RECOVERY North Fork Catherine Creek Bridge #2

Added: Dec 02, 2009 6:57 pm *FOR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROJECT, CONTACT MARIANNE K. KLINGLER, CONTRACTING OFFICER, WALLOWA WHITMAN NATIONAL FOREST, P. O. BOX 907, BAKER CITY, OREGON 97814, (541)523-1210*



THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) PROCUREMENT.



The solicitation for this project will be posted to FedBizOps on or about December 21, 2009, for the RECOVERY North Fork Catherine Creek Bridge #2 project.



Section 1605 of the Recovery Act, which provides (subject to certain exceptions) that (n)one of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public building or public work unless all of the iron, steel and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States.



PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project is constructing a prestressed, voided, concrete slab bridge on Forest Service Road No. 7787 over North Fork Catherine Creek, placing cast-in-place reinforced concrete abutments, excavating cobble/gravel berms at each end of the bridge site and spreading that material for adjacent road base, placing a wearing surface on the adjacent road, installing bridge and approach railing, and paving the bridge deck and approaches with asphalt concrete. Some tree and stump removal is also required. A previously existing bridge has been removed so this project will provide a new bridge and improved connections to the existing road.



Optional project work will include blading, hazard tree removal, removing fallen trees and other debris, and installing additional drainage improvements on approximately 4.7 mile section of Forest Road No. 7787 to the east of the bridge project site.



Another project may be under construction (improving Forest Road No. 7785) simultaneously. This will require coordination of project work with other contractors.



The Governments estimate is between $250,000 and $500,000.



PROJECT LOCATION: This project is located within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, La Grande Ranger District, in eastern Oregon.