OK ERFO NP CHIC 2024-1(1) Veterans Lake Trail Bridge

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking a small business contractor to replace the Veterans Lake Trail Bridge within the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Murray County, Oklahoma. The project involves constructing a new 130-foot-long, 6-foot-wide prefabricated steel truss pedestrian bridge with a timber deck, replacing a structure removed by a tornado in April 2024. Key contract requirements include repairing existing bridge abutments, removing the submerged existing bridge from Veterans Lake, and completing construction during summer 2025 with a project completion date of June 2026. The solicitation (ID: 6982AF25B000005) requires bidders to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and submit printed bid documentation with original bid bonds. Potential contractors had opportunities to submit questions through May 9, 2025, with the final bid response deadline set for May 13, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. local time.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside with a size standard of $45 million under NAICS category 237310 for Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. Fourteen construction companies submitted bids, with total project costs ranging from $544,314 (Southwind Construction Services, LLC) to $1,980,000 (Wilcorp, Inc.), compared to the Engineer's Estimate of $1,450,000. The place of performance is Sulphur, OK 73086, with construction staging to occur in two existing parking lots near Veterans Lake. No onsite work is permitted between early March and early May due to weather constraints. The project has an estimated budget range between $700,000 and $2,000,000, with the lowest Schedule A bid of $395,609 submitted by Southwind Construction Services, LLC. The contract will be administered by the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Central Federal Lands Highway Division.