Cisco Branch Ontonagon River Bridge Replacement

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service seeks removal and replacement of an existing concrete bridge over the Ontonagon River with a 70-foot single span concrete I-girder bridge featuring a concrete deck, concrete abutments, and H-pile foundations, with quotations due October 26, 2026 at 1 p.m. local time. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS 237310 with a small business size standard of $45 million.

Place of performance is Watersmeet, Michigan. Work must commence within 14 calendar days of notice to proceed and be completed by October 1, 2027. The government estimates the magnitude of construction between $1 million and $1.5 million.

Offerors must submit a completed Schedule of Items with all 40 line items priced (including mobilization, construction survey and staking, erosion control, excavation, embankment, H-piles, prestressed concrete I-girders, reinforcing steel, structural steel, bridge appurtenances, approach work, and site restoration), a signed Standard Form 1442 (blocks 14–20C completed), acknowledgment of amendments, and a bid guarantee of 20 percent or $300,000 whichever is less. Pricing must be held firm for 60 calendar days from the offer deadline. Quotations must be submitted via email to paul.boucher@usda.gov.

The contract requires performance and payment bonds, and insurance including workers' compensation (minimum $100,000 employer's liability), general liability ($500,000 per occurrence), and automobile liability ($200,000 per person/$500,000 per occurrence bodily injury, $20,000 per occurrence property damage). Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates apply. Award goes to the lowest priced, responsible, and responsive offeror determined fair, reasonable, and realistic. Contract administration is assigned to USDA-FS CSA East 13 in Atlanta, Georgia. Technical specifications reference FHWA Standard Specifications FP-14 and Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy environmental permit requirements.