RECOVERY----- SAC RIVER BEND AREA PAVING

RECOVERY: PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR SACRAMENTO RIVER BEND AREA PAVING, LOCATED in the Sacramento River Bend Area approximately 7 miles north/northeast of Red Bluff, Tehama County, CA THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) (RECOVERY ACT) OF 2009 The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to issue a Request of Quotes (RFQ) to award a single, firm fixed-price contract. Work to be accomplished under this contract includes all labor, supervision, transportation, equipment, tools, supplies, and materials necessary for paving various items at multiple locations within the Sacramento River Bend Area. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 237310, with a standard size of $33.5M. The anticipated period of performance is 150 calendar days from Notice to Proceed. Site Visit: Schedule date is February 19, 2010 at 10:00 am. Location: Take I-5 to the Jelly's Ferry exit. Drive 2.7 miles northeast on Jelly's Ferry Rd. to Bend Ferry Rd. Turn right on Bend Ferry Rd. and drive approximately 3 miles to the Paynes Creek Recreation Area parking lot. The parking lot is a gravel lot on the left side of the road. Potential contractors are to provide their own transportation at no cost to the Government. The Government assumes no liability on behalf of contractors attending the site visit. Contractors intending to attend the site visit tour shall contact John Ribinsky, Civil Engineer at (530)224-2128 at least 48 hours before the scheduled site visit and advise him of the firms name and number. This acquisition will be advertised on a restricted basis as 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. This announcement serves as the advanced notice for the project. The Solicitation can be found at FedConnect on or about February 16 th, by searching under the Solicitation Number L10PS01955. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database.For amendments and updates, register or update the registration at the FedConnect website at http://www.fedconnect.net Please be advised that the awardee will be subject to Section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act, which requires that each contractor report on its Recovery Act funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public.