CO-baca NWR-passage ditch 9 &10

REPLACE DITCH-9.1, Crestone Creek WCS-1 and 10.1 CULVERTS and WCS Structures and INSTALL NEW IN-CHANNEL STRUCTURES.

This Project includes providing all labor, equipment, and materials to remove existing culverts and water control structures (WCS) at three road crossings, install three new culverts with steel headwalls and sheet pile wingwalls with water control structures, and install 350 feet of rocky fill for a engineered rock streambed that is to be maintained as fish habitat.

GENERAL INFORMATION:
The magnitude of the project Between $100,000 and $250,000 with a budget towards the middle range of the magnitude. The total performance period is 60 calendar days from the issuance of the notice to proceed. The period of performance is affected by the water levels and spawning of the fish present in the waterway--meaning may be adjusted to avoid impacting any fish. All work will be coordinated, and approved work start with the on-site FWS staff. The project is offered as a Total Small Business set-aside, NAICS Code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard is $39.5 million. All questions regarding subject requirement shall be submitted in writing (via email) to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, attention Mr. Tim Officer, 134 Union Blvd, Lakewood CO 80228. E-mail questions may be sent to tim_officer@fws.gov. phone 303-236-4320. Please include the contact number, your company name, address, and contact name on any correspondence emailed to our office. DUE TO ON GOING CORONAVIRUS LIMITATIONS, MAILED OR FACIMILE DOCUMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. All work will be in accordance with the specifications and drawings.

LOCATION AND INSPECTION OF THE SITE:
Project location: The project is located at the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, Crestone, CO, 81131. Site visits may be scheduled after the release of the solicitation documents expected on/about 15 Dec 2021. To schedule a site visit, contact the manager, point of contact Ron Garcia; 719.256.5527 or ron_garcia@fws.gov DUE TO ON GOING CORONAVIRUS LIMITATIONS, PLEASE FOLLOW ALL CENTER OF DISEASE CONTROL (CDC) GUIDELINES FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING/MASK WEARING DURING YOUR APPOINTMENT. Your attention is invited to review Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work (Apr 1984). Failure of the contractor to ascertain the nature, location, and conditions which affect the work will not relieve the contractor from the responsibility for successfully performing the work without additional expense to the government.

CORONAVIRUS NOTICE
CORONAVIRUS NOTICE SEE PAGE TBD SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS
Special Requirements for Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) and the NEW COVID19 Clause in the solicitation