AlaganikSloughBoat Ramp

The Contracting Office of the Chugach National Forest in Anchorage, Alaska will post a request for Proposal (RFP) for the Alaganik Slough Boat Ramp on the Cordova Ranger District of the Chugach National Forest in Cordova, Alaska. The magnitude of construction is between $250,000 and $500,000. Work includes but is not limited to the following: clear, grub, and grade subgrade for new boat ramp; clear, grub, and grade in the area of the parking lot improvements; provide and place geotextile, rip-rap, and crushed aggregates for new boat ramp; provide and place geotextile and crushed aggregates for parking lot improvements; provide and place pre-cast concrete boat ramp planks, including anchoring system; construct an accessible boat loading platform, consisting of a cast-in-place concrete cantilever retaining wall, sidewalk, and handrail; provide and install treated timber curbs; demolish the existing boat ramp; provide and place boulders in and around parking lot; install traffic control sign(s) and re-plant disturbed areas. The solicitation will include the base bid items consisting of (1) preparation work - mobilization & demobilizing, clearing & grubbing, temporary construction fencing & gate and construction surveying; (2) ramp earthwork - excavation, geotextile, rock borrow, base course, riprap and type D-1 crushed aggregate; (3) boat ramp items - precast concrete planks, including anchoring system and (4) accessible loading platform - concrete sidewalk, cast-in-place concrete retaining wall, galvanized steel 3-rail handrail and (4) 4" x 6" Alaska Yellow Cedar rub rail. Optional items will consist of (1) demolish existing boat ramp; (2) ramp curbing; (3) parking lot reconstruction and (4) parking area finishes. The estimated date for issuance of this request for proposal is 02/06/2012 with the response date due within 30 days after the issuance of the solicitation. The Alaganik Slough Boat Ramp is located within the Alaganik Slough Day Use Area, 20 miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska, within the Copper River Delta. The Alaganik Slough Day Use Area is accessed from Cordova via a gravel road intersecting the Copper River Highway at approximately milepost 17. Cordova may be accessed by daily Alaska Airlines jet service from Anchorage and Juneau. It is also accessible by Alaska Marine Highway ferry service from Valdez and Whittier on a daily basis. AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION: By registering to receive notification on posted synopses, you will be automatically notified, via email, of any changes to the project. To register, select Register to Receive Notification and follow the steps.