South creek road legacy project

SOUTH CREEK ROAD LEGACY PROJECT FOR THE SEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST



The work involves rehab and upgrade of all roadway drainage and drainage structures, and place aggregate surfacing on the full 4.2 mile length of FS Road 22S10 South Creek Road. Work includes but is not limited to the following major items; (1) Clean and recondition roadway drainage structures (ditches, ditch relief culverts, overside drains, and rolling dips), and installation of riprap at outlets; (2) Install metal end sections on the inlets of existing culverts and reduce drainage diversion potential by installation of overflow structures at culverts, install relief pipes, extend inlets, remove sediment and debris from culvert inlet channels. (3) Remove berm as specified, also outslope roadway; and (4) Recondition roadway and place aggregate surface on the travel way.



The project is located on Forest Service Road 22S10 (South Creek Road) on the Western Divide Ranger District of the Sequoia National Forest/Giant Sequoia National Monument. The lower end of the project terminates at Johnsondale, CA, located 26 miles north of Kernville, CA via county road M-99 at an elevation of 4700 ft. The upper end of the project terminates at the junction with FS Road 23S16 Sugarloaf Road at an elevation of 6080 ft. The Johnsondale Work Center is adjacent to the lower end of the project. Directions below are to the lower end of the project.



A pre-bid tour will be conducted on December 12, 2008 at 10 a.m. starting at the Johnsondale Work Center. Contractors should notify the Contracting Officers Representative Richard Mora at 559-784-1500, ext. 1320 of their intent to attend the pre-bid tour.



The price range of this project is between $250,000 and $500,000.



The estimated contract time is 200 calendar days Estimated start work date is May 15, 2009.



Issue date is approximately December 8, 2008 with a closing date of approximately January 16, 2009.



This project is being issued as a Cascading Set-Aside. The format for award is as follows: a. In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.13, award will be made on a competitive basis first to a responsible, eligible HUBZone small business concerns that is technically acceptable in accordance with the solicitation and submits a fair and reasonable price; or b. If the price from the HUBZone is not considered to be fair and reasonable, award consideration will be made in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.14, to a responsible, eligible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern that is technically acceptable in accordance with the solicitation; or c. If a fair and reasonable price cannot be obtained from either a HubZone small business concern nor a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, consideration will be to make award in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.5, to a responsible small business concern that submits a fair and reasonable price and is technically acceptable in accordance with the solicitation.