Cahto peak road improvement phase 2

The Bureau of Land Management California Region is procuring road improvement construction services for the Cahto Peak Road Improvement Phase 2 project, which involves comprehensive infrastructure upgrades along approximately 5 miles of rural dirt and aggregate surface road near Laytonville, Mendocino County, California. The project includes installing three new 18-inch corrugated metal pipe culverts, constructing an 800-foot inslope ditch and 300-foot rock-armored ditch, creating three rolling dips, and performing general grading to improve stormwater drainage, reduce maintenance costs, and enhance vehicle accessibility to private and public lands including communication towers and hunting areas. The contract will be awarded using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, with technical evaluation based on four factors: experience and capability, equal specifications, project schedule, and contractor licensing. A site visit was conducted on July 7, 2025, with questions originally due by July 10, 2025, and the current deadline for proposal submission is August 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

This opportunity is designated as a total small business set-aside with an estimated project value between $100,000 and $250,000. Three companies attended the mandatory site visit: AMA Diversified, Bud Garman Construction, and William J Etter Construction, indicating potential bidders for the contract. The work must be completed within a 60-calendar-day performance period, with all activities to be finished by October 31, 2025, and the contractor must begin work within 7 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed. The project will be executed as a firm-fixed-price construction contract with a performance period from September 1, 2025, to October 31, 2025. All construction activities will take place in Mendocino County, California, along the rural Cahto Peak Road, with rock materials to be sourced from Northern Aggregates in Willits, California.