CO FTFW ROFL TRAILS(1) – Rocky Flats NWR Trails

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:  Kelly Palmer) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on July 24, 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 bridge, box culverts and trail construction projects of equal or greater value and similar scope to that described herein and in which you performed work utilizing multiphase construction and traffic control approach to the CO FTFW ROFL TRAILS(1) Rocky Flats NWR Trailsproject. 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.

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CO FTFW ROFL TRAILS(1) – Rocky Flats NWR Trails

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:  This project is located within and adjacent to the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) in Jefferson County, Colorado and includes construction of pedestrian bridges and a pedestrian underpass to provide improved access to and from the Refuge and construction of approximately 0.60 miles of trails improvement leading to the Refuge from the east and the north.

SCOPE OF THE WORK:  The proposed improvements include construction of three (3) prefabricated pedestrian bridges, one (1) prefabricated steel pony truss superstructure supported on cast-in­place concrete abutments with wingwalls, and single column cast-in-place concrete piers over Indiana Street and two (2) prefabricated steel pony truss superstructure supported on cast-in-place concrete abutments with wingwalls over Woman Creek and Rock Creek within the Refuge. Also proposed is a concrete box culvert under State Highway 128 that will serve as a pedestrian access point from the north side of the Refuge. New trails will be constructed on the north and the east side of the Refuge to provide connectivity with existing trail network outside of the Refuge.  Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will construct the trails within the Refuge. The contractor for this project will be able to access the creek crossing using FWS constructed trails or existing access roads within the Refuge.

PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS: Approximate quantities of anticipated principal work items include:

• 4,000 cubic yards of Roadway Excavation
• 3,000 square yards of Roadway Aggregate, Method 2
• 153 cubic yards of Structural Concrete, Class A (AE)
• 3 Prefabricated Steel Bridges
• 335 linear feet of Drilled Shaft, 24-Inch Diameter
• 60 linear feet of Drilled Shaft, 48-Inch Diameter
• 61 linear feet of 12 Feet Span, 10 Feet Rise Precast Reinforced Concrete Box Culvert
• 650 linear feet of Fixture, Pedestrian Railing

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE:  Advertisement is anticipated in August 2023, with contract award date in October 2023 and construction anticipated from November 2023 to May 2025.

ESTIMATED COST RANGE:  The estimated price range for this project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000.