Z -- Jefferson Lake Road Reconstruction Phase 3

This project is a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Jefferson Lake Road Reconstruction, Phase 3, South Park Ranger District, Park County, Pike/San Isabel National Forest, Colorado. The project is located approximately 6 miles north of Jefferson, Colorado, midway between Bailey and Fairplay on Highway 285. From Jefferson, travel northwest on County Road 35 approximately 1.9 miles, then north on County Road 37 approximately 1.3 miles to forest boundary and entrance station. Continue northwest on this road (which turns into Forest Road 37) to project site, which is approximately 3 miles from the entrance station. Work for this project includes reconstruction of approximately ¾ miles of the road to Jefferson Lake. Major work items include clearing and grubbing, culvert installation, subgrade shaping, constructing retaining walls, and constructing a double chip seal pavement. Option one item may increase the length of the project, and two additional option items may replace the chip seal with hot bituminous pavement. This shall be a firm fixed price contract. Estimated price range for base and options is $250,000 - $500,000. This project shall be full and open competition; award shall be issued pursuant to the small business competitiveness demonstration program. It is anticipated work shall begin approximately late September 2006, if feasible. Performance period shall be 60 calendar days. NAICS code is 237310, size standard $31.0 million. This is an electronic solicitation only. All documents will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov for download from this web site exclusively. It is anticipated the solicitation package will be issued approximately August 08, 2006. Any prospective contractor shall be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (http://www.ccr.gov), and in ORCA (http://orca.bpn.gov) (Online Representations and Certifications Application) prior to award.