CO BR UCPO BLUE MESA ROAD(1) BLUE MESA ROAD

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR BID – PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS NOTICE IS BEING ISSUED TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS SUFFICIENT  INTEREST FROM QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTORS who are small businesses, HUBZone small businesses, woman owned small business concerns, 8(a) small businesses, or service disabled veteran-owned small businesses and who intend to submit a bid for this solicitation to allow for a set-aside in one of these programs.  Interested businesses must submit the following by e-mail to CFLAcquisitions@dot.gov (Attn:  Stephanie Navarro) for receipt by close of business (2 p.m. local Denver time) on August 18, 2026: 

(1) A positive statement of your intention to submit a bid for this solicitation as a Prime Contractor;

(2) A list of all confirmed socioeconomic categories (i.e., 8(a), small disadvantaged business, HUBZone small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, EDWOSB, or WOSB status) that apply to your business;

(3) A letter from a bonding agent stating your firm’s capability to bond for a single project of $10 million, and your firm’s aggregate bonding capacity; and

(4) Provide a list of road construction projects of equal or greater value and scope to the CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road project in which contractor performed (as the prime contractor) work in reconstruction/rehabilitation to replace an existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement. Experience in construction phasing, temporary traffic control, and timely completion of construction is required.  State whether the firm was the prime contractor or subcontractor on the project.  DO NOT SEND INFORMATION ON PROJECTS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE THE ABOVE WORK.

The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.  Refer to the Code of Federal Regulations 13 CFR 121.103 for information on how the SBA determines affiliation and 13 CFR 121.108 regarding the penalties for misrepresentation of size status.  All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/

Project Details: CO BR UCPO Blue Mesa Road(1) Blue Mesa Road

Schedule A: Proposed rehabilitation of 0.86 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement. Reconstruction/Rehabilitation, as needed, for 0.24 miles of existing asphalt to incorporate raising roadway profile at US 50 intersection, drainage improvements including replacement and/or lining of damaged culverts, relocation of traffic counters, formalize parking area with ADA stalls, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, rockfall mitigation.

Option X:  Proposed rehabilitation of 0.34 miles to replace existing gravel roadway with asphalt concrete pavement from BOR gate to Blue Mesa Power Plant, drainage improvements to include replacement of damaged culverts, signing and striping, ditch reconditioning, installation of 6” electrical conduit for purposes of future automatic gate installation.

PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:

Schedule A:

15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 1.051 MILE

20301-1900 Removal of Pipe Culvert: 5 EACH

20401-0000 Roadway Excavation: 1,500 CU YD

30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 2,500 CU YD

30302-1000 Ditch Reconditioning: 3,280 LN FT

40301-0100 Asphalt Concrete Pavement, Type 1: 2,500 TON

60103-0140 Concrete, Headwall for 24-Inch Pipe Culvert (L-Shaped): 3 EACH

60103-0160 Concrete, Headwall for 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 1 EACH

60103-0280 Concrete, Headwall for 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (Includes Wingwalls): 1 EACH

60201-0800 24-Inch Pipe Culvert: 255 LN FT

60201-0900 30-Inch Pipe Culvert: 45 LN FT

60707-1200 Lining 66-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 110 LN FT

60707-1300 Lining 72-Inch Pipe Culvert (HDPE Slipline): 190 LN FT

63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 46,000 LN FT

Option X:

15225-0000 Slope, Reference, and Clearing and Grubbing Control: 0.388 MILE

30201-2000 Roadway Aggregate, Method 2: 700 CU YD

30302-1000 Ditch Reconditioning: 2,150 LN FT

63401-0300 Pavement Markings, Type B, Solid: 8,500 LN FT

63610-3410 Conduit, 6-Inch, HDPE: 2,020 LN FT

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE: 

Advertisement: March 2027

Award: April 2027

Construction: May 2027- August 2027

ESTIMATED COST RANGE:

Total estimated cost between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000