Y -- Pilgrim Creek Snowmobile Park Overlay

The contract involves overlay work on the existing snowmobile parking lot and adjacent parking areas at the Pilgrim Creek Snowmobile Park located within the McCloud Ranger District of the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County, California. The scope includes the application of approximately 5 tons of emulsified asphalt tack coat at a rate of 0.05 gallons per square foot, 840 tons of asphalt concrete, 10 tons of emulsified asphalt seal coat at 0.10 gallons per square foot, and 46 tons of aggregate base shoulder material. The work is scheduled to be completed within 30 calendar days and the estimated contract value ranges between $25,000 and $100,000. The solicitation number for this project is RFQ-R5-NP-05-02-117, with the quote opening date set for September 19, 2002, at 4:30 p.m. local time. Although the Request for Quotations was to be made available around August 1, 2002, funding is currently not secured due to the severe fire season affecting the Forest Service’s budget. The contract award depends on the availability of funds, which the agency anticipates obtaining before the fiscal year ends on September 30, 2002. The project is managed by the USDA Forest Service located in Redding, California.