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

(2) A copy of the letter from SBA stating date of HUBZone small business certification or acceptance to the 8(a) small business program.  In the case of a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern, you must provide proof of eligibility (DD form 214 or a letter of adjudication from the Veterans Administration).  This information must be provided in order to determine eligibility - DO NOT SEND COPIES OF YOUR CCR PROFILE;

(3) Letter from bonding agent stating your firm's capability to bond for a single project of $7 million, and your firm's aggregate bonding capacity; and

(4) Provide a list of road construction projects of equal or greater value in which you performed (as the prime contractor) subexcavation, embankment construction, aggregate base, pulverization, and superpave pavement.  State whether your firm was the prime contract 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 All firms should be certified in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/

A Qualified HUBZone SBC receiving a HUBZone contract for general construction must spend at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its own employees or employees of other qualified HUBZone SBCs.  This requirement may be met by expending at least 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel on its employees or it may subcontract at least 35% of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel to one or more qualified HUBZone SBCs.  A qualified HUBZone SBC prime contractor may not, however, subcontract more than 50% of the cost of the contract incurred for personnel to non-qualified HUBZone SBCs.

PROJECT DETAILS:  TX FLAP FM 409(1), FM 409 Rehabilitation

This project is located in the Northeast corner of Texas by the Red River/Oklahoma border and the closest major town is Paris, Texas.  FM 409 is a 7.9 mile highway that meanders through the Bois d'Arc Creek Unit of the Caddo National Grassland Wildlife Management Area in Fannin County, Texas.

Description of Work: Pulverizing and reclaiming existing pavement and portion of existing subgrade for use as a new base course with a new double chip with HACP option and widening with embankment construction for 7.8 miles of FM 409.

Significant items and quantities:

Subexcavation:  6,300 CUYD

Embankment Construction:  15,300 CUYD

Aggregate Base:  34,200 TON

Pulverization, 6-inch depth:  404 STA

Surface Treatment, Designation 2A:  152,000 SQYD (Schedule A)

Superpave Pavement, 1/2-inch nominal maximum size aggregate:  24,800 TON (Schedule B)

Guardrail System G4, Type 2, Class A Steel Posts:  2,150 LNFT

It is anticipated that this project will be advertised in October, 2014 with construction occurring from January through June, 2015.

The contracting range for this project is between $5 million and $7 million.