WY FLAP SHE 26(1), Red Grade Road, Phase 1

The Federal Highway Administration is procuring roadway rehabilitation, widening, and minor realignment services for Red Grade Road (County Road 26/USFS Route FSR 26) in Sheridan County, Wyoming, which provides access from Wyoming State Highway 335 to U.S. Highway 14 through Bighorn National Forest and Bureau of Land Management lands. The project requires comprehensive earthwork, drainage improvements, culvert installation, rockery construction, erosion control, and site restoration across approximately 1.82 to 2.53 miles of roadway. Contractors must comply with Federal Lands Highway standards, FP-14 specifications, and special contract requirements addressing contractor quality control, environmental protection, traffic control, and storm water pollution prevention. The evaluation criteria emphasize compliance with technical specifications, construction schedules, and safety requirements, with award based on lowest responsive bid meeting all solicitation requirements. The deadline for submittal of sealed bids was February 24, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. MST in Lakewood, Colorado, with technical questions required to be submitted in writing by February 17, 2026.

No set-aside designations were used for this solicitation, though a 10 percent price evaluation preference applies to all offers except HUBZone small business concerns that have not waived the preference and otherwise successful offers from small business concerns. Seven contractors submitted bids at the February 24, 2026 bid opening, with Prospect Construction, Inc. submitting the lowest base bid of $5,354,853.60 for Schedule A and $6,108,811.40 for Schedule B, compared to the Engineer's Estimate of $9,325,000 and $10,995,000 respectively, indicating an estimated project cost range of $10,000,000 to $20,000,000. The contract requires completion of Schedule A by November 4, 2027, and Schedule B by November 10, 2027, with liquidated damages assessed at $8,100 per day for delays beyond the contract completion date. Performance and payment bonds are required within 10 days of award, and work must commence within 10 calendar days of receiving the notice to proceed. The place of performance is Arvada, Wyoming 82831, with contractor bids submitted to Laura Slauter, Contract Specialist, at the Federal Highway Administration Central Federal Lands Division Office in Lakewood, Colorado.