Y -- WY PFH 4-1(4), Beartooth Highway

This notice to provide information to the contracting community of the upcoming advertisement of the WY PFH 4-1(4), Beartooth Highway project. The project will consist of the reconstruction of U.S.212 (Beartooth Highway) located in Park County, Wyoming, beginning approximately 9.5 miles east of the U.S.212 & S.R.296 intersection in northeast Wyoming. The project is located predominately on new alignment, consisting of a Schedule A and Schedule B between stations 44+700 +/- and 47+800 +/-, and will include one or two bridges within these limits, depending on the Schedule awarded. The project limits are approximately from just west of Little Bear Creek west of the Top of the World Store to the Island Lake Campground approach road located east of the Top of the World Store. The project will include earthwork with some rock excavation, precast box-beam bridge construction utilizing micropile supported foundations with stone masonry abutments and wingwalls, grading and draining, paving, and wetland and stream restoration and creation. The project alignment (Option A) and typical cross-section within the above limits is depicted on Figures 2 and 3, Pages 6 and 7, respectively, in the Record of Decision at the website: http://www.cflhd.gov/projects/wy/beartooth/ROD/ROD.pdf . More detailed alignment information for Option A is depicted on Figure 6, Pg. 37 of the FEIS at: http://www.cflhd.gov/projects/wy/beartooth/FEIS/FEISChapter2.pdf.Contractors will be required to ensure compliance with commitments described in Section 1.5 Measures to Minimize Harm, of the Record of Decision. It is desired to begin construction as soon as possible in the spring of 2007 and complete the project prior to winter shutdown in 2008. Night closures of the roadway for work will be allowed Monday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., with no closures allowed Friday through Sunday. Maximum motorist delays of 30 minutes will be allowed through the project area. FHWA anticipates advertising this project in the winter of 2007. The estimated price range is between $4,000,000 and $8,000,000. Technical questions specific to the project will only be addressed by FHWA via written correspondence to e-mail address [email protected] or FAX to (720) 963-3360. PLEASE NOTE: The Invitation for Bid will be available for download from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at www.fedbizopps.gov on or before the advertisement date. PLANS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD IN ADOBE (.pdf) FORMAT ONLY ON CFLHD's WEBSITE at http://www.cflhd.gov/procurement/construction/advertised-projects.cfm under the Project Name. In order to view the plans, interested vendors must register through the CFL website. Other information regarding this solicitation is available only from FHWA Lakewood Office. Please call (720) 963-3353 or (720) 963-3351 or visit http://www.cflhd.gov/procurement/construction/advertised-projects.cfm