Lake - extend ramp at pearce ferry

The National Park Service Pacific West Region seeks construction to extend the takeout ramp at Pearce Ferry Launch Ramp on the Colorado River at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Boulder City, Nevada, with bids due July 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time. This is a 100 percent total small business set-aside with a firm fixed-price contract.

The scope includes resetting 1,800 square feet of precast concrete panels to extend the ramp 55 feet toward the river, pouring a new 8,400 square foot concrete pad for staging equipment and vehicles, and widening the launch ramp by 40 feet to accommodate rafting and jetboat expeditions. Performance runs from July 6, 2026 through November 28, 2026, with work to commence within 10 calendar days of notice to proceed and complete within 150 calendar days.

The estimated project magnitude is $1.5 million to $1.9 million. NAICS code 237990 applies (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction); the small business size standard is $45 million. A mandatory site visit occurred on June 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM. Questions were due June 10, 2026. Amendment 0001, issued June 22, 2026, addressed eight contractor questions including turbidity curtain specifications per Army Corps of Engineers 404 permit, velocity break acceptability, pipe mat removal and storage, and archeological monitoring requirements; it updated the wage determination effective date to May 18, 2026, and confirmed bid opening will occur via Microsoft Teams on July 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM PDT.

A bid bond equal to 20 percent of bid price or $3 million, whichever is less, is required by bid opening. Performance and payment bonds at 100 percent of contract price are required within 10 days of award. Bids must be submitted electronically to PWR_MABO_Lake_Bid@nps.gov as a single PDF file not exceeding 34 MB. Prevailing wage rates apply per Department of Labor General Decision AZ20260058 (effective May 18, 2026).