Z -- Pack River Bridge & Road Flood Repair

The contract involves flood damage remediation at three locations within the Pack River Drainage, approximately 12 miles north of Sandpoint, Idaho, along Upper Pack River Road #776 off US Highway 95 North. The project scope includes raising the existing road grade with imported material, installing culverts, resetting a concrete bridge to its original grade, constructing a cast-in-place foundation under one end of the bridge, rebuilding a flood-damaged road section, removing a timber bridge, and reshaping stream banks. The project is managed by the USDA Forest Service’s Sandpoint Ranger District in Bonner County, with designated contracting officers Fred A. Fischer and Larry Shepard providing oversight. The contract offers two performance periods: Option 1 starts on September 10, 2007, and must be completed by November 10, 2007; Option 2 begins May 10, 2008, with a completion deadline of July 15, 2008. A pre-bid tour is planned, with solicitation award expected by July 23, 2007. The estimated contract value ranges between $100,000 and $250,000. The project falls under NAICS code 237990 for heavy and civil engineering construction, and the contracting activity is based out of the USDA Forest Service office in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.