CA PFH 123-1(1), Washington Road

BASED ON RESPONSES RECEIVED TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, THE DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE TO ADVERTISE THIS PROJECT AS AN 8(A) COMPETITIVE SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE. LOOK FOR SOLICITATION NUMBER DTFH68-09-B-00014. PROJECT DETAILS: This project is located within Tahoe National Forest on Forest Highway Route 123, Washington Road. The route begins at the junction with SR-20 about fifteen miles east of Nevada City, California, and proceeds 6.1 miles northerly through the community of Washington ending just across the South Yuba River Bridge at Maybert Road. The work consists of asphalt pavement and construction of a box culvert. The estimated price range for this solicitation is between $5,000,000 and $7,000,000. The solicitation will contain one schedule. Principal work items include: 242.00 stations of centerline verification and staking; survey and staking of 70 drainage structures; lump sum contractor testing; 4,000 ln ft of sediment log for soil erosion control; lump sum watering for dust control; removal of 54 individual trees; removal of 64 headwalls; 16,000 cu yd of roadway excavation; 20,000 tons of select borrow; 565 cu yds of placed riprap, various class; 3,800 tons of roadway aggregate, method 2; 11,500 tons of superpave pavement; 700 tons of superpave pavement, wedge and leveling course; 600 tons of minor hot asphalt concrete; 255 stations of continuous cold recycled asphalt base course; 121 tons of emulsified binder agent; 30 cu yd of concrete; 1,520 ln ft of pipe culvert (various length); 57 ln ft of 12-foot span, 8-foot rise precast reinforced concrete box culvert; 60 CALTRANS inlets; 1,000 ln ft of standard underdrain system; 1,600 sq yd of asphalt paved ditches; 2 temporary traffic control signal systems; 4,000 hours of temporary traffic control – flagger and pilot car; along with associated clearing and grubbing, concrete headwalls, and guardrail Advertisement of this project is based upon receipt of funding from the Economic Recovery Package. Tentative advertisement date is late March 2009.