CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road
Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 6982AF27B000009
- Agency
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Federal Highway Administration
Department of Transportation
- Responses due
- Not on record
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Place of performance
- Gunnison, Colorado 81231, United States
- Points of contact
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- Douglas Whitcomb cflacquisitions@dot.gov (202) 366-4000
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Federal Highway Administration intends to solicit a total small business set-aside contract to rehabilitate Blue Mesa Road, a 1.44-mile corridor in Gunnison County, Colorado, with a non-mandatory pre-bid site visit on November 4, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. MDT, and attendance confirmations due by October 30, 2026 to cflacquisitions@dot.gov. The road sits within the Curecanti National Recreation Area and provides access to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Power Plant and Pine Creek Trailhead. Plans and specifications are not available, and the notice is not a request for bid. Schedule A converts 0.86 miles of gravel to asphalt concrete pavement and reconstructs 0.24 miles of existing asphalt, including a roadway profile raise at the US 50 intersection, drainage work, culvert replacement, ADA parking stalls, and rockfall mitigation. Option X adds 0.34 miles of gravel-to-asphalt paving from the BOR gate to the Blue Mesa Power Plant with 6-inch conduit for a future automatic gate. Option Y adds 6-inch electric conduit with trenching no larger than 2 feet by 2 feet from the electric security gate to the power plant. Principal quantities include 2,500 tons of Type 1 asphalt concrete pavement, 1.051 miles of clearing and grubbing, 3,280 linear feet of ditch reconditioning, and five pipe culvert removals. The draft special contract requirements specify a completion date of October 15, 2027, with no onsite work before May 4, 2027. Requirements include a stormwater pollution prevention plan under Colorado construction general permits, qualified SWPPP developers, erosion control supervisors, and biologists for nest surveys during the March 1 through August 31 breeding season. Contractors must maintain 15-foot clearance from Western Area Power Administration transmission lines at all times and give 10 days' notice before blasting between Stations 100+00 and 120+00. A 78-inch corrugated metal culvert at Station 152+92 requires trenchless rehabilitation. Asphalt binder must be PG 58-34 per AASHTO M 320. Access to Option X segments requires BOR guidance. Site visit attendees provide their own transportation and personal protective equipment, and the agenda, sign-in sheet, and answered questions will be posted to SAM.gov after the meeting. The NAICS code is 237310 and the PSC is Y1LB.
Notice text
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.
PROJECT NAME: CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road
Blue Mesa Road is a 1.44-mile corridor located in Gunnison County, CO and provides access to the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Power Plant and Pine Creek Trailhead recreational activities on the Curecanti National Recreational Area.
SCOPE OF THE WORK
Schedule A: Proposed rehabilitation of 0.86 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement. Reconstruction/Rehabilitation, as needed, for 0.24 miles of existing asphalt to incorporate raising roadway profile at US 50 intersection, drainage improvements including replacement and/or lining of damaged culverts, relocation of traffic counters, formalize parking area with ADA stalls, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, rockfall mitigation.
Option X: Proposed rehabilitation of 0.34 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement from BOR gate to Blue Mesa Power Plant, drainage improvements to include replacement of damaged culverts, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, installation of 6” electrical conduit for purposes of future automatic gate installation.
Option Y: Proposed 6-inch electric conduit installation and 2 ft x 2 ft max trenching for 2,215 LF miles from the electric security gate to The Blue Mesa Power Plant. Conduit will provide future access for BOR to provide electric connection to security gate.
PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:
Schedule A:
- 15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 1.051 MILE
- 20301-1900 Removal of Pipe Culvert: 5 EACH
- 20401-0000 Roadway Excavation: 1,500 CU YD
- 30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 2,500 CU YD
- 30302-1000 Ditch Reconditioning: 3,280 LN FT
- 40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type 1: 2,500 TON
- 60103-0140 Concrete, Headwall for 24-Inch Pipe Culvert (L-Shaped): 3 EACH
- 60103-0160 Concrete, Headwall for 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 1 EACH
- 60103-0280 Concrete, Headwall for 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (Includes Wingwalls): 1 EACH
- 60201-0800 24-Inch Pipe Culvert: 255 LN FT
- 60201-0900 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 45 LN FT
- 60707-1200 Lining 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 110 LN FT
- 60707-1300 Lining 72-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 190 LN FT
- 63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 46,000 LN FT
Option X:
- 15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 0.38 MILE
- 20420-0000 Embankment Construction: 200 CU YD
- 30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 700 CU YD
- 40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type 1: 650 TON
- 56603-0000 Reinforced Shotcrete: 180 SQ YD
- 60704-0000 Cleaning Culvert in Place: 7 EA
- 63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 8,500 LN FT
Option Y:
- 63610-3410 Conduit, 6-Inch, HDPE (Schedule 40): 2,215 LN FT
- 63621-1000 Utility Box, Pullbox: 6 EA
- 63622-0000 Utility Trench: 2,215 LN FT
ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE
Advertisement: November 2026
Award: January 2027
NTP: April 2027
Construction: May 2027- October 2027
ESTIMATED COST RANGE: Between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000
A NON-MANDATORY PRE-BID SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD NOVEMBER 4TH, 2026 AT 10:00AM. PLEASE SEE ATTACHEMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| This notice | Pre-Solicitation | |
| CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road | Pre-Solicitation |
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