TX FLAP UV CR203(1) Fish Hatchery 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 businesses, HUBZone small businesses, woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs.  Interested businesses must submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov (Attn:  Eric Grosskreuz) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on July 31, 2025.

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

(2) A list of all confirmed socioeconomic categories (i.e., 8(a), small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, EDWOSB, or WOSB status) that apply to your business;

(3) A letter from a bonding agent stating your firm’s capability to bond for a single project of $2 million, and 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 FLAP UV CR203(1) Fish Hatchery Road project in which you performed embankment construction, placement of roadway aggregate, roadway asphalt paving, grading of ditches, culvert work, signing, and striping.  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 System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/

Project Details: TX FLAP UV CR203(1) Fish Hatchery Road

The project will widen and reconstruct 0.71 miles of CR203(Fish Hatchery Road) that serves the northern access to the Uvalde National Fish Hatchery (NFH) and eight private property accesses.  Roadway widening from 15-feet to 24-feet will be on one side of the road, allowing use of the existing roadway for project phasing.  Suggested phasing plans show phase 1 as widening of the west half of the road with embankment and aggregate construction in, then phase 2 shifts traffic onto the west-side aggregate base while FDR embankment, and aggregate work is completed, to be followed by roadway asphalt paving. Grading of ditches, culvert work, signing, and striping is also required.

Principal work activities include:

Embankment Construction: 1,300 CY

Roadway aggregate: 3,800 Tons

Asphalt Pavement: 2,000 Tons

Culverts: One 36” pipe (45 LF), one 24” (45 LF), and flared end sections for both.

It is anticipated this project will be advertised in the fall of 2025, with award made near December 2025 and be under construction in early 2026.  The project has an estimated completion date of May 2026.

The estimated price range of the project work is between: $700,000 and $2,000,000.