CA ERFO 2021-02(1), North Fork Feather River Bridge

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT  INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs.  Interested businesses must submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov (Attn:  Eric Grosskreuz) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on February 2, 2023: 

(1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor;

(2) A list of all confirmed socioeconomic categories (i.e., 8(a), small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, EDWOSB, or WOSB status) that apply to your business;

(3) A letter from a bonding agent stating your firm’s capability to bond for a single project of $5 million, and your firm’s aggregate bonding capacity; and

(4) Provide a list of vehicle and remote trail bridge replacement projects of equal or greater value and of similar scope to the CA ERFO 2021-02(1) North Fork Feather River Bridge project in which you performed structural concrete placement, reinforcing steel placement, drilled shaft construction, and placement of a prefabricated steel bridge. 

PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:

Description                                                                                           Unit                                  Estimated Quantity

Structural Concrete                                                                               CUYD                                100

Reinforcing Steel                                                                                    LBS                                   25,000

Structural Steel, Furnished, Fabricated, and Erected             LBS                                   105,000

Drilled Shaft, 30 Inch Diameter                                                         LNFT                                 300

Prefabricated Steel Bridge                                                                  LPSM                                ALL

State whether your firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor on the project.  DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK. 

The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.  Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status.  All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/

Project Details: CA ERFO 2021-02(1), North Fork Feather River Bridge

The CA ERFO 2021-2(1) North Fork Feather River Bridge project is located in Plumas County, CA within the Plumas National Forest. The project site is approximately 16 miles northwest of Quincy, CA in mountainous terrain.

The proposed road improvements include replacement of a damaged vehicular bridge and trail bridge. The replacement vehicular bridge is planned to be a steel girder structure with a span of 130 feet and a width of 18 feet. The bridge will be founded on drilled shafts.

In addition, the scope includes replacement of a remote trail bridge. The trail bridge is planned to be a prefabricated steel structure with a span of 46 feet and a width of 6 feet. The trail bridge will be placed on existing stone masonry abutments.

Helicopter support will be required to deliver materials to the project site and to set the bridge.

It is anticipated this project will be advertised in March 2023 and be under construction in April 2023.  The project has an estimated completion date of December 2023.

The estimated price range of the project work is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.