of the City of Bethel, Alaska.

Access Questions: For information on access limitations and on how best to access this site, contact Clarence Daniel, Transportation Director of the Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP) at Clarence@avcp.org or (907) 543-7337 or (800) 478-3521.

Current Weather Conditions: Access will be weather dependent. For current conditions contact Eli Wassillie, Tribal Administrator for the Native Village of Nunapitchuk at tribaladmin@yupik.org and (907)527-5705.

Technical Questions – All technical questions must be submitted to Western Federal Lands.

Please submit written questions to plans_spec@dot.gov (plans_spec@dot.gov) or via fax at 360-619-7932.

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

October 17, 2012 mailto:Clarence@avcp.org mailto:tribaladmin@yupik.org mailto:plans_spec@dot.gov mailto:wfl.contracts@dot.gov

AK DEN 2009(13) Tevyraq Railway Tram

Solicitation documents - Documents will be available during the winter of 2012/2013. 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.

http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/contracting/construction/

RE: AK DEN 2009(13)