TX ERFO 215(1) Stubblefield Lake Road

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT  INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are Small Business concerns (SBCs), HUBZone small businesses, Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), 8(a) small businesses, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), or  Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs MUST submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov for receipt by close of business, 2 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST), February 5, 2020:

(1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor;

(2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program. In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or a Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD Form 214  or a letter of adjudication from the Department of Veterans Affairs).  This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility – DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR SAM PROFILE;

(3) Letter from bonding agent stating your firm’s capability to bond for a single project of $4 million dollars, your firm’s aggregate bonding capacity; and

(4) Provide a list of road construction projects of equal or greater value and scope to the TX ERFO (215 (1) Stubblefield Lake Road project in which you performed (as the prime contractor) work elements including driven piles, pre-cast concrete box beams, structural concrete, reinforcing steel, bridge railing, and asphalt placement.  State whether your firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor on the project.  DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK.

The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.  Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status.  All firms should be certified in the All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/

A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs.  This requirement may be met by expending at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract at least 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs.  A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs.

PROJECT DETAILS: TX ERFO 215(1) Stubblefield Lake Road

The TX ERFO 215(1) project is located in Walker County, TX within the Sam Houston National Forest.  This project will replace an existing bridge damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017. 

The major work elements include driven piles, pre-cast concrete box beams, structural concrete, reinforcing steel, bridge railing, and asphalt placement. The proposed project is estimated at a cost of between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000. 

Contract award is anticipated by early May, 2020. Construction is anticipated between May and December, 2020.

Significant Quantities and Line Items:

Line Item - Unit -  Estimated Quantity

Driven H-pile - LNFT - 1,600

Sheet Pile - SQYD - 500

Pre-cast Box Beams - LNFT -  2,300 

Structural Concrete - CUYD - 500

Reinforcing Steel - LB - 96,000

Concrete Pavement - SQYD - 800

Bridge/Pedestrian Railing - LNFT - 1,000

Asphalt - TON - 200