MT FS ERFO 2018(1) - 73(1) Helena-Lewis & Clark 2018 Repairs, Phase 1

This solicitation seeks bids for repairs to highways and roads within the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest in Montana damaged by weather events in 2018. The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued Solicitation Number 69056721B000024 to procure construction services including roadway excavation, placement of riprap, culvert installation, and turf establishment. Bids were due by April 7, 2022 and contract award will be made based on lowest price technically acceptable criteria. The period of performance is anticipated to be from June 2022 through September 2022.

The solicitation is set aside for total small business and has a place of performance in Great Falls, Montana. The primary NAICS code is 237110 for water and sewer line and related structures construction, and the predominant PSC code covers highway and street construction valued at approximately $323,270. Three bids were received by the deadline ranging from $596,650 to $975,175.60. The current contractor is JH RW Shumaker Trucking & Excavating Contractors, Inc. which submitted the low bid of $618,622.