Demolition, site work, paving and new construction of a bridge / tunnel in Happy Camp, California. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; for paving for a bridge / tunnel; for the demolition of a bridge / tunnel; and for the construction of a bridge / tunnel.

Award Details Contract Award Date: May 12, 2022 Contract Award Number: 6982AF22C000022 Task/Delivery Order Number: Contractor Awarded Unique Entity ID: Y1LKZN7RNET5 Contractor Awarded Name: HOOKER CREEK, INC. Contractor Awarded Address: Red Bluff, CA 96080-4554 USA Base and All Options Value (Total Contract Value): $1984538.00 SCOPE: The provisions set forth below outline the responsibility for fire prevention and suppression activities and establish a suppression plan for fires within the contract area. The contract area is delineated by map in the contract. The provisions set forth below also specify conditions under which contract activities will be curtailed or shut down. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT: The Contractor shall comply with the following requirements during the fire precautionary period, as defined by unit administering contracts: The Fire Precautionary Period is set by the State of California which is April 1 through December 1 of any year. This contract requires, does not require, a Fire Box and associated Fire Tools according to CPRC Section 4428. A. Fire Tools and Equipment: Contractor shall meet minimum requirements of Section 4428 of the California Public Resources Code (C.P.R.C.). Fire tools kept at each operating landing shall be sufficient to equip all employees in the felling, yarding, loading, chipping, and material processing operations associated with each landing. Fire equipment shall include two tractor headlights for each tractor dozer used in Contractor's Operations. Tractor headlights shall be attachable to each tractor and served by an adequate power source. All required fire tools shall be maintained in suitable and serviceable condition for firefighting purposes. Trucks, tractors, skidders, pickups and other similar mobile equipment shall be equipped with and carry at all times a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a 2-1/2 pound axe or larger with an overall length of not less than 28 inches. Where cable yarding is used, Contractor shall provide a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 46 inches and a filled backpack can (4 or 5 gallon) with hand pump within 25 feet of each tail and corner block. B. Fire Extinguishers: Contractor shall equip each internal combustion yarder, fuel truck, and loader with a fire extinguisher for oil and grease fires (4-A:60-B:C). Skidders and tractors shall be equipped with a minimum 5-BC fire extinguisher. All Fire Extinguishers shall be mounted, readily accessible, properly maintained and fully charged. Contractor shall equip each mechanized harvesting machine with hydraulic systems, powered by an internal combustion engine (chipper, feller/buncher, harvester, forwarder, hot saws, stroke delimber, etc.), except tractors and skidders, with at least two 4-A:60-B:C fire extinguishers or equivalent. C. Spark Arresters and Mufflers: Contractor shall equip each operating tractor and any other internal combustion engine with a spark arrester, except for motor vehicles equipped with a maintained muffler as defined in C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or tractors with exhaust-operated turbochargers. Spark Arresters shall be a model tested and approved under Forest Service Standard 5100-1a as shown in the. National Wildlife Coordinating Group Spark Arrester Guide, Volumes 1 and 2, and shall be maintained in good operating condition. Every motor vehicle subject to registration shall at all times be equipped with an adequate exhaust system meeting the requirements of the California Vehicle Code. D. Power Saws: Each power saw shall be equipped with a spark arrester approved according to C.P.R.C. Section 4442 or 4443 and shall be maintained in effective working order. An Underwriters Laboratories (UL) approved fire extinguisher containing a minimum 14 ounces of fire retardant shall be kept with each operating power saw. In addition, a size 0 or larger shovel with an overall length of not less than 38 inches shall be kept with each gas can but not more than 300 feet from each power saw when used off cleared landing areas. RESPONSIBILITIES: A. Contractor (1) Shall abide by the requirements of this Fire Plan. (2) Shall take all steps necessary to prevent his/her employees, subcontractors and their employees from setting fires not required in completion of the contract, shall be responsible for preventing the escape of fires set directly or indirectly as a result of contract operations, and shall extinguish all such fires which may escape. (3) Shall permit and assist in periodic testing and inspection of required fire equipment. Contractor shall certify compliance with specific fire precautionary measures in the fire plan, before beginning operations during Fire Precautionary Period and shall update such certification when operations change. (4) Shall designate in the Fire Plan and furnish on Contract Area, during operating hours, a qualified fire supervisor authorized to act on behalf of Contractor in fire prevention and suppression matters. Add the following: The CO will issue a Notice to Proceed before commencement of any work. The contract completion date is November 8, 2022 Request for Technical Information - Questions relative to the plans and SCRs for this solicitation will only be accepted in writing (see Item 9 on Page A-3). TECHNICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4 P.M. ON APRIL 19, 2022 Questions can be submitted to CFLContracts@dot.gov. Questions and answers will be posted at https://sam.gov. For all modifications, we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to resubmit the entire bid schedule with a unit price and amount for every bid item, and a Schedule Total. See FAR Provision 52.214-5, Submission of Bids. Modifications which make the bid ambiguous, indefinite, or uncertain as to any essential requirement of the contract will cause the bid to be rejected as nonresponsive. FAX Number to submit modifications to bids for this project is (720) 963-3360 Email Address to submit modifications to bids for this project is cflcontracts@dot.gov The price range of the project work is between $700,000 and $2,000,000 *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.