Beaver Creek Bridge Replacement

Flathead National Forest - Swan Lake Ranger District, Beaver Creek Bridge Replacement. Interested Offerors are encouraged to visit the site on their own before winter weather restricts access. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price construction contract. The project consists of removal of an existing wooden Forest Service Bridge and constructing an approx. 60 foot long new bridge. The project will adhere to Montana Water Quality Best Management Practices (BMP's) that include site dewatering, installation of a cross drain pipe, rip rap, and drain dips that are surfaced with asphalt pavement. Work includes installation of the wooden bridge, construction and rehabilitation of an approximately 250 foot long detour road. The work includes but is not limited to clearing and grubbing, erosion control measures, structure excavation, roadway embankment, backfilling, compacting, removing and disposing an existing timber bridge, salvaging existing timber stringers, riprap, furnishing and installing bridge girders and foundations, furnishing and placing crushed aggregate, furnishing and placing hot asphalt concrete, and all other incidental items necessary to complete the project in accordance with the plans and specifications. The project is located west of Hwy 83 appox. 3 - miles on FSRD #906 on the Swan Lake Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest, Missoula County, Montana. The project can be reached by taking U.S. Highway No. 83 for approximately 65 miles south from Bigfork, Montana, and turniing right at the junction w/ FSRD #906 Beaver Creek road. Project is approximately 12 miles North of Seeley Lake MT. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 237310 Highway, Street and Bridge Construction and the small business size standard is $33.5 million. A pre-proposal conference may be scheduled when the RFP solicitation has been issued on Fed Biz Opps (FBO). The RFP solicitation will be issued later this winter or early next spring. In accordance with FAR 36.204, advance notices and solicitations shall state the magnitude of the requirement in terms of physical characteristics and estimated price range. In no event shall the statement of magnitude disclose the Government's estimate. Therefore, the magnitude is described in the following range: $100,000 - $250,000. The contract time is estimated to begin in the late Spring/ early Summer 2015. Please refer back to Fed Biz Opps for more specifics regarding the RFP solicitation issuance, a possible pre-proposal conference and a more accurate contract time estimate.