Prelim Letter 2021.pdf

Western Federal Lands Highway Division 610 E. Fifth Street

Vancouver, WA 98661 Phone 360-619-7700

Fax 360-619-7846

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

RE: MT PRA GLAC 10(44) Lake McDonald Utility Relocation Lake McDonald Utility Relocation Solicitation No. 69056721R000012

The attached preliminary plans are being furnished to aid prospective Offerors 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 Offerors are encouraged to view the project during fall as conditions permit. After November 1, 2021, access will be weather dependent; contact the Glacier National Park for current road conditions at https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/weather.htm. No Federal Highway Administration personnel will be available for show-me tours.

Project Location and Type of Work - All project work is located in Glacier National Park, Flathead County, Montana.

Lake McDonald Utility Relocation will replace utilities in the GTSR corridor between the Lake McDonald Lodge and Apgar Village within Glacier National Park, Montana. Specifically, this project includes replacing the existing sewer force main, power, and phone in the corridor along Lake McDonald and Going to The Sun Road (GTSR). Additionally, the lift station near the Lake McDonald Lodge is to be replaced and the lift station at the Sprague Creek Campground is to be modified and improved. The project is intended to be constructed from early summer 2022 to late spring 2023. Due to concessionaire agreements and Park visitation, field construction activities requiring full road closure can’t begin until October 1, 2022, but limited full closures with traffic control sheds are allowed at nights from June through September 2022. The completed sewer, power, and phone lines must be operational by early April 2023. As the area is in a high mountain environment, snow plowing will be a required component of the project and the contractor will be responsible for all plowing activities to maintain construction operations.

Technical Questions – All technical questions must be submitted by email wfl.plans-spec@dot.gov .

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 2021/2022. Please monitor the BETA SAM site for actual date of solicitation release (https://beta.sam.gov/). To

9/7/2021 https://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/weather.htm mailto:plans-spec@dot.gov mailto:plans-spec@dot.gov mailto:wfl.contracts@dot.gov

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Thank you for your interest in this project.

RE: MT PRA GLAC 10(44) Lake McDonald Utility Relocation