PROJECT DETAILS: This project is located approximately 75 miles Southeast of Rapid City, South Dakota within the North Unit of Badlands National Park. The proposed project will rehabilitate portions of the parks primary paved road, known as the Badlands Loop Road, which extends for approximately 30 miles between the Northeast and Pinnacles entrance stations. The route is entirely within Badlands National Park. Project work includes rehabilitation, restoration, spot reconstruction (.06 miles), and resurfacing of approximately 14.5 miles of roadway and pullouts/parking areas. Roadway reconditioning consists of pulverizing and recycling the existing asphalt pavement and resurfacing with Hot Asphalt Concrete Pavement. In addition, project work includes the removal of inferior subgrade material (sub-excavation), minor roadway widening, drainage improvements (paved ditch, culvert/drop inlet installations, asphalt curb construction, riprap installation), reinforced concrete drive pads, and other incidentals.



The roadway is currently open to public traffic and will remain open through the completion of construction. The estimated price range for this project is $10 to $14 million.



Principal work items for this project include: Lump sum contractor testing; 16,900 ln ft of erosion control; 1,000 mgal of watering for dust control; 2,900 cu yd of subexcavation; 45,000 tons of hot asphalt concrete pavement; 450 tons of antistrip additive; 300,700 sq yds of cold recycled asphalt base course; 120 tons of fog seal; 2,700 tons of emulsified asphalt; 325 tons of prime coat; 2,200 tons of blotter; 120 tons of tack coat; 2,300 ln ft of reinforced concrete pipe culvert; 1,300 ln ft of corrugated metal pipe culvert; 2,600 sq yds of sidewalk asphalt; lump sum materials transfer vehicle; 109 sign systems; 230,500 ln ft of pavement markings for temporary traffic control; 1,700 hours of traffic control; along with associated survey and staking, roadway excavation, roadway aggregate, curbs and ditches, and seeding and mulching, All quantities are estimates and subject to change.



This solicitation will include FAR Clause 52.225-23 and it is possible one or more of the items under this acquisition is subject to the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement and Free Trade Agreements.



The tentative advertisement date is July 15, 2009.