Nez Perce NF - Tributary to Browns Spring Creek & Clear Creek Culvert Replacements

This project consists of replacing two existing culverts on FS Road 286. A 60" culvert at MP 16.1 (Trib. to Browns Spring Creek) will be replaced with a 120" corrugated steel pipe, for aquatic organism passage. A 36" culvert at MP 22.8 (Clear Creek) will be replaced with a 108" corrugated steel pipe, for aquatic organism passage. The replacements will include streambed fill material and stream channel work. Work includes culvert removal, construction and installation of new corrugated pipe, placing riprap, building grade control structures in the channel, rebuilding the road prism, hauling and placing crushed aggregate surfacing, and all other work necessary to complete the project as required by the contract, plans, and specifications. The estimated price range for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. Work shall commence in August 2012. The project is located in the Moose Creek Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, approximately milepost 16.1 and milepost 22.8 on Forest Service Road 286 in Idaho County, Idaho. Trib. to Browns Spring Creek AOP is in Section 36, Township 32 North, Range 6 East. Clear Creek AOP is in Section 10, Township 31 North, Range 6 East. A vicinity map has been uploaded with this notice. This acquisition has been set-aside for HUBZone Concerns. Quoters must be a certified HUBZone Concern with the U.S. Small Business Administration to be eligible for consideration. For information regarding the on-line application process, go to the following website at https://eweb1sp.sba.gov/hubzone/internet/index.cfm. This process can take 90 days or more to complete. Solicitation was issued on 6/25/12.