Goose Creek Bridge Painting and Rehab - Payette NF

The USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest, intends to acquire by contract the painting and rehab of Goose Creek Bridge. The work consists of removing and disposing existing bridge elements including railing and deck, cleaning existing steel bridge girders, and painting with cured urethane paint system, installing new glue-laminated timber decks, curbs, and rail posts, and bulk heads, installing bridge railing and approach railing, installing asphalt wearing surfaces, providing soil erosion and pollution control, installing construction warning (traffic control) signs. The work also includes containment and disposal of existing lead paint.



The project can be reached by traveling east from New Meadows on Highway 55 for four miles, then drive north on Forest Service road 50453 ( Goose Creek Road) for approx mile to the bridge site.



The Forest Service intends to issue a solicitation for this project utilizing FAR Part 14 procedures for sealed bidding. This acquisition is 100 percent set-aside for HUBzone Business concerns. A single firm-fixed price type contract will be awarded to the responsible Bidder (IAW FAR Part 9, Contractor Qualifications) whose bid is of the lowest total price that meets the technical requirements outlined in the solicitation.



Payment Protection will be required for this project and Davis-Bacon wage rates will apply to any resulting contract. This solicitation will be available on or about August 21, 2009. The period of performance for this project requires completion by 15 November 2009 with issuance of the Notice to proceed anticipated to be on or about September 25, 2009.



All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the government. In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Lack of registration in the CCR on the part of the bidder will render a bidder ineligible for award. Bidders may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov//.