Demolition and site work for a bridge / tunnel in Estes Park, Colorado. Completed plans call for site work for a bridge / tunnel; and for the demolition of a bridge / tunnel.

Reference Number 0000319038 The Town of Estes Park (TOEP) seeks proposals from qualified consulting firms to provide professional services to fulfill work awarded through a FEMA grant and the Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (DHSEM). The funded activities are a scoping project that aims to reduce the risk of repetitive flood damage to buildings insured by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Scoping is for a potential construction project to improve channel capacity along two rivers (Fall River and Big Thompson River) in the iconic downtown corridor of Estes Park. The scoping project includes consideration of bridge replacement at two Big Thompson River crossings (Riverside Drive and Rockwell Street). Question Deadline 05/18/2023 at 2:00 PM MT Questions are submitted online No Contact Information Jennifer Waters 970-577-3740 jwaters@estes.org Extents of the scoping project in Estes Park: - Fall River (Moraine Avenue to the confluence with the Big Thompson River); and - Big Thompson River (Rockwell St bridge to N Saint Vrain/US 36 bridge) All Project Scoping activities should result in either an improvement in the capability to identify appropriate mitigation projects or in the development of an application-ready mitigation project for FMA, BRIC, or another funding opportunity that will provide benefits to the NFIP. Potential Project Scoping activities eligible under BRIC include: - Undertaking activities that lead to development of project applications; - Scoping and developing hazard mitigation projects, including engineering design and feasibility studies; - Conducting meetings, outreach, and coordination with potential sub-applicants and community residents to identify potential future mitigation projects; and - Collecting data for benefit-cost analyses, environmental compliance, and other program requirements. The extents of the Scoping Project in Estes Park (Figure 2) are in the downtown district. The Fall River (Moraine Avenue to the confluence with the Big Thompson River) and the Big Thompson River (Rockwell St bridge to N Saint Vrain/US 36 bridge) flow through this corridor. Lining the rivers are businesses, residential spaces, accommodations, parking, infrastructure for transportation and utilities, and natural riparian zones. Hydrology and hydraulics analyses conducted for the Downtown Estes Loop (DEL) project now under construction indicate that bridges and river channels are not adequate to convey hazardous flood flows. To reduce damage and destruction to property, critical services, facilities, and infrastructure, the scoping project is expected to assess: - widening the Big Thompson River channel between the N Saint Vrain/US 36 bridge and the Rockwell Street bridge; - replacing the Riverside Drive bridge and Rockwell Street bridges; and - channel work on Fall River between confluence with Big Thompson River and the Moraine Avenue bridge.