Catalina State Park Main Entrance

The Arizona Department of Transportation is soliciting sealed bids for replacement of a concrete ford crossing with a seven-span cast-in-place reinforced concrete closed frame bridge at the Canada del Oro Wash crossing of the Catalina State Park main entrance road in Tucson (Pima County), with bids due August 14, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. MST. Bidders must be prequalified with ADOT and included on the project Plansholder List as Prime Contractors; electronic bidding is required.

The scope includes construction of the bridge structure, reconstruction of entrance road approaches to match the new bridge section and connections to intersecting park roads, channel grading and bank restoration, removal and stockpiling of excess wash materials, and related work. Contract completion is required within 175 working days. The work is subject to environmental permits including Clean Water Act Section 404 and 401 certifications, stormwater pollution prevention planning, coordination with Arizona State Parks and Trails and Tucson Electric Power for utility relocations, Forest Service fire prevention standards, and Sonoran Desert Tortoise protection guidelines. The contract documents reference the 2021 edition of the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction.

The programmed contract value is $6,743,378. Bidders must submit a proposal guaranty equal to 10 percent of the bid amount and execute Performance and Payment Bonds at 100 percent of the contract amount. General Liability insurance must carry a minimum combined single limit of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate; Comprehensive Automobile Liability of $1,000,000 per occurrence; and Workers' Compensation coverage as required. Disadvantaged Business Enterprises are afforded full and fair opportunity to bid under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. A preconstruction conference will address scheduling, traffic control plans, environmental compliance, utility coordination, and fire prevention requirements.