Y -- Construct Four Bridges in Flood Damaged areas on Forest Service Roads

This project involves the re-construction of four flood damaged bridges on Forest Service Roads on the north end of the Cherokee National Forest, including *****1)Paint Rock Bridge #41-04.9--a new single-span prestressed precast concrete beam structure (65 ft. long x 16 ft. wide) with new cast-in-place concrete abutments on spread footings replacing a three-span structure; skew angle of 45 degrees; contractor must remove entire existing structure including footings, piers, abutments, etc.*****2)Clarks Creek Bridge #25-01.55--a new pre-stressed precast concrete beam structure (55 ft. long x 16' wide) with new cast-in-place abutments on spread footings; requires dewatering; previous structure has been removed*****3)Paint Pond Bridge #41P-0.01-a new single-span prestressed precast concrete beam structure (55 ft. long x 16 ft. wide) with new cast-in-place concrete abutments on spread footings, requiring removal by contractor of entire existing two-span structure.****4)Paint Creek Bridge #41-01.1--a new superstructure (69 ft. 8 in. long x 14 ft. wide) with modification of existing abutments(structure being of steel stringers with cast-in-place concrete deck); previous structure has been removed; site is inaccessible until approach road is rebuilt*****Contract Time will be as follows: Work on Bridge #1 shall begin within 10 calendar days of the effective date of the initial Notice to Proceed; work on Bridge #2 shall commence no later than 120 calendar days of effective date of initial NTP, or, if earlier, upon completion and approval of all in-ground structures for Bridge #1; Bridge #1 and Bridge #2 shall be completed within 300 calendar days; work on Bridge #3 must commence within 300 calendar days after effective date of initial NTP, or after work has been completed and accepted on Bridges #1 and #2; Work on Bridge # 3 shall be completed within 420 calendar days of effective date of initial NTP; Work on Bridge #4 shall commence within 10 calendar days of effective date of second NTP, which is anticipated to be issued effective approximately April 2004; work shall be completed within 180 calendar days*****Price range for this project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Contract will be awarded on an all-or-nothing basis to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder. Tentative Issue Date is August 7, 2002; Tentative Opening Date is September 19, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. Pre-bid meeting tentatively scheduled for August 22, 2002, 9:30 a.m. at the Nolichucy/Unaka Ranger District Office, 4900 Asheville Hwy SR70, Greeneville, Tennessee. Solicitation will NOT be posted to the Internet. Hardcopy bid packages may be requested by FAX referencing IFB R8-04-02-06 to 423/476-9721, Attn: Procurement.