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

THIS PROJECT WILL BE ADVERTISED AS A HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

PROJECT NUMBER: NM FTBL 2004(2)

PROJECT NAME: WILD RIVERS ROAD

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The Wild Rivers BCB is located within the Wild Rivers Recreation Area, a portion of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. It begins about 26 miles north of Taos, NM near the town of Cerro, NM, where NM state highway 378 dead-ends into the Byway. The Wild Rivers BCB is a 12.5-mile two-lane paved road that offers access points for recreational biking and mountain biking on 3 designated trails, sightseeing, camping / picnicking, fishing, and hiking on 10 designated trails. The access road is used for school visitations, architectural surveys, geology education services, horseback riding, and fishing tour guides.

SCOPE OF THE WORK:   

The primary objective of the proposed contract is the reconstruction of 3.21-mile Wild Rivers Road section from the Loop Road end, north to the end of Ice Hill and consists of a widening the paved surface to 34 feet to provide wider shoulders. Schedule A, is proposed pavement typical section is two 11-foot lanes and two 6-foot shoulders with safety edge and proper shouldering material to the top of pavement

Option-X is full reconstruction areas (Ice Hill) and reverse curve and realignment includes two 11-foot lanes and two 6-foot shoulders. The 3-inch asphalt pavement will be placed over 8-inch aggregate base.

PRINCIPAL WORK ITEMS:

Schedule A:

8,000 Cuyd Embankment Construction

12,249 Tons of Aggregate base

9,700 Tons of Asphalt Concrete Pavement

58,980 Sqyd Prime Coat, Method 1

680 Linear feet, 18-inch equivalent diameter arch or elliptical culvert pipe culvert

15,650 Sqyd Rolled erosion control product, type 2C

1 LPSM of temporary traffic control

Option X:

13,420 Cuyd Embankment Construction

4,730 Ton, Aggregate Base

1,650 Ton, Asphalt Concrete pavement

1 LPSM of temporary traffic control

ANTICIPATED SCHEDULE:  The anticipated advertisement date for the project is March 2025 with construction anticipated from June 2025 to October 2025.

ITEMS WORTH NOTING:

• The peak construction season is estimated to April through end-November.  However, work can be performed depending on the weather.
• The recreation area is located in the high plains 20 miles from Questa, it is accessed via NM 378 off of NM 522.
• Revegetation will be limited to seeding and mulching on disturbed slopes along the roadway and disturbed surfaces from construction activities.