Recovery - CO RRP MOVI 10(2), Auto Tour Road

This project will be advertised as a HUBZone Small Business Set Aside.



The project is located in the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, approximately 6 miles south of the town of Monte Vista, CO. The project work is on Route 10, Auto Tour Route, and is a one way loop road. Route 10 is flat and devoid of hilly terrain. Elevation is approximately 7,600 ft.



The major project work consists of regraveling the 2.45 mile road that includes minor widening and alignment adjustment, parking area (existing and new pullouts) improvements, and minor drainage improvements. The rehabilitation work will require excavation and embankment construction. The road will be excavated to a depth of 4 inches and replaced with 5 inches of roadway aggregate. The excavated material will be used to build the pullouts along with additional fill material. One isolated section of road (approx. 3,500 ft) will have a slight alignment shift. The parking area work includes the rehabilitation of 3 existing parking areas (approx. 3,500 to 4,500 sqft) and the construction of 6 new ones (approx. 400 to 3,000 sqft). There are 4 culvert replacements with one containing a simple irrigation control structure. Other minor work consists of roadway obliteration and turf establishment.



The road improvements are based on resource grade GPS data and no survey data will be provided. The Contractor is responsible to perform survey and staking as needed outlined in the contract specifications to carry out the rehabilitation work described in the plans.



This work is a one season project with an estimated duration of 3 months. It is anticipated that the project will be begin late July 2009 and completed in late October 2009.



The estimated price range for this project is between $500,000 and $1 million.



The tentative advertisement date is June 15, 2009.